Management Accountant | Wellington

Job Description

Robert Walters is excited to partner with Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu in the search for a Management Accountant. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of New Zealand's largest state-funded school, where you'll provide essential financial planning, analysis, and advice to the Board, Senior Leaders, and staff.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Work with New Zealand's largest state-funded school
• Newly created position with a focus on financial planning and analysis
• Make a real impact by supporting financial management practices
• 20 days annual leave + 4 board days
• Flexible working (up to three days WFH)

What You'll Do:
As a Management Accountant, you'll play a key role in shaping the financial future of the organisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining financial integrity and ensuring compliance with standards and policies.
• Providing accurate financial management reports tailored to different audiences.
• Developing and maintaining high-quality advice and analysis.
• Creating and managing robust and accurate forecasts and budgets.
• Investigating and resolving fiscal issues promptly.
• Contributing expert advice to the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures.
• Enhancing the budgeting and reporting capabilities of our financial systems.
• Offering training, resources, guidance, and support to kainga (cost centre) managers.

What You'll Bring:
We're looking for someone with a strong background in finance or accounting, along with excellent communication skills and a focus on quality customer service. The ideal candidate will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in financial report writing.
• The ability to identify issues, make recommendations, and propose solutions.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to various requests and role requirements.
• Cultural competence, with an understanding and appreciation of Te Ao Māori and tikanga Māori.

Why Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Stands Out:

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu is New Zealand's largest state-funded school, offering a wide range of personalised learning programmes and courses. We are dedicated to helping our students achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via Seek and take the opportunity to become part of a dynamic team making a meaningful impact on ākonga across Aotearoa New Zealand.  

We've partnered with Robert Walters, a trusted recruitment agency, to manage this vacancy on our behalf. Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence in this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Luke Spratt on +64 4 471 9722