New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.
Business Accountant
Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
Police Employee
Permanent, Full Time
Nationally Advertised Vacancy
JR 5002545
Mo te tunga | About the role
The NZ Police Finance function provides several critical services required to enable the success of our organisation. This ranges from ensuring our staff and suppliers are paid, ensuring compliance with public sector legislation, standards, and expectations, maintaining a "Licence to operate" and providing strategic and practical financial advice to decision makers to ensure we operate within our budgets and deliver value for money.
The Business Accountant is an internal finance consultant aligned to the New Zealand Police business portfolios.
The position reports to a Senior Finance Business Partner and is responsible for the provision of trusted, insightful, and comprehensive financial advice and support to the assigned budget holders within the portfolios Business Group. For this reason, our Business Accountants must be a provisional member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ) and working towards full membership.
Business Accountants are assigned a business unit portfolio as well as other relevant projects. There is an expectation that Business Accountants will rotate portfolios as necessary to support the business. This strengthens Finance's knowledge across the organisation and allows professional and personal development opportunities.
Key Accountabilities:
Understand the NZP and portfolio's key business drivers, cost drivers, pressures and risks using this knowledge to provide proactive, relevant, and integrated business and financial advice to business units.
Ensure the provision of timely and accurate information and business support to assist financial and operational decision-making and management.
Provide sound analysis and options, informing, and influencing decision-making and presenting analysis to assess, support or challenge key decisions.
Participate in portfolio business planning as a trusted advisor to portfolio groups.
Support the delivery of accurate and effective financial budgeting and forecasting.
Lead/contribute to continuous improvement work programme.
He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring
Strong financial acumen, numerical reasoning and applications of financial concepts and principles.
Strong written and verbal communication skills (including presentation skills).
Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems.
A good understanding of relevant legislation and standards including Public Finance Act and PBE IPSAS.
A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational decision making.
Able to manage time, priorities and responsibilities including ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
This role is based at Police National Headquarters in Wellington.
Provisional member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ), and working towards full membership.
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https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/10-2024/business_accountant.pdf
Mo tatou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level.
The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities.
Tono inaianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.
Utu a-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $95,057 and $100,626 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.
Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Wednesday 13th November 2024.
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