Senior Financial Accountant
Senior Financial Accountant
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Job Description
- Join an experienced professional and supportive team
- An opportunity to demonstrate your strong technical financial accounting expertise
- Permanent opportunity based in Wellington
Te Whiwhinga mahi The opportunity
As one of our Senior Financial Accountants you will provide expert technical financial leadership so that NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi meets its financial planning monitoring and reporting requirements.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Work across large projects and programmes to be the trusted accounting advisor
- Work on the SPE and Annual report documents
- Share your knowledge across the financial accounting team to ensure a strong and unified team
Ko koetnei About you
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- Strong technical financial accounting background
- Solid understanding of the requirements of public sector accounting
- Proven ability to present complex financial information to users
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to see the big picture
- Previous successful experience applying critical thinking and sound judgement
- CA-ANZ membership (CA) or international equivalent
Ko wai mtou About us
You will be part of the financial accounting team. This team is responsible for a wide array of work delivered by an experienced group of accountants who know how to work hard but have fun together. Areas include financial accounting and appropriation management cash management taxation debt management project accounting and fixed assets.
The team sits under the CFO in Commercial and Corporate who manage the financial management processes and systems for NZTA Waka Kotahi.
Along with our other benefits we also have NZTA Waka Kotahi Life Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance scheme available for permanent employees. Others include:
- 5 weeks annual leave 15 days sick leave after 3 years service
- Annual flu vaccinations health checks and eye tests
- A well-being initiative supporting activities that make a difference to both physical and mental well-being
- Service recognition programme
View the position description here.
Dont delay your application as we are reviewing these as they come in
R Katinga Applications close:
3 September 2025For further information email:
To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.
Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
