He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
This is more than a traditional accounting role.
As our Financial Asset Accountant, you'll be responsible for the financial management and reporting of some of New Zealand's most significant infrastructure assets, including water and wastewater networks, treatment plants, land, buildings, pumps, and major capital projects.
You'll play a critical role in ensuring asset information is accurately recorded, capitalised and reported, while supporting investment decisions that help shape Auckland's future. Working closely with project managers, engineers, operational teams, valuers and auditors, you'll become a trusted advisor on asset accounting and capital investment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing fixed asset accounting processes, including capitalisations, disposals, depreciation and impairment reviews.
- Maintaining the integrity of Watercare's fixed asset register and capital work-in-progress reporting.
- Managing asset revaluation and indexation programmes alongside external valuers.
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, including depreciation and asset movement analysis.
- Preparing asset disclosures for financial reporting and partnering with auditors during interim and year-end audits.
- Providing expert guidance to project teams to ensure timely capitalisation and compliance with accounting standards and organisational policy.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems and reporting efficiency.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with commercial thinking, stakeholder engagement and large-scale infrastructure investment.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
We're looking for a motivated and analytically minded finance professional who enjoys solving complex problems, building strong relationships, and making a meaningful impact.
You'll bring:
- A degree in Accounting or Finance.
- CA ANZ, CPA or equivalent professional qualification (or be actively working towards it).
- Around 3-5 years' accounting experience within a large organisation or accounting practice.
- Experience in fixed asset accounting, financial reporting or infrastructure accounting.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards.
- Experience working with ERP systems and fixed asset registers.
- Advanced Excel skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
- The confidence to build relationships, influence stakeholders and communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
Most importantly, you'll be curious, collaborative and excited by the opportunity to contribute to the long-term success of Watercare.
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
Skills Required
- Degree in Accounting or Finance
- CA ANZ, CPA or equivalent professional qualification (or actively working towards it)
- Around 3-5 years' accounting experience within a large organisation or accounting practice
- Experience in fixed asset accounting, financial reporting or infrastructure accounting
- Experience working with ERP systems and fixed asset registers
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and apply accounting standards
- Confidence to build relationships, influence stakeholders and communicate financial information clearly
What We Do
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations. Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment. We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city. We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets. Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers. If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
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