Senior Financial Accountant

Kelderman; Wellington; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time role

Supportive national office team

Job summary

The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join the Wellington-based Finance team. You will provide senior technical accounting expertise across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, audit support, and financial advice.

The role supports governance reporting and strengthening finance controls. Offering a flexible permanent part-time role (0.75–0.9 FTE) with a broad mix of technical accounting, reporting,

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualification required.
• Extensive financial accounting and reporting experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis; experience with Xero.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journals, reconciliations, management reports, and year-end accounting.
• Support annual financial reporting, including working papers, disclosures, financial statements, and audit requirements.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Lead and support the annual PCANZ Group consolidation.
• Provide technical accounting advice to internal stakeholders, congregations, and presbyteries.
• Prepare financial reports, commentary, and papers for management and governance.
• Support improvements to finance systems, processes, controls, and reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Analytical skills

Financial accounting

Not-for-profit awareness

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) / CPA

Tools

Xero

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Wellington-based Finance team.

Reporting to the Finance and Operations Manager, you will provide seniortechnicalaccountingexpertiseacross financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, audit support, and financial advice. You will play a key role in preparing high-quality financial information, supporting governance reporting,maintainingcompliance,strengthening finance processes and controls, andhelping stakeholders understand and use financial information effectively.

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing monthly journals, reconciliations, management reports, and year-end accounting work.
• Supporting annual financial reporting, including working papers, disclosures, financial statements, and audit requirements.
• Preparing budgets, forecasts, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Leadingandsupporting the annual PCANZ Group consolidation process.
• Providingtechnical accounting advice to internal stakeholders, congregations, and presbyteries.
• Preparing financial reports, commentary, and supporting papers for management and governance.
• Supporting improvements to finance systems, processes, documentation, controls, and reporting.

What we’re looking for

• Chartered Accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent) qualification.
• Significant financial accounting and reporting experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
• Advanced Exceland data analysiscapability and experience with accounting systems such as Xero.
• The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
• Sound professional judgement, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a small team environment.

Experience in the not-for-profit, charity, church, or public benefit entity sector, consolidation across multiple reporting entities,and knowledge of PBE accounting standards would beadvantageous.

What we offer

• Meaningful work that contributes to communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
• A flexible permanent part-time role, 0.75 to 0.9 FTE.
• A broadand varied role with a mix of technical accounting, reporting, analysis, and stakeholder engagement
• A supportive national office team and values-driven working environment.

About us

The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is a national Church with congregations, presbyteries, governance bodies, and community connections across the country.We have been part of Aotearoa New Zealand for more than 160 years.

The National Service Team, with itsmain officebased in Wellington, supports andresourcesthe Church and its related bodies andorganisationsin their work locally, regionally, and nationally.

Our values

Christian | Whānau | Innovative | Collaborative | Quality