Senior Management Accountant | Kaikaute Whakahaere MatuaJoin an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. This is an opportunity for you to play a key part in improving information/data services and processes that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.
Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
Other benefits of joining our Stats whanau include:
Flexible by default, balance life and work commitmentsAn environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needsState of the art, 6-star green building in WellingtonTe tunga | The role This is a permanent role based in Wellington reporting to the Senior Manager Finance Business Advisory.
In your role as Senior Management Accountant, you will provide support to your business groups working closely with the Finance Business Partner and in partnership with the wider Prioritisation, Resources and Delivery Group.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Management Accountant to join our dynamic finance team as the organisation embarks on an exciting transformation of how it operates. As our organisation evolves, we need a forward-thinking professional who can adapt quickly, provide insightful financial analysis, and support key decision-making through this transformation. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our organisation, driving financial efficiency, and providing valuable financial insights to support strategic decision-making.
There are several key accountabilities in this role, including:
Building relationships and a deep understanding of the portfolio to deliver trusted, valued, forward-looking and proactive financial adviceProviding quality management advice, budgeting and forecasting support to managersTranslating business plans into financial plans and delivering high quality, valued analysis and sound adviceUnderstanding the cost of delivering products and services and performing detailed analysis on options, including long term impacts to the businessProviding support for detailed costings and analysis for strategic planning, Budget Bids, Cabinet papers and business casesUndertaking analysis that identifies key risks and opportunitiesContributing to the provision of advice on technical accounting issues including Public Finance ActMinimum Requirements Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce or BusinessProven experience in business facing senior management accounting rolesStrong written and verbal communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex messages clearly, simply and conciselyThe ability to build relationships and manage diverse stakeholder interests, and to confidently engage with a wide range of individuals and groupsExposure to financial modelling and complex financial analysisMe pehea te tuku tono | How to apply If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process. Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
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