Senior Financial Accountant - Fixed Term

Unison Networks Limited; Hastings; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life, trauma and income protection

Health insurance

Dress for Your Day allowance

Wellbeing subsidy

Company iPhone

Onsite gym

Training and development

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Unison Networks Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant for a fixed-term 12-month role based in Hastings. You will lead annual financial statements, Group consolidation, and handle tax workpapers, audits, and external reporting. Hybrid or remote work is considered for NZ candidates.

You should be a CA ANZ with at least three years' post-qualification experience in financial accounting, group reporting, and tax compliance, plus strong Excel and NZ IFRS knowledge.

Qualifications

• Must hold CA ANZ or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in financial accounting, group reporting, external reporting, audit or tax compliance.
• NZ IFRS knowledge and practical accounting capability.
• Strong technical accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual financial statement preparation and Group consolidation activities.
• Own assigned Group and Board reporting deliverables.
• Support budgeting, planning and other Group Finance activities.
• Lead the preparation and review of Group income tax returns and workpapers with external advisers.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on NZ IFRS matters.
• Support external audit activities and financial control processes.
• Review reconciliations, reporting schedules and workpapers.
• Provide guidance and quality review across the finance team.

Skills

CA ANZ / Chartered

NZ IFRS

Group reporting

Audit & tax compliance

Advanced Excel

Problem solving

Financial consolidation

Ability to own complex workstreams

Education

CA ANZ or equivalent

Tertiary qualification in accounting or commerce

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Unison Group consists of specialist companies delivering critical network and energy solutions, including the electricity networks of Hawke's Bay, Taupō and Rotorua, New Zealand's leading distribution transformer manufacturing company, an electrical switchgear business and a product solutions group focusing on developing world leading asset management and monitoring solutions. Our vision is to enable our communities' sustainable energy future.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Group Finance team on a fixed-term basis for approximately 12 months, providing backfill for an internal secondment.

The role is responsible for leading and delivering key workstreams across the Unison Group's financial reporting, consolidation, taxation, budgeting and audit activities.

Working closely with the Group Finance Manager, subsidiary finance teams and external advisers, you'll provide technical accounting expertise and help deliver key reporting, tax and audit obligations on time and to a high standard.

The role is based in Hastings, however we're open to hybrid or remote working arrangements for candidates located elsewhere within New Zealand.

• Leading annual financial statement preparation and Group consolidation activities.
• Taking ownership of assigned Group and Board reporting deliverables
• Supporting budgeting, planning and other Group Finance activities.
• Leading the preparation and review of Group income tax returns and supporting tax workpapers, working with external advisers as required
• Providing technical accounting support on NZ IFRS matters.
• Supporting external audit activities and financial control processes.
• Reviewing key reconciliations, reporting schedules and workpapers.
• Providing guidance and quality review across the finance team.
• Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Tertiary qualification in accounting or commerce.
• At least three years' post-qualification experience in financial accounting, Group reporting, external reporting, audit or tax compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to own complex workstreams and deliver to fixed deadlines.
• Experience preparing or reviewing Group statutory accounts, reconciliations, tax workpapers and audit deliverables.
• Strong technical accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• NZ IFRS technical accounting capability.
• Practical corporate tax compliance and tax-accounting knowledge.

A full job description is available on our website.

Only candidates who can demonstrate full current NZ working rights will be considered for this role.

At Unison, we know that great performance comes from great people. That's why we offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Life, trauma and income protection insurance
• Health insurance for you, and discounted rates for your family
• $460 annual 'Dress for Your Day' allowance
• $200 annual wellbeing subsidy
• Company iPhone
• Onsite gym
• Ongoing training and development
• A safe, inclusive and forward-thinking workplace

Applications close 2 November 2026.