Our Financial Advisory department has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to join the team. This role is responsible for supporting the Manager Financial Planning and Reporting to lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, month-end close, management reporting data and reports.The role also helps to manage the operating savings target programme, including planning, monitoring and reporting.You can expect to work on:Supporting the management and coordination of financial management advice and regular reporting to the business units.Establishing and ensuring effective and consistent modelling, financial planning, and forecasting processes across departments and teams and identifying and implementing best practices in these processes.Contributing to the continuous improvement of ERP and other relevant financial systems and processes.You will bring strong finance experience in a large and complex organisation as well as strong financial accounting knowledge and systems experience.We will also be looking for:Demonstrated skills and experience in financial planning and budgeting, management accounting and reporting.Strong planning and project management skills and understanding of workflow and process management.Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the department, across the Group Finance directorate and the wider organisation.Auckland Council is one of the largest local authorities in the South Pacific providing essential services and facilities to more than 1.6 million people. We are progressive socially, culturally and environmentally while we work towards creating change having an impact on our journey to becoming a world-class city for our ratepayers and residents.If you think you are a motivated go-getter with the requisite experience and skills to join this team, please apply today!Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
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