Senior Accountant

Te Wananga O Aotearoa; Waikato; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Wananga O Aotearoa seeks a Senior Accountant to join the Rangatahua team at Te Puna Mātauranga, Te Awamutu. You will ensure financial information integrity, provide expert accounting advice, and support sound decision-making across the organisation.

You will act as a trusted finance partner, delivering senior-level services to business units, ensuring compliance, accuracy, transparency and strong governance aligned with kaupapa Māori values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting or related discipline.
• CAANZ status or an equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 7 years of accounting experience in progressively senior roles.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong accounting systems capability.
• Financial modelling, forecasting and trend analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver accurate management reports and financial analysis.
• Produce month-end and annual financial reporting.
• Prepare financial statements and support budget and forecast development.
• Conduct variance analysis, reconciliations and forecasting.
• Review transactions and journal entries for accuracy and compliance.
• Provide technical accounting advice to managers and leaders.
• Support audits and maintain strong internal controls.
• Identify improvements to accounting processes and systems.
• Coordinate complex projects and financial initiatives.
• Train and mentor finance team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Relationship management

Communication skills

Planning & project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting

CAANZ status or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

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Are you anexperienced Chartered Accountant who is passionate about delivering high-quality financial outcomes while contributing to an organisation grounded inkaupapa Māori values?

We are seeking ahighly capable Senior Accountantto join ourRangatahua team based atTe Puna Mātauranga, Te Awamutu. Reporting to theLead Finance, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of financialinformation, providing expert accounting advice, and supporting sound financialdecision-making across the organisation.

As a trustedfinance partner, you will provide senior-level accounting and financialservices to allocated business units, ensuring compliance, accuracy,transparency and strong financial stewardship.

Mō tēnei mahi | About this job

Are you anexperienced Chartered Accountant who is passionate about delivering high-quality financial outcomes while contributing to an organisation grounded inkaupapa Māori values?

We are seeking ahighly capable Senior Accountantto join ourRangatahua team based atTe Puna Mātauranga, Te Awamutu. Reporting to theLead Finance, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of financialinformation, providing expert accounting advice, and supporting sound financialdecision-making across the organisation.

As a trustedfinance partner, you will provide senior-level accounting and financialservices to allocated business units, ensuring compliance, accuracy, transparency and strong financial stewardship.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparingand delivering accurate management reports and financial analysis.
• Producingmonth-end,and annual financial reporting.
• Preparingfinancial statements and supporting budget andforecast development for assigned business units.
• Conductingvariance analysis, reconciliations and financial forecasting.
• Reviewingaccounting transactions and journal entries to ensure accuracy andcompliance.
• Providingtechnical accounting advice and support to managers and business leaders.
• Supportinginternal and external audits while maintaining strong internal controls.
• Identifyingand recommending improvements to accounting systems, processes andprocedures.
• Coordinatingcomplex accounting projects and financial initiatives.
• Training,mentoring and supporting developing finance team members.
• Contributingto a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and serviceexcellence.

This role offersthe opportunity to influence financial performance, build strong relationshipsacross the organisation, and contribute to an environment that values bothprofessional excellence and kaupapa Māori.

Mōu | About you

You are anaccomplished finance professional with a strong foundation in accountingprinciples and a proven track record of delivering high-quality financialservices in complex environments. You combine technical expertise withexcellent relationship management skills and the ability to communicatefinancial information clearly and confidently.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• ABachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting or a related discipline.
• CharteredAccountant (CAANZ) status or an equivalent professional accountingqualification.
• Atleast 7 years' accounting experience in progressively senior roles.
• Extensiveknowledge of accounting principles, processes and financial reportingrequirements.
• Provenexperience preparing financial statements and managing month-end andyear-end reporting processes.
• AdvancedMicrosoft Excel skills and strong accounting systems capability.
• Financialmodelling, forecasting and trend analysis expertise.
• Stronganalytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data andprovide meaningful insights.
• Excellentplanning, organisation and project management capabilities.
• Exceptionalattention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Strongwritten and verbal communication skills.