Senior Financial Accountant at Wellington Water, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Grow your leadership practice
• Join a collaborative and supportive Finance team
• Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops.

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.

The remuneration range for this role is $90,763 to $128,136 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

As the Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Financial Controller to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of our accounting operations. You will provide crucial business support to the corporate areas of our organisation and be responsible for reviewing and completing both management and statutory reporting for Council and Wellington Water financial results, prior to final review. This role also ensures compliance with taxation legislation for all taxes.

You will be responsible for:

• Financial Reporting: Reviewing and completing statutory financial statements for Annual and Half Yearly, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
• Audit and Compliance: Coordinate and manage internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements
• Taxation: Oversee and review tax returns and filing (GST, FBT and Income tax)
• Financial Analysis: Analyse data and preparing monthly management reporting for senior leadership team and quarterly Board reports
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide junior accounting staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Five plus years post qualification accounting experience
• CAANZ Chartered Accountant qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience using large financial information systems (Technology One preferred)
• A customer service focused with the ability to positively impact culture
• A passion for improving business processes while maintaining a strong internal control environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.

For a full list of our employee benefits click here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close on Thursday, 10 October 2024.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here

To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.