Senior Management Accountant - Plant and Protection Auckland CBD, Auckland Management Accounting & Budgeting (Accounting) If life's a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whanau life. We are looking for a Senior Management Accountant to join our wider Infrastructure Commercial Finance team in this permanent full-time role located in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, Infrastructure - the Senior Management Accountant will work with the Management Accounting team, various business unit support teams, and the financial control teams to capture, classify, and process all the business transactions into accurate, timely, and relevant financial information. With an in-depth knowledge of the business unit activities combined with thorough understanding of the operational and financial targets the Senior Management Accountant is positioned to provide insightful financial advice and support to business unit management. What you'll do Monthly OPEX Reporting and analysis of business activities. Analyse complex data sets from multiple systems, converting data into meaning useful information. Taking a lead role collaboratively with business owners in the preparation of annual budget and periodic forecasts. Provide assistance and education/support to operational managers allowing them to build their understanding of financial information and the underlying finance systems. Providing high quality and timely analytical support for projects and strategic initiatives. Monthly RNIP (Rail Network Investment Programme) CAPEX Forecasting and Variance Reporting with associated meaningful and insightful commentaries. Working collaboratively with RNIP Delivery Team and Asset Management Team on all RNIP issues. Developing effective business partnerships which demonstrate a clear understanding of the business, key cost and revenue drivers, business, and financial performance indicators. Continuously identifying and implementing opportunities for improving, integrating, streamlining, and sharing processes and/or service delivery Monthly sense check reviews of the formal RNIP CAPEX forecast submission. infrastructure Balance Sheet Management and full engagement with Audit NZ at six month and full year audit time Work collaboratively with other Infrastructure Management and Senior Management Accountants to peer review and exchange learnings, development opportunities Full engagement with Audit NZ at six month and full year audit time What you'll need Commerce Degree 5+ years experience in a corporate environment Problem solving skills and abilities (critical thinker) Highly organised and able to work collaboratively with high level of tenacity Identify weaknesses and improvement opportunities while managing conflicting demands Experience using ERP Software such as SAP, Oracle or PeopleSoft What you'll get Excellent salary package Discounted health insurance for you and the whanau A fantastic team culture A diverse, energetic workplace Ongoing training and development Why KiwiRail? Our people are everything. That's why KiwiRail is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel valued, respected, and have equal opportunity to succeed. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, personalities, ethnicities, abilities, and cultures. If you enjoy working to pace and have a love of complex problem solving, we want to hear from you. #We're going places. Are you? Applications close: 10th March 2024 unless filled sooner Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Reviews from people working in the industry #J-18808-Ljbffr
