Senior Management Accountant

Defence; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kiwisaver contribution on top ofremun

Flexible working options

Childcare contributions

Eyewear subsidy

Employee networks

Job summary

The Ministry has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Management Accountant to help lift financial literacy and insight across its Capability portfolio. You will provide practical financial support and advice to senior leaders and project teams within the Capability Delivery Division.

You will partner with projects to develop robust budgets, forecasts and financial reporting, and work with the Ministry’s Finance Division to ensure all reporting requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering and influencing non-finance stakeholders; ability to identify improvements in financial systems and reporting.
• Deep understanding of management accounting and financial management principles; build trusted advisor relationships.
• Driven with a can-do attitude; capable of communicating with groups and facilitating training.
• Committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and te ao Māori capability in day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical financial support and advice to senior leaders and project teams in the Capability Delivery Division.
• Develop robust budgets, forecasts and financial reporting for projects; ensure reporting requirements are met with the Finance Division.

Job description

Ministry of Defence | Manatū Kaupapa Waonga

• Permanent role
• Wellington CBD
• Grow your career

About the role I Mō te tūnga

The Ministry has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Management Accountant to help the Ministry to continue to lift the level of financial literacy and insight across its Capability portfolio.

Capability in this setting is defined as ‘the personnel, equipment, platforms, and/or other materiel that affect the capacity of New Zealand to undertake military operations.’

You will provide practical, dedicated financial support and advice to senior leaders and project teams in our Capability Delivery Division. You’ll partner with our projects to develop robust budgets, forecasts and financial reporting, and you’ll work alongside the Ministry’s Finance Division to ensure all appropriate project reporting requirements are met.

Our ideal candidate is someone who:

• has experience in partnering and influencing non-finance stakeholders, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement/change in financial systems and reporting and working through complexities to deliver solutions
• has an in-depth understanding of management accounting and financial management principles and practices, with the ability to develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships
• is driven and has a can-do attitude
• has experience facilitating group training, or is willing to do so, and possesses the confidence and communication skills required to communicate effectively with groups of people
• we ask all our people to undertake a commitment to doing their part to deliver on the Crown’s commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We do this by actively striving to build te ao Māori capability into our day to day work

You don’t have to tick every box.

Who we are I Ko wai mātou

We are the Government’s lead civilian advisor on defence. We also purchase major equipment which becomes a capability when it is used by service men and women of the New Zealand Defence Force.

Salary and Benefits I Utu ā-Tau

We are careful to maintain pay relativities amongst our people and our roles. For this reason the salary offered for this role will be around $130,000-$140,000.

We have a great range of benefits including:

• Kiwisaver contribution on top of remuneration
• Some flexible working options that support the individual, the team and the organisation
• Contributions towards childcare for children up to age 14
• Eyewear subsidy
• A range of employee led networks you can join

We support career and skill development. We have a number of internal communities of practise that support the delivery of large complex capabilities for the Defence Force.

Before you apply

Working within our environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must:

Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years

OR

Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years

For most roles you'll have a 10 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

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