Senior Financial Accountant — Public Sector Finance Lead

Marketplace; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 157,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life cover up to $300,000

Insurance discounts

Free will services

Savings schemes for Defence community

Job summary

NZ Defence Force is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join its Financial Accounting Team in Wellington. You will support the Manager Financial Accounting and other seniors, ensuring robust internal controls and compliant financial reporting for Crown and Departmental obligations.

You will prepare month-end close, manage the year-end close, and contribute to policy updates while mentoring less experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CA with in-depth practical experience in finance and accounting in a large organisation.
• Experience in applying NZ Public Sector financial management practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end and year-end close processes and financial reporting.
• Communicate accounting information to management and non-finance personnel.
• Support the development of less experienced members of the team.
• Facilitate the preparation and delivery of technical update working papers, ministerial briefings, and CFO briefings.
• Contribute to the Budget process including Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and Baseline Updates.
• Understand the Public Finance Act and contribute to writing and updating related policies.
• Support the external audit process with Audit New Zealand.
• Keep up to date on legislative changes and promote them across the team.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead business improvement projects.

Skills

CA knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Written communication

Influencing senior management

Autonomy

ERP experience

BI system experience

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

ERP package

Business Intelligence System

Job description

NZ Defence Force is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join its Financial Accounting Team in Wellington. You will support the Manager Financial Accounting and other seniors, ensuring robust internal controls and compliant financial reporting for Crown and Departmental obligations.

You will prepare month-end close, manage the year-end close, and contribute to policy updates while mentoring less experienced colleagues.