Asset & Project Accountant at Te Whatu Ora, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent, full-time position based in Auckland.
• Play a key role in supporting capital projects and asset reporting across New Zealand's health system.
• Join a collaborative finance team where your expertise will help with accurate financial accounting, reporting, and analysis of the organisation's fixed assets, capital projects, and work‑in‑progress.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As an Asset & Project Accountant, you'll support the financial accounting, reporting, and analysis of the organisation's fixed assets, and capital projects across Health New Zealand. Working closely with the Northern Region Asset team, Capital Planning and Reporting Manager, project managers, and finance teams, you'll help ensure project expenditure is accurately captured, balance sheet reconciliations completed, assets capitalised, and revaluations processed promptly.

This is a varied and detail-focused role where you'll review and analyse project costs, , and ensure assets are correctly capitalised in line with financial policies and reporting standards. You'll prepare reconciliations, journals, and reporting schedules, while also supporting audit processes and maintaining robust controls across project and asset accounting activities. Alongside this, you'll work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to provide financial insights, support continuous improvement initiatives, and help strengthen financial governance and reporting practices across capital investment projects.

About you

As an Asset & Project Accountant, you'll bring strong financial acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to build effective working relationships across a complex organisation. You will also have: 

• A relevant tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least three years' experience in project accounting or asset accounting, ideally within a corporate or public sector environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting processes, reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and support project stakeholders.

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.   

How to Apply 

To apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Wednesday 10 June 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.