Senior Financial Accountant: AI-Driven Reporting & Controls

AIA Shared Services; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA New Zealand is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to deliver trusted, accurate, and forward‑looking financial reporting that informs strategic decision‑making. You’ll partner with the Manager, Financial Reporting and stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, providing leadership and assurance in a dynamic environment.

You’ll drive month‑end close, deliver analysis and insights, own statutory and group reporting, and lead automation initiatives to improve efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• strong technical accounting expertise and the ability to interpret complex accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and reporting obligations.
• experience delivering external financial reporting, audit coordination, and financial analysis within a complex finance environment.
• ability to identify improvement opportunities and redesign processes that increase efficiency, quality, and future scalability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close process, delivering accurate financial results, reconciliations, and reporting outcomes on time.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis and forward-looking insights that help leaders understand performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Own statutory, regulatory, and group reporting requirements, ensuring high-quality submissions that meet internal and external obligations.
• Drive process improvement initiatives, leveraging automation and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reporting quality.
• Strengthen financial reporting controls by designing and continuously improving frameworks that support compliance, assurance, and risk management.
• Build trusted relationships across Finance, the wider business, auditors, regulators, and AIA Group stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Audit coordination

Financial analysis

Process improvement

Critical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

Power BI

Power Query

AI-enabled finance tools

Job description

AIA New Zealand is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to deliver trusted, accurate, and forward‑looking financial reporting that informs strategic decision‑making. You’ll partner with the Manager, Financial Reporting and stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, providing leadership and assurance in a dynamic environment.

You’ll drive month‑end close, deliver analysis and insights, own statutory and group reporting, and lead automation initiatives to improve efficiency and quality.