Senior Systems Accountant, Finance, Crown Law at Crown Law Office, Wellington - Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Mō mātou - About us

Crown Law provides legal advice and representation services to the government in matters affecting the executive government, particularly in the areas of criminal, public law and Treaty of Waitangi. Crown Law's vision is to provide collaborative, indispensable legal services.

Mō te Tūranga - About the role

Crown Law is entering the implementation stage of a project to replace its current legal practice and finance enterprise system, with a suite of Microsoft Dynamics cloud-based products. These systems will provide legal practice (time recording, matter management, billing), transactional finance, budgeting and reporting functionality.

The Senior Systems Accountant will act as an interface between the Finance team and the business, the role will be a mixture of project and BAU work, including supporting the current system.

You will also work closely with the Legal Systems Administrator, who will be your equivalent in supporting the legal system users, ensuring the systems are supporting the business and helping Crown Law to achieve our strategic outcomes.

You will be someone who understands finance and finance systems and will assist the Finance team to improve their processes, implement their policies and work effectively across the business.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who:

• has great relationship and stakeholder management skills
• has the ability to plan effectively
• can shift between the big picture and maintaining good attention to detail
• has in-depth technical knowledge of finance systems
• has the knowledge and experience of financial management in the NZ public sector (not required but is desirable).

Crown Law embraces diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and celebrate the collective talent of all employees. We also support different flexible working arrangements to enable us to be at our best. Please talk to us about how we can make this work for you.

This vacancy is full-time, permanent and is based in Wellington.

Ngā ture e pā ana ki te Mate Urutā - Covid-19 vaccination requirements

The health and wellbeing of our people is important, so we have a range of protocols in place to provide a safe workplace. We have strengthened our protocols with a Covid-19 vaccination policy that requires all Crown Law employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. All candidates are required to declare their Covid-19 vaccination status as part of the application process and will need to present their vaccination pass if invited for an interview.

Tēnā tonoa mai - Apply now

To be considered for a position at Crown Law you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand and are required to complete a Ministry of Justice Criminal Records Check.

All applications should include a covering letter and curriculum vitae.

To apply, please use the following link: Apply here

For a copy of the job description visit Senior-Systems-Accountant-May-2022.pdf

It's anticipated that applications will close at 5pm on Sunday, 3 July 2022, however this vacancy may be withdrawn earlier if a successful candidate is appointed prior.