• Job Type:
• Category: Finance
• Location: Wellington
• Date Advertised: 05-MAR-20
• Job Reference: MFE/1454994
• Job Title: Management Accountant
• Business Unit:
• Division:
• Summary:

• New role
• Supportive and inclusive team
• Flexible working approach

Are you looking for the next step in your accounting career?  If so, this is the role for you! 

About the Role 

Working across the wider Finance and Performance teams, you will provide support and training to Managers on financial policies and procedures.  This includes budgeting, forecasting, reporting and high level analysis. 

A key focus of the role will be to identify and drive opportunities for improvement, to ensure we maximise the capability of our new FMIS system. 

Skills and Experience 

Our ideal candidate will offer: 

• strong relationship management skills, quickly building credibility and trust
• excellent report writing skills with the ability to clearly translate financial data
• demonstrated experience using databases
• strong analytical skills and the ability to manipulate quantitative data
• understanding of key principles of financial management and accounting
• strong influencing skills to achieve results
• CA qualification or working towards is desirable
• curiosity and openness to develop Te Ao Māori.

Most importantly, you will have a great work ethic, attitude and be a team player. 

Benefits 

As well as being part of an innovative organisation with an important purpose of making Aotearoa, New Zealand, the most liveable place in the world, we offer you: 

• A flexible by default approach to support your work-life balance
• Agile working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE’
• Generous leave entitlements
• Te Reo Maori language courses (and te Reo Maori competency allowance)
• An active social club and employee networks.
• Opportunities for development and education

How to apply 

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and cover letter.  Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.   

If you require further information about the role please contact Mark Higgins at Mark.Higgins@mfe.govt.nz 

Salary range: $75,829 to $98,131 pa.  Appointment within these ranges will be based on skills and experience.  

Applications close: Sunday, 22 March 2020 

We embrace diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal opportunities. What’s important to us is ‘he rau kotahi tangata’ – embracing our multiple talents – by harnessing our diversity and being inclusive.  We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.