Financial Reporting Manager

Placemakers; Auckland; On-site; NZD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Staff discounts

Development opportunities

Education Fund

Wellbeing program

Job summary

PlaceMakers is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to lead the financial accounting and reporting function. Based at our Penrose support office in Auckland, you will own consolidated reporting, statutory compliance, taxation, audits, and financial controls, while driving process improvements and reporting automation.

You will manage a team of around seven finance professionals, deliver timely insights to senior stakeholders, and partner with the Head of Finance on transformation initiatives in

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in financial accounting, reporting, taxation, audit, or finance leadership roles.
• Experience in complex, multi-site or multi-entity environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering ability.
• Deep knowledge of accounting standards, taxation, statutory reporting, and audit requirements.
• Experience with consolidations, month-end and year-end close, and financial controls.
• Ability to turn complex data into actionable insights.
• Proven experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Experience with system, reporting and process improvements; exposure to JDE, TM1 and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Leading the month-end, half-year, and year-end financial reporting and consolidation processes.
• Managing statutory reporting, taxation compliance, audits, and financial controls.
• Providing expert technical accounting guidance across complex financial matters.
• Delivering clear, decision-useful analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Leading and developing a team of approximately seven finance professionals.
• Driving process improvement, system enhancements, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Managing finance workstreams for business projects and joint venture transitions.
• Building strong relationships across Finance, Operations, Support Office, and Group stakeholders.

Skills

Technical accounting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Finance business partnering

Process improvement

Systems & reporting

Team coaching

Attention to detail

Education

CAANZ qualified or CPA/ACCA

Tools

JDE

TM1

Power BI

Job description

Description

About the Role: Are you a technically strong finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment? We're looking for an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to lead our financial accounting and reporting function, ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial information that supports business performance and decision-making across PlaceMakersReporting to the Head of Finance, you'll lead a high-performing Financial Accounting team while owning consolidated financial reporting, statutory compliance, taxation, audit management, financial controls, and process improvement initiatives. You'll also play a key role in finance transformation projects and strategic business transitions

• Leading the month-end, half-year, and year-end financial reporting and consolidation processes


• Managing statutory reporting, taxation compliance, audits, and financial controls


• Providing expert technical accounting guidance across complex financial matters


• Delivering clear, decision-useful analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders


• Leading and developing a team of approximately seven finance professionals


• Driving process improvement, system enhancements, and reporting automation initiatives


• Managing finance workstreams for business projects and joint venture transitions


• Building strong relationships across Finance, Operations, Support Office, and Group stakeholders

Based at our Support Office in Penrose, Auckland, this is a permanent full-time role, offering 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. About You: With strong technical accounting expertise and proven leadership experience, you bring a track record in financial reporting, compliance, consolidations, audits, stakeholder management, and building high-performing finance teams. You'll thrive in a role where you can influence business outcomes, partner with senior leaders, drive process and system improvements, and play a key role in the ongoing evolution of PlaceMakers' finance function.

• 10+ years' experience in financial accounting, reporting, taxation, audit, or finance leadership roles.


• Proven experience in complex, multi-site or multi-entity business environments.


• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and business partnering capability.


• Deep knowledge of accounting standards, taxation, statutory reporting, and audit requirements.


• Experience managing consolidations, month-end and year-end close processes, and financial controls.


• Strong analytical and commercial acumen with the ability to turn complex data into actionable insights.


• Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing high-performing finance teams.


• Experience driving system, reporting, and process improvement initiatives, with exposure to tools such as JDE, TM1, and Power BI.


• Resilient and highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under pressure.


• CAANZ qualified (or equivalent CPA/ACCA) with a collaborative, continuous improvement mindset.

Our Benefits

• Competitive base remuneration


• Staff buying privileges and company benefits for you and your family


• Genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group


• Employee Education Fund


• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme

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