Senior Management Accountant

Madisonrecruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Recruitment is partnering with a large New Zealand organisation to recruit a Senior Management Accountant in Auckland Central. This fixed-term, full-time contract offers a challenging environment undergoing significant organisational transformation.

The role focuses on stability, insight and commercial support during change, delivering high-quality FP&A, planning and reporting. You will report to the Financial Planning & Performance Lead, driving enterprise budgeting and forecasting, and

Qualifications

• CA qualification required or equivalent in accounting
• Significant experience in management accounting, FP&A, and performance reporting
• Experience in large, complex organisations with ongoing change programmes
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide commercial insights
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capability

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise budgeting and forecasting processes
• Deliver executive-level management reporting and performance insights
• Support long-term planning, modelling and scenario analysis
• Provide commercial advice and decision support to senior stakeholders
• Analyze performance and identify risks and opportunities
• Improve financial governance and accountability across the organisation
• Develop reporting frameworks, KPIs and benchmarking analytics
• Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Foster strong relationships across finance and operations teams

Skills

CA qualified

Management accounting

FP&A

Performance reporting

Commercial finance

Large organisations

Transformation experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Communication

Relationship building

Resilience

Adaptability

Job description

« Back to job search Senior Management Accountant

• Accounting

• Auckland Central

• Full Time

$85 - $115 per annum

This is not a business-as-usual contract.

Madison Recruitment is partnering with a large and complex New Zealand organisation currently navigating a significant period of organisational transformation. With change occurring across processes, systems, structures and ways of working, the business requires an experienced Senior Management Accountant who can provide stability, insight and commercial support throughout this critical period.

We are seeking a high-calibre finance professional who thrives in fast-paced and evolving environments. This role will suit someone who enjoys operating in complexity, can quickly establish credibility with stakeholders, and has a track record of delivering high-quality financial planning, analysis and reporting while organisations undergo change.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work at the heart of a transformation programme, supporting executive decision-making and helping shape the future direction of a major organisation.

About the Role:

Reporting into the Financial Planning & Performance Lead, you will play a key role in driving enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and performance analysis.

You will work across the business, partnering with operational and finance leaders to ensure accurate financial planning, meaningful performance insights and disciplined decision-making.

Success in this role will come from your ability to balance technical excellence with commercial thinking, while navigating a constantly evolving environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coordinating enterprise budgeting and forecasting processes
• Delivering executive-level management reporting and performance insights
• Supporting long-term planning, modelling and scenario analysis
• Providing commercial advice and decision support to senior stakeholders
• Analysing business performance and identifying key risks and opportunities
• Challenging assumptions and improving financial accountability across the organisation
• Developing meaningful reporting frameworks, KPIs and benchmarking analysis
• Supporting finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Driving improvements across planning, reporting and financial governance processesBuilding strong relationships across finance and operational teams

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will bring strong technical capability alongside experience operating in environments undergoing significant change.

You will likely possess:

• CA qualified or equivalent
• Extensive experience across management accounting, FP&A, performance reporting or commercial finance
• Proven experience working within large, complex organisations
• Previous exposure to transformation, restructuring, organisational change or finance improvement programmes
• Advanced budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capability
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn complex data into actionable business insights
• Experience influencing and challenging senior stakeholders
• A commercial mindset with strong business partnering capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to build relationships quickly and establish credibility across all levels of the organisation
• A resilient, adaptable and solutions-focused approach

Most importantly, you will be someone who thrives in change. You will enjoy working in environments where priorities are evolving, ambiguity exists and the ability to provide structure, insight and practical solutions is highly valued.

As this is a contract role you must be able to start within the next two weeks.