Financial & Capital Accountant at Te Whatu Ora, Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent, full-time position based in Hawkes Bay.
• Support the financial oversight of major capital projects that help shape healthcare delivery across the region.
• Join a collaborative finance team where your expertise in project accounting, reporting, and financial governance will make a meaningful impact.

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 a Financial & Capital Accountant, you'll play a key role in supporting the financial management and reporting of capital projects across Hawke's Bay. You'll be responsible for ensuring financial accuracy, timely reporting, and proactive risk identification across the full capital project lifecycle, while supporting strong financial governance and compliance with Health New Zealand policies and standards.

This is a varied and detail-focused role where you'll oversee project financial processing, maintain the Fixed Asset Register, support month-end and balance sheet reconciliations, and prepare financial reports and cash flow forecasts for senior stakeholders. You'll work closely with project managers, finance teams, and operational leaders to ensure project budgets, reporting, and financial records remain accurate and transparent. Alongside this, you'll support GST and FBT processing, manage special-purpose and clinical trial funds, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen financial systems and processes across the organisation.

About you

As a Financial & Capital Accountant, you'll bring strong analytical capability, financial acumen, and the ability to build trusted relationships across a complex organisation. You will also have:

• A tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• More than three years' experience in a relevant finance or project accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting processes, reconciliations, and maintaining accurate project financial records.
• Proven experience working collaboratively with project stakeholders, including supporting budget holders and project managers with financial reporting and insights.
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills, with strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

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 17 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.