Senior Management Accountant | Kaikaute Whakahaere Matua - Wellington

Join 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 process that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.

Mōu | For you

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.

Starting salary:  Starting salary: $100,000 - $120,000 negotiable + KiwiSaver

Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include:

• Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments

• An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged

• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)

• City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs

• State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

Ko mātou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Te tūnga | 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 advice

• Providing quality management advice, budgeting and forecasting support to managers

• Translating business plans into financial plans and delivering high quality, valued analysis and sound advice

• Understanding the cost of delivering products and services and performing detailed analysis on options, including long term impacts to the business

• Providing support for detailed costings and analysis for strategic planning, Budget Bids, Cabinet papers and business cases

• Undertaking analysis that identifies key risks and opportunities

• Contributing to the provision of advice on technical accounting issues including Public Finance Act

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

We aim to match our people with mahi that complements their strengths and provide opportunities to learn and grow.

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce or Business

• CAANZ Chartered Accountant qualification (or equivalent) preferred

• Proven experience in business facing senior management accounting roles

• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills and the ability to articulate complex messages clearly, simply and concisely

• Strong attention to detail in delivering financial analysis

• The ability to build relationships and manage diverse stakeholder interests, and to confidently engage with a wide range of individuals and groups

• Exposure to financial modelling and complex financial analysis

Me pēhea 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.

Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.

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.