Senior Corporate Accountant

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Transpower Aotearoa New Zealand is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant for the Wellington Head Office to own subsidiary accounts and reporting. You’ll apply technical knowledge in financial reporting, tax compliance and audit, helping maintain the integrity of the General Ledger and balance sheet.

Working with the Group Financial Accountant and Financial Reporting Manager, you’ll deliver statutory and regulatory reporting, support tax returns and audits, and contribute to month‑end activities,

Qualifications

• CA qualification with NZ IFRS knowledge.
• Experience applying NZ IFRS, including IFRS 17.
• Financial systems knowledge with controls and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and MS 365 skills.
• Good communication, interpersonal and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Produce subsidiary financial statements and notes with board commentary.
• Assist Group Financial Accountant with group reporting and year-end statements.
• Support income tax returns, provisional tax and group tax calculations with audit readiness.
• Own monthly/annual Treasury information for Crown Accounts submissions.
• Deliver external reporting and IFRS17 insurance provisions.
• Prepare timely month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Financial reporting

Tax compliance

Audit support

Excel advanced

Communication skills

Education

CA qualification

Tools

Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

Wellington Head Office role owning subsidiary accounts and reporting. Build your skills in financial reporting, tax compliance and audit. Join a collaborative team in a nationally significant, growth sector.

Context

Our Wellington Head Office Corporate Services team is looking for a Senior Corporate Accountant to join our Financial Reporting team. With primary responsibility for subsidiary accounts and reporting deliverables, you'll use your technical knowledge, analysis and attention to detail to produce high-quality financial information and maintain the integrity of the General Ledger and balance sheet.

About the team

Our collaborative and experienced Financial Reporting team delivers external financial reporting and tax compliance, maintains a robust financial control framework and supports the business with accounting and tax advice. The team also manages Transpower's accounting, tax and regulatory asset register, ensuring assets are created accurately from the spend on capital projects and are correctly reflected for revenue calculations and pricing allocations.

The opportunity

Working closely with the Group Financial Accountant and Financial Reporting Manager, you'll contribute to Group and subsidiary statutory and regulatory reporting. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of reporting, tax and month-end activity, working with stakeholders across Finance, Treasury, Information Services & Technology, Legal and Governance, as well as external auditors, tax advisers, actuaries and Inland Revenue.

You'll enjoy variety as you:

• produce subsidiary financial statements, disclosure notes and Board papers, with clear commentary on performance, key movements, risks and matters requiring Board attention
• support and provide cover for the Group Financial Accountant in time, building your exposure to Group reporting, including support for half-year and full-year Group financial statements
• support income tax returns, provisional tax and the Group tax calculation with accurate, well-supported workpapers, and manage external audit requirements for subsidiary accounts, resolving queries during interim and year-end audits
• take ownership of monthly and annual Treasury (CFIS) information for submission to the Crown Accounts
• deliver external agency reporting, including Reserve Bank of New Zealand reporting for insurance entities and Statistics New Zealand returns, and work with external actuaries on IFRS 17-compliant insurance provisions
• prepare accurate and timely month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts, review the monthly cash flow statement, and maintain the General Ledger structure while identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls

What will you bring?

You'll have a CA qualification, or equivalent, enjoy turning complex information into practical insights, and build effective working relationships with colleagues, auditors and external advisers. Your CV and cover letter will demonstrate:

• sound knowledge and application of New Zealand and International Financial Reporting Standards, including experience with, or the ability to apply, IFRS 17
• Financial systems knowledge and experience, including system controls and reconciliations
• Process-mapping and documentation skills, with the ability to translate new accounting requirements into effective processes and controls
• Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and competency across Microsoft 365, including Word and PowerPoint
• Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with attention to detail, and sound analytical and numeracy skills

Join us at Transpower

Transpower Aotearoa New Zealand is powered by the people who work here. With over 31 ethnicities, our people bring diverse perspectives, knowledge and experience that we value, share and celebrate. We work in the office for a minimum of three days each week, which helps us build relationships, support learning, deliver outcomes and sustain our culture. This approach also offers flexibility for work and personal commitments, with adaptable daily start and finish times.

We prioritise employee wellbeing with a range of health, wellness and insurance benefits - check them out here www.transpower.co.nz / about-us / careers-transpower / staff-benefits

Current eligibility to work in New Zealand is essential.