Senior Financial Accountant

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• 12-month fixed term role based in Wellington
• Flexible working environment
• Salary - $96k - $115k
• Various employment benefits including Hauora-Wellbeing allowance, discounted gym package, free flu vaccination and reduced health insurance premiums

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

As the Senior Financial Accountant, you will utilise your deep subject matter expertise to provide advice to increase the understanding of financial accounting management within the Ministry.

The Senior Financial Accountant assists the Manager to ensure team responsibilities are delivered, actively challenge the status quo and lifting the whole capability of the team, also mentor and coach other members of the team- so you'll gain some valuable mentoring skills.

The position ensures MBIE achieves and improves its internal control, compliance, and taxation requirements for all MBIE managed entities.  The role has a specific emphasis on improving revenue accounting and ensuring these processes are effective, efficient and complied with.  Lifting the financial control environment is of strategic importance.

The Senior Financial Accountant completes detailed monthly General Ledger Balance Sheet reconciliations for the Crown and Department together with Trusts entities reporting clearing outstanding items identified to ensure that reported results are complete and accurate. Validation of this work occurs by means of a multi layered robust and detailed peer review and signoff process. 

We are already on a journey to become an exemplar Finance & Performance function which other New Zealand organisations will aspire to.  In this role you will help guide our direction as we continue that journey. 

• We promote a culture where staff are empowered to bring fresh perspectives to issues, to think outside the box and contribute to continuous improvement.
• We offer significant opportunities for developing experience across a broad variety of areas.
• We encourage excellence and proactively support development through on the job learning, training courses, and secondments to other teams.
• Our collaborative team encourages a positive, customer focussed, innovative and best in class attitude.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

We are looking for:

• Proven experience in financial accounting, including revenue in a medium to large organisation
• High standards of professionalism and performance driven
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate technical information in plain language
• Ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships
• Knowledge and understanding of the public sector financial management environment including knowledge of relevant statutes (e.g. Public Finance Act), Government policy, the Treasury guidelines, accounting principles and management practices is a must.
• Technical accounting expertise in relation to PBE IPSAS, PBE IFRS and other relevant NZ GAAP applicable accounting standards
• Extensive experience in reconciliations, control, process improvement, risk management and has a focus on integrity 
• A CA qualification supported by 5 years post CA experience or similar
• Must have the right to live and work in New Zealand
• Must consent to and satisfactorily complete a credit check 

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. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Dorinda Te Kiri at dorinda.tekiri@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16976 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 6 April 2025