Senior Management Accountant

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities in Auckland or Wellington is seeking an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join our high performing team. The role focuses on reporting, forecasting and budgeting across business groups and major projects, delivering robust financial insights to support informed decision making.

You will work closely with the Leadership team and cost centre managers, manage relationships with internal stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified with relevant tertiary qualification and 5+ years post-qualification work experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to provide meaningful insights.
• Clear and logical thinking and planning capability, with the ability to work independently through complexities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management accounting, reporting, forecasting and budgeting across business groups and high-profile projects.
• Collaborate with leadership team and cost centre managers to provide robust financial insights.
• Provide high-quality support and reporting of business targets and performance.
• Drive continuous process improvement and manage relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

System data analysis

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Job description

• Help shape the delivery of management accounting to enable informed decision making
• Join a highly productive, award-winning team working towards a better New Zealand
• Fixed term or Secondment opportunity until March 2027

We are looking for an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join our high performing team based in our Auckland or Wellington Office.

The Senior Management Accountant position is an interesting and diverse role working closely with business group Leadership team and cost centre managers focusing on reporting, forecasting and budgeting across business groups and on high profile projects. You will have the ability to work with a broad range of internal stakeholders and government bodies giving you a varied mix of work that results in better outcomes for New Zealand.

We are looking for someone that can provide high quality support and reporting of business targets, as well as the ability to track and improve performance.

If you’re confident having robust and challenging conversations with Senior Leaders, strong technical experience in your field of expertise and a positive attitude, then we would love to hear from you.

Here’s what you will bring to the role:

• CA/CPA qualified with relevant tertiary qualification and 5 years or more post qualification work experience
• The ability to provide meaningful insights through your excellent analytical and communication skills
• Clear and logical thinking and planning capability, with the ability to work independently through complexities
• System savvy with good financial skills
• A commercially focused, results driven approach with a proactive work ethic
• Confidence and experience in managing relationships across a broad range of stakeholders
• A focus on continuous business process improvement
• A high level of adaptability and readiness to contribute proactively, including undertaking hands-on tasks as required and prepared to step in and provide practical support in response to operational demands

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave, and flexible working arrangements.

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance.

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

Applications close on 31st October 2026 at 11:55pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

If you don’t tick all the boxes in this listing but think that you could be a great fit based on your unique background and skillset, we would welcome an application from you.

Don’t hesitate, as we may review applications as they are received and reserve the right to close advertising early.

Reference # 80651

Posted on 21 Oct 2026

Closes on 31 Oct 2026 23:55

Location(s) Auckland Central Regional Office, Auckland South Regional Office, Wellington National Office