Manager Financial Accounting & Control

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Lead and strengthen MBIE’s financial controls to deliver trusted reporting and strong audit outcomes
• Manage and develop a high performing financial accounting
• Oversee a complex end to end portfolio including ledger integrity, international accounting, tax, treasury and FX
• Permanent opportunity, Wellington based location
• $164,975 - $206,196 with appointing salary determined on a candidates experience, capability and internal relativities 

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Manager Financial Accounting & Control is a senior people leader and subject matter expert responsible for ensuring MBIE has strong, risk based and fit for purpose financial controls. The role plays a critical part in lifting the Ministry’s financial control environment, supporting strong audit outcomes and providing assurance to Ministers and Select Committees.

The Manager leads the financial accounting function and is accountable for the completeness and integrity of all general ledger reporting. This includes oversight of on  and off balance sheet transactions, as well as accounting for the Ministry’s international activities and global footprint.

The role also drives the development and delivery of finance policies and compliance frameworks, oversees the Ministry’s taxation function, and manages key banking relationships. This includes establishing effective treasury and banking frameworks and ensuring sound management of foreign exchange activities.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

For the role of Manager Financial Accounting and Control, ideally you will have the following qualities:

•    Demonstrated experience leading and developing high performing finance teams within complex organisations 
•    Proven capability delivering finance transformation and change initiatives, including the effective use of technology 
•    Experience providing authoritative financial advice and influencing decision making at senior and executive levels 
•    Strong background leading strategic financial accounting and control functions in large public or commercial environments 
•    Well developed expertise in financial controls, risk management, reconciliations and assurance frameworks 
•    Sound knowledge and practical experience in treasury management, banking relationships and foreign exchange 
•    Proven understanding of taxation requirements, including the management of complex tax obligations 
•    Experience working with internal and external audit, and supporting strong governance and assurance outcomes 
•    Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build and maintain trusted and collaborative relationships 
•    CA qualified with 5–10 years’ post qualification experience
•    Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. 

When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Monica Chow at monica.chow2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19410 if you have any further questions.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 3rd May.