Careers – PKF Kendons Chartered Accountants

At PKF Kendons there is a large emphasis on our core values and culture. We are a close team where our people are the focus. This means there is a lot of flexibility around work hours and working from home, dressing for your day, your health and wellbeing. PKF Kendons provides lots of support for you to grow and develop your knowledge and career.

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Why work at PKF Kendons?

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What’s it actually like working at PKF Kendons? Here’s what some of the team have to say…

“I love it at PKF Kendons because there are amazing growth opportunities, and there’s a wide range of interesting and challenging work. My family recently relocated to Dunedin and I’m thrilled I am able to continue working at PKF Kendons as a fully remote team member.”

– Stephen, Team Leader

“The PKF Kendons Graduate Programme allowed me to kick-start my career in a supportive and engaging environment, with a wide range of work, independence with clients, and support to start my CA studies. I chose PKF Kendons instead of a Big Four Firm because of their people focused values, flexible working environment, and career development opportunities.”

– Zoe, Accountant

“I started my accounting career at PKF Kendons in 2014 as a Grad and have since gained the skillset to become an Associate Director. Throughout the years working at PKF Kendons, I’ve received a monumental level of support and mentorship within my career and in my personal life. The team here really look after each other and I couldn’t ask for anything better“.

– Brian, Associate Director

Key benefits of working at PKF Kendons:

4.5 day week
New bright and modern office
Flexible working
22 days annual leave
10 wellness days
Great culture with an active social club
Focus on wellness and wellbeing
Financial support for your CA study
Dress for your day
Health insurance
Friendly and supportive team
Laptop and mobile phone provided
Great coffee machine and unlimited fresh fruit
Off-street parking available

The latest opportunities at PKF Kendons

Auditor – Intermediate

The Role

As an Auditor within our boutique audit practice you will be responsible for:

various aspects of auditing, including providing strategic insights, risk assessments
making recommendations to help our clients enhance their internal controls, efficiency and comply with regulatory requirements.
managing and leading audit engagements
creating, developing and maintaining internal and external relationships
helping manage audit quality in this high growth audit market at an exciting stage for the firm

Key Requirements

Minimum 2 years audit experience
Past experience with charitable organisations, together with NZ-IFRS reporting entities an advantage
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Attention to detail

Life at PKF Kendons

At PKF Kendons there is a large emphasis on our values and culture. We are a close team of around forty where our people are the focus. This means there is a lot of flexibility around work hours, working from home, dressing for your day and your health and wellbeing. A key focus on team wellbeing is our 4.5 day work week, which means at 12.30pm every Friday you are free spend the afternoon as you wish.

There will be a lot of support for you to grow and develop your own audit career, as well as mentoring junior team members.

We value our people so come and join us and be part of the PKF Kendons team.

Next Steps

Please send your CV to careers@pkfkendons.co.nz as well as a cover letter explaining why you would be a great fit for this position at PKF Kendons. Your application will be treated in strict confidence.