Management Accountant

Wellington Water; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 83,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Water is hiring a full-time Management Accountant in Lower Hutt. This role involves contributing to management reporting and providing critical financial insights to support decision-making. The successful candidate will have accounting experience and strong analytical skills, working closely with the finance team in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Formal and informal professional development opportunities

5 weeks annual leave accrual after 2 years

Qualifications

• 3+ years post qualification accounting experience.
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to gather forecasting information across the business.
• Exposure to complex budgeting and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with high quality management reporting.
• Prepare and forecast information from across the organization.
• Provide variance analysis to inform decision making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Collaborative skills

Attention to detail

Education

Chartered Accountant preferred

Tools

Technology One

Job description

• Growth and development opportunity
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Based close to the beach and shops in Petone

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week

The remuneration for this role is $83,096 to $117,312 with a midpoint of $97, 760(including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience

The opportunity

As our Management Accountant you will be contributing to monthly management reporting internally and support the delivery of monthly external reports to councils. You will provide fact-based analysis and insights, and accurate budgeting and forecasting information. With your adept communication skills, you will be able to tell the story beyond the numbers.

You will get to:

• Assist with high quality management reporting across the organisation
• Prepare and collate and forecast information gathered from across the organisation
• Provide variance analysis to help inform decision making
• Assist with annual budgets and provide regular reporting
• Work in a collaborative environment and help support the finance team and wider organisation

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Chartered Accountant preferred, or working towards this
• 3+ years post qualification accounting experience
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to gather forecasting information across the business
• High attention to detail with strong analytical skills
• Exposure to complex budgeting and forecasting processes in a large organisation, with experience in Technology One preferred
• High attention to detail with strong analytical skills

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• 5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 years of continual service

For a full list of our employee benefits click here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We’re a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close: Sunday 13 July2025

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here

To apply for the role, click on the ”apply” button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: [e-mail]

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.