Management Accountant

Full job description

Growth and development opportunity

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Based close to the beach and shops in Petone

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

The remuneration for this role is $83,0+6 to $117,312 with a midpoint of $+7,760 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

As our Management Accountant, you will be contributing to monthly management reporting internally and support the delivery of monthly external reports to councils. You will provide fact-based analysis and insights, and accurate budgeting and forecasting information. With your adept communication skills, you will be able to tell the story beyond the numbers.

You will get to:

Assist with high quality management reporting across the organisation

Prepare and collate and forecast information gathered from across the organisation

Provide variance analysis to help inform decision making

Assist with annual budgets and provide regular reporting

Work in a collaborative environment and help support the finance team and wider organisation.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring the following:

Chartered Accountant preferred, or working towards this

Three plus years of post qualification accounting experience

Strong collaborative skills with the ability to gather forecasting information across the business

High attention to detail with strong analytical skills

Exposure to complex budgeting and forecasting processes in a large organisation, with experience in Technology One preferred

High attention to detail with strong analytical skills.

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 two 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, Whanau and Mana.

Applications close: Sunday, 13 July 2025.

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 ******* testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.