Management Accountant

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Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Category: Accounting/Finance
Location: Wellington City
Date Advertised: 08-JUL-25
Job Reference: MOJ/1872992
Job Title: Management Accountant
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Te Haeata/The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join our high performing team of finance professional. Reporting to the Finance Manager and working with your Finance Business Partner to support a varied portfolio of Budget Managers.

In this role you are a guardian of the quality of our underlying financial information. Your experience will ensure regular processes and reporting, including month end, run smoothly. You will be working with your Finance Business Partner to provide budgeting support, financial advice, information, and analysis to help your customers manage their financial performance and make timely and informed financial decisions achieve each business unit and Group business aims and objectives.

We are looking for people who have an eye for quality, strong spreadsheet and Power Query skills, excellent relationship management, and who are focused on process improvement.


Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

To be successful in this role, you will seek to combine your technical knowledge with excellent communication (both oral and written) to build strong relationships with your customers to ensure the credibility of financial information and advice is maintained.

You will have the following skills and experience to be successful in this role:

relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development
a Chartered Accountancy qualification (preferred) or working towards the qualification
able to identify critical financial requirements to guide budget preparation and an understanding of budgeting principles
able to analyse information and communicate it effectively
understanding of the machinery of government, public sector systems and processes, and the associated accountability requirements
excellent Excel and MS Word skills
excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex messages clearly, simply and concisely.