Business Accountant at Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington City

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Role Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: Wellington

Salary Band: $96,073 to $112,321 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

The purpose of the role is to build trusted relationships, provide management accounting advice and support to an allocated business unit of MPI.  The Business Accountant is a key point of contact for the business unit and provides accurate and consistent financial information and advice to MPI Managers that supports the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting process. 

Mōu - About You

You will have previous experience working with managers and budget holders, as well as accounting functions including variance analysis, budget and forecast setting and reporting.

To be successful in this role you will ideally have:

• Membership of a professional accounting body.
• Management accounting experience, with the ability to interpret information and problem solve
• Experience in managing and building relationships
• A sound understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• A customer centric approach, and the ability to work collaboratively within and across teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Great time management skills and ability to prioritise.
• Additionally, experience in Central Government financial management processes and procedures and knowledge of Finance One would be an advantage.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About the Team

We have a fantastic opportunity in Wellington for someone to join our Management Accounting team within the Finance and Procurement directorate as a Business Accountant on a permanent basis. You will join a supportive team that take pride in their work and strive for excellence.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries works to safeguard New Zealanders' way of life well in the future. To ensure this, we have a vision where New Zealand is the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products. Our organisational strategy sets the direction we need to take to achieve this vision and ensure the success of the food and primary industries for the benefit of all New Zealanders. For more information on our current strategy, see Our Strategy.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11.59pm on 25 September

If you have any questions about the role, please email shane.gooch@mpi.govt.nz 

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