Accountant - Fixed-Term - Wellington

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is seeking an Accountant to join our busy finance team. You will handle month-end journals, accruals, reconciliations and prepare brigade grants, with focus on accuracy and timeliness.

This fixed-term role (ASAP to 30 June 2027) offers exposure across the organisation, collaboration with multiple Finance teams and opportunities to improve processes while supporting Parliament questions as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent qualification.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Experience with monthly and year-end reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of accounting processes in large organisations.
• Experience in stakeholder management and customer relations.
• Tax knowledge is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journals, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Process brigade grants, levy reconciliations, capitalisations, disposals and asset transfers.
• Support Parliamentary and Select Committee questions and wider team workloads.
• Contribute to process improvements and efficiency reviews.
• Coordinate information with other Finance teams and the organisation.

Skills

Reconciliations (monthly/year-end)

Accounting processes understanding

Stakeholder management

Tax knowledge desirable

Large organisation experience

Education

Degree in Accountancy or equivalent qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Gain a wide range of experience in this unique role and develop your skillset. Work as part of a cohesive and supportive team. Salary range $74,454 to $82,727 (pro rata) dependent on skills and experience. Join a hardworking team within Fire and Emergency New Zealand, utilise your knowledge within a supportive environment, and make a real difference for New Zealanders.

Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our busy team. Reporting to the Manager Financial Accounting, you'll be responsible for month end journals, accruals, and reconciliations, preparation of brigade grants, reconciliation of levy in the general ledger, processing capitalisations, disposals and asset transfers, assisting with Parliamentary and Select Committee questions, contributing to projects, upload of bank payments and providing support to other team members. This role includes gathering information from other Finance teams, suppliers, and the wider organisation. You'll also play a key role in reviewing processes to ensure they are efficient and identifying and implementing process improvement. This is a fixed term position opportunity from ASAP – 30 June 2027.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you'll bring to the role

To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will have :

• A degree in Accountancy or equivalent qualification.
• Advanced levels of computer literacy, including MS Office.
• Substantial experience with monthly and year end reconciliations.
• Sound understanding of accounting processes and concepts within a large organisation.
• Sound experience in stakeholder management and customer relations.
• Knowledge of accounting standards.
• Knowledge of tax is desirable.

The salary range for this role is $74,454 – $82,727 (pro-rata), dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - who are we?

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience. Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing - Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support - Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve - Auahatanga

We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

Applications close Friday 6 November 2026.

Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.