Senior Management Accountant

Summerset Retirement Villages; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Summerset shares

Supplier discounts

Long service leave

Birthday day off

Job summary

Summerset Retirement Villages in Wellington, NZ, is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to drive high-quality management accounting, insightful analysis and strong business partnering across the organisation.

Reporting to the Business Performance Manager, you will lead budgeting, forecasting and month-end processes, deliver complex financial analysis and support strategic projects, while mentoring junior teammates and partnering with non-financial stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Strong management accounting and financial analysis capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide management accounting services and consolidated reporting across the organisation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes with analysis and consolidation.
• Monitor performance, identify risks/opportunities, and analyze trends.
• Prepare month-end results, reports, and variance analysis.
• Deliver complex financial analysis and modelling to aid decisions.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Advanced Excel

SQL

Dashboarding

Business partnering

Communication

Education

CA, CPA, CIMA (or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

SQL

Dashboard tools

Job description

You can help bring our villages to life!

At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team, united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.

You can help bring our villages to life!

At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team, united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.

Job Description

As Senior Management Accountant, you’ll play a key role in supporting the organisation through high‑quality management accounting, insightful analysis, and strong business partnering.

Reporting to the Business Performance Manager, this role works closely with leaders across the business to provide both strategic and day‑to‑day financial advice. You’ll help drive informed decision‑making, support planning and performance management, and contribute to the delivery of Summerset’s financial and strategic objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing management accounting services and consolidated business reporting across the organisation
• Supporting and coordinating budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes, including analytical review and consolidation
• Monitoring and analysing financial and operational performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and trends
• Preparing and reviewing month‑end results, management reports, and variance analysis
• Delivering complex financial analysis and modelling to support business decisions
• Contributing to medium and long‑term business planning and strategic projects
• Challenging assumptions, reviewing cost drivers, and recommending commercially viable alternatives
• Supporting continuous improvement across financial tools, systems, and processes
• Assisting with month‑end processes and ad‑hoc projects as required
• Mentoring and providing guidance to other management accountants when needed

About You

You’re a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with the business and adding value beyond the numbers. You’re analytical, proactive, and confident working with stakeholders across a range of functions and leadership levels.

You'll Bring

• CA, CPA, CIMA (or equivalent) qualification
• A minimum of 3 years’ post‑qualification experience
• Strong management accounting and financial analysis capability
• Advanced Excel skills, with SQL experience advantageous
• Experience with dashboarding and performance scorecards
• Proven influencing and business partnering skills
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage financial and non‑financial stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen and critical thinking ability
• A self‑driven, results‑oriented approach

Why join us?

You will be working with an enthusiastic and caring team that is fun to be part of. Our aim is to create a great employee experience, to collaborate to find ways to improve, and to support each other. We also offer a competitive salary and a range of benefits on offer including day‑to‑day Health insurance, professional development opportunities, an annual entitlement of Summerset shares, wide range of supplier discounts, long service leave, a day off on your birthday and much more!

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