Finance Team Leader

Tribe Group; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington City Mission invites a Chartered Accountant to lead our small, hands-on Finance function in Wellington. You will oversee a two-person team and be responsible for day-to-day finance delivery, NZ tax compliance, and the preparation of a full set of accounts.

This role requires a hands-on leader comfortable with details, budgeting and forecasting, and coordinating the annual audit, payroll, AP/AR and month-end processes, while providing practical financial advice to managers.

Qualifications

• CA ANZ qualification (or equivalent) – essential.
• Strong NZ tax and accounting knowledge.
• Proven ability to prepare a full set of financial accounts.
• Financial reporting and management accounting experience.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience; understanding annual audit process.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Finance team of two
• Prepare monthly reporting and a full set of financial accounts
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Coordinate the annual audit and work with external auditors
• Ensure compliance with NZ accounting standards, tax and statutory requirements
• Oversee payroll, AP, AR, reconciliations and month-end
• Provide practical financial advice to managers and budget holders
• Strengthen financial controls, processes and systems
• Support continuous improvement across the Finance function

Skills

NZ tax knowledge

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

Excel

Education

CA ANZ qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Use your finance expertise to make a difference!

The Wellington City Mission has been supporting people and families across the Wellington region for over 120 years. We journey with whānau, providing practical and focused support including transitional housing, food assistance through our Social Supermarket, financial mentoring, social and community support, and advocacy.

At our core, we believe in building a community of “no us and them” - a place where everyone is valued and we care for each other. We believe all people are unshakeably good, without exception.

Our vision is People and communities experiencing empowerment, transformation, and fullness of life.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Chartered Accountant to lead our small, hands‑on Finance function.

Reporting to the Assistant City Missioner - Corporate Services, you’ll lead a team of two and take responsibility for the day‑to‑day delivery of Finance across the Mission.

This is an operational, hands‑on finance leadership role. You’ll need to be comfortable getting into the detail, preparing a full set of accounts, understanding NZ tax and statutory requirements, supporting budgets and forecasts, and coordinating the annual audit.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and support a Finance team of two
• Prepare monthly reporting and a full set of financial accounts
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Coordinate the annual audit and work with external auditors
• Ensure compliance with NZ accounting standards, tax and statutory requirements
• Oversee payroll, AP, AR, reconciliations and month‑end
• Provide practical financial advice to managers and budget holders
• Strengthen financial controls, processes and systems
• Support continuous improvement across the Finance function

What You’ll Bring

• CA ANZ qualification (or equivalent) – essential
• Strong NZ tax and accounting knowledge
• Proven ability to prepare a full set of financial accounts
• Financial reporting and management accounting experience
• Budgeting and forecasting experienceA sound understanding of the annual audit process
• Strong Excel and financial systems capability
• Experience leading, supervising or coordinating a small team
• A hands‑on, practical approach and strong attention to detail
• The ability to build trusted relationships across an organisation

Not‑for‑profit experience would be useful, but it’s not essential. Technical accounting capability, NZ tax knowledge and the ability to roll up your sleeves are.

Why Wellington City Mission?

• This is an opportunity to use your finance skills in an organisation where the work has a genuine purpose.
• The Mission is a place of hope and belonging. We treat everyone with dignity and respect, embrace people as they are, and make decisions with courageous wisdom.
• If you’re a CA who wants to be hands‑on, lead a small team and know that your work is contributing to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.