Fractional Controller Services in New Zealand
We give you accrual-grade accounting and management reporting you can run the business on. Delivered to NZ IFRS for New Zealand businesses, priced in NZD.
A New Zealand controller closes against a 31 March balance date and a two-monthly GST cycle, and the value sits in the discipline between them: reconciled control accounts, a documented close calendar, and accrual accounts good enough for provisional tax to be estimated properly rather than defaulted to the standard uplift. We own the close and hand your accountant a finished file.
A fractional controller owns your month-end close, enforces internal controls, moves you to accrual accounting, and produces management reports leadership can actually use. It's the operational backbone beneath CFO-level strategy.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR4 company income tax return | Annual | 7 July, extended to 31 March the following year through a tax agent | IRD |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with IRD. This is general information, not tax advice.
Controller deliverables
- Month-end close ownership
- Accrual accounting & revenue recognition
- Management reporting packs
- Internal controls & approval policies
- Financial review & variance analysis
Xero
Xero was founded in Wellington and is effectively the national standard; payday filing means PAYE information goes to Inland Revenue at every pay run.
A worked example, in your currency.
An Auckland SaaS company, 1,400 transactions a month, two-monthly GST, 9 staff.
- In-house finance hire (fully loaded, per month)
- $8,300
- Salt bookkeeping + virtual CFO layer
- $3,200
- Monthly saving
- $5,100
Figures in NZD. A local virtual CFO engagement typically costs more than bookkeeping alone but replaces a part-time finance director.
The framework your New Zealand accounts are held to.
We prepare to NZ IFRS / NZ IFRS RDR, as set by the XRB. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyCA ANZChartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandThe chartered body for New Zealand accountants.
- Standards setterXRBExternal Reporting BoardSets New Zealand accounting and assurance standards.
- RegulatorIRDInland RevenueGST, provisional tax, PAYE and payday filing.
- RegulatorNew Zealand Companies OfficeCompany register and annual return filing.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
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Fractional Controller Services for New Zealand, simply handled.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.