Careers.

Want to work for a progressive, inclusive, ambitious company that’s on the rise? Want to make a real difference to the lives and businesses of clients you work with? Want a company that genuinely cares for its people?

Our people are core to our business, and we embrace opportunities to celebrate individual and team success and foster positive working relationships.

Why join Leech & Partners?

Personal Development and Learning Opportunities

At Leech & Partners, we’re all about continual learning and improvement. We focus on offering each team member with a forum to provide and receive feedback, set goal setting and development plans, and highlight training needs.

We are committed to providing team members with interesting and challenging work that enables professional growth and opportunities to engage with interesting clients from both the commercial and agriculture sectors.

We are Chartered Accountants New Zealand and Australia accredited, and our managers and Partners enjoy mentoring staff through their CA exams to set them up for success! Our Partners are happy to share a wealth of knowledge and have a doors-open environment. They also dedicate time to formal performance conversations each team member.

For many of the team, Continual Performance Development (CPD) hours are important. We provide many training opportunities that ensure you have the most relevant information that contributes to these hours.

Culture

Our workplace of respect, collaboration, ambition, and fun is why the team enjoy coming to work. The positive culture and the drive to see everyone succeed individually plus as a team is the key.

We support each other and work together to get best outcomes for our team and clients every time. We add value, together!

Regular team days provides time to reflect on our achievements as a team and focus on future opportunities.

Flexible Working

We appreciate that our people have lives outside of work, therefore promotive a healthy work life balance is important to us.

We welcome flexible working arrangements, providing an environment that supports working from home and flexible start / finish times, although we do love the vibe of a busy office!

The use of the most modern accounting and business software not only streamlines our activities, but it also supports flexible working.

Social

We don’t just stick to our desk and meeting rooms – we like to be social and see the importance of team. Whether it is hitting the netball courts, tackling escape rooms, or enjoying a team breakfast, we often enjoy time together outside the office. Mid-winter and Christmas give us the change to get both our offices together for some fun activities too.

Benefits

On top of remuneration, we offer additional benefits to the team.

Life Insurance is provided to the team when they become eligible for this benefit.

Wellbeing is important, so we offer OCP employee assistance programme to all team members and their immediate family. This provides support to team members, accessing a comprehensive network of industry professionals for counselling and advisory services.

We place great importance on referrals, as we trust our team know what’s best for our firm. We incentivise this by providing payment for winning new recurring work, and for the recruitment of new employees.

On top of the set public holidays, our team are also provided additional days leave for the day after boxing day!

Current Positions

Leech and Partners want to continue to grow our talent, so are always interested to talk to people with public practice experience in New Zealand.

We are looking for people with a variety of suitable backgrounds, but the fundamental is having the right attitude – being driven and having an aspiration to grow your career, while having excellent people skills.

While we are open to conversations with people at all levels and locations (Christchurch and Ashburton), below are two roles we are actively recruiting for.

If you wish to discuss these roles, or general employment enquiry then reach out to Wendy Halliday, People & Culture Manager, wendyh@leech.co.nz

Intermediate & Senior Accountants - Ashburton Office

About us

Leech & Partners started as a boutique accounting practice with a specialty in agribusiness, but with strong growth, it wasn’t long before developing an edge in commercial accounting with specialised knowledge in construction, trades, hospitality, and property.

35 years’ later and the team has grown to 50+, spread across two offices in Ashburton and Christchurch. We support clients nationwide with agriculture accounting, commercial accounting, business advisory, bookkeeping, future planning, and more.

For us, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about the people. We support, enable, and grow our people and clients. We want to add value, together!

About the role

You will provide accounting and advisory services to a portfolio of agri clients, including the preparation of:

Financial statements, drafting and finals.
Tax returns for Individuals, Trusts, Partnerships, Companies, and Incorporated Societies.
GST, FBT, & RWT returns, plus preparation of dividends and/or DWT returns.
Cashflow reports, budgets, provisional tax estimates and other advisory jobs as necessary.

Key to this role is building trusted relationships with clients and having a deep understanding of their business. You will identify opportunities and explore better ways of doing things, providing sound advice to clients that enhances their business.

Utilising your leadership and team skills, you will mentor team members, supporting their development. You will assist in the delivery of projects and processes, actively working towards achieving firmwide goals.

What you will bring

You will have strong technical skills gained from experience in a Public Practice environment, along with holding a tertiary qualification in accounting. It will be desirable if you have some experience working with agri clients, or a passion to learn.

You will have been exposed to a variety of modern accounting and practise management software, using these to effectively manage jobs and remain organised.

Looking past the numbers will be a key strength; demonstrate your ability to proactively solve problems and understanding the ‘why’. You will thrive on being curious; asking good questions, while knowing where to find information and what tools are available.

You will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, professionalism, and time management.

Why live in Ashburton?

Ashburton is a vibrant rural support town that provides services to large catchment known as Mid Canterbury. Significant recent development (both residential and commercial) means Ashburton’s population is growing and so are the number of shops and businesses springing up around the town.

The town is large enough to provide all the necessary sporting and cultural offerings of a city but with the added advantage of being a 10 min drive from one side to the other. It’s great for raising a family or visiting friends. With a little bit less hustle and bustle and more of a focus on lifestyle, people tend to be are a little more relaxed.

Ashburton is well located with Christchurch an hour to the North, Timaru an hour to the South and Methven 30 minutes to the West. For those who like to get outdoors, Mount Hutt is an hour away and Lake Tekapo is less than two hours. There are plenty of walks, tramping, hunting etc can be carried out within a short drive from Ashburton.

The best part of all is that you get to work with great people and the clients are some of the most amazing you will find.

How to apply

Not only is this a great role but also an opportunity to join a small team with an ambitious future. This is your chance to be part of a team that has a sense of value and purpose, offering a supportive culture.

While we are looking for someone full time, we would be open to discuss part time or flexible working arrangements.

If this sounds like you and are legally entitled to work in New Zealand, then we want to hear from you!

For a confidential conversation or to apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact wendyh@leech.co.nz.

Read the full positions descriptions for the Intermediate Role and the Senior Role.

Administrator - Ashburton Office

About us

For us, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about the people. We support, enable, and grow our people and clients. We want to add value, together!

About the role

We are seeking someone with a “can-do” attitude who thrives on variety, no matter how little or large the task. Key duties include:

Provide professional customer service, answering phones, and greeting people to our office
Open and delivery of mail
Stationery and grocery ordering
Maintenance of meeting rooms and shared spaces
Document and database support and maintenance
Finalising of letters and sending out accounts
Correspondence with clients and suppliers
Administration of accounting compliance work
Supporting the accounting team with administrative duties
PA duties

What you will bring

You will have a minimum of three years’ experience in a customer facing role, desirably within the professional services industry. You will be comfortable operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, and appreciate the need for confidentiality.

Striving for exceptional professional service, you will enjoy going the extra mile to support the wider team and external clients.

To stand out from others, you will have the ability to build lasting relationships, thriving on asking good questions while being solutions focussed.

You will have strong communication skills, including a welcoming reception manner, written correspondence, and proof reading, along with an eye for detail and accuracy.

To be successful in this role, you will have a level of curiosity to continuously learn more.

Why live in Ashburton?

The best part of all is that you get to work with great people and the clients are some of the most amazing you will find.

How to apply

If this sounds like you and are legally entitled to work in New Zealand, then we want to hear from you!

To apply, please do so via our Seek advert.

Read the full position description here.

Agri Accountants - Christchurch Office

About us

For us, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about the people. We support, enable, and grow our people and clients. We want to add value, together!

About the role

With the addition of a new Partner, we have multiple opportunities in our Agri team across all levels. Do you want to be part of this exciting growth?

You will provide accounting and advisory services to a portfolio of agri clients, including the preparation of:

Financial statements, drafting and finals.
Tax returns for Individuals, Trusts, Partnerships, Companies, and Incorporated Societies.
GST, FBT, & RWT returns, plus preparation of dividends and/or DWT returns.
Cashflow reports, budgets, provisional tax estimates and other advisory jobs as necessary.

What you will bring

You will have strong technical skills gained from experience in a Public Practice environment with some focus on agri clients, along with holding a tertiary qualification in accounting.

You will have been exposed to a variety of modern accounting and practise management software, using these to effectively manage jobs and remain organised.

You will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, professionalism, and time management.

How to apply

While we are looking for someone full time, we would be open to discuss part time or flexible working arrangements.

If this sounds like you and are legally entitled to work in New Zealand, then we want to hear from you!

For a confidential conversation, a copy of the full position description, or to apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact wendyh@leech.co.nz

Read the full positions descriptions for the Intermediate Role and the Senior Role.