Senior Financial Accountant

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Dunedin, Otago, NZL
In-Office
Senior level
Industrial
The Role
The Senior Financial Accountant manages month-end close, journals, technical accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, tax compliance, statutory reporting, audits, and SOX financial controls. The role also supports finance systems upgrades, process improvements, reporting enhancements, and operational finance teams while serving as a senior technical accounting resource.
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Company Description

OceanaGold is a global intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience.  We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and a global workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE: OGC).

Job Description

Due to ongoing growth, our Dunedin-based finance team are on the search for a Senior Financial Accountant. Based at our Dunedin city office, this role will support the Superintendent - Financial Control in delivering accurate and timely financial accounting, statutory reporting, tax compliance, audit, and regulatory outcomes for OceanaGold New Zealand. As part of a SOX-compliant listed entity, the role will have also have clear ownership of key financial controls, including control operation, evidence quality, issue remediation, and ongoing uplift of accounting processes, systems, and reporting.

Working a 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, 7:00am – 4:30pm roster, this is a great opportunity to start or continue your career in the exciting mining industry. If you have strong technical accounting capabilities, and are a collaborative, resilient and delivery-focused individual, we want to hear from you!

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to month-end close activities, including preparation, posting, and review of journals in Pronto (ERP) for New Zealand entities.
  • Support management accounting teams with financial accounting input, close-related analysis, and reporting support to improve the quality and consistency of site and operational finance information.
  • Prepare and review complex transactions and accounting models, ensuring appropriate technical accounting treatment, supporting calculations, and clear documentation of key assumptions.
  • Review and support balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely completion and certification in Blackline in collaboration with relevant finance team members.
  • Support income tax calculations, provisions, filings and related workpapers, including coordination with Group Tax and external advisors as required.
  • Serve as a key finance contributor to systems upgrades, process improvements, and control enhancements.
  • Own, operate, monitor, and continuously improve key financial controls across end-to-end accounting processes, ensuring they are clearly evidenced, auditable, and aligned with SOX requirements, Group control frameworks, external audit expectations, and practical business operations.
  • Operate as a senior technical resource within the finance team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy or equivalent).
  • CA (or equivalent professional qualification or experience).
  • Full and current driver licence.
  • Unrestricted and immediate New Zealand work rights / Visa is required for this role.

Experience

  • More than five years’ experience in financial accounting within a large or complex organisation.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in month-end close, financial accounting, income tax compliance, balance sheet governance, and internal control ownership within a large, complex, or listed organisation.
  • Demonstrated experience operating in a SOX, listed-company, or equivalent control environment, including preparing audit-ready evidence, supporting control testing, and remediating control gaps.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex reconciliations, financial modelling, data analysis, pivot tables, and use of formulas to support statutory reporting, audit deliverables, and management requirements.
  • Experience with ERP and consolidation systems (Pronto, OneStream, or similar).
  • Experience supporting finance transformation, reporting improvement, or process uplift initiatives across management accounting or operational finance teams.
  • Desirable: Experience in extractive, industrial, or asset-intensive environments.

Additional Information

  • Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago, NZ
  • 9-day fortnight roster - 5 on, 2 off, 4 on, 3 off, 7:00am - 4:30pm
  • Dunedin City office location
  • Competitive salary + bonus scheme
  • Discounts on retail and services
  • Free Southern Cross Healthcare/Life Insurance
  • Monthly health and wellbeing allowance
  • Living Our Values recognition program
  • Physiotherapist sessions
  • Study assistance
  • Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected

**Applications close 19 September 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately.

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]

Skills Required

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy or equivalent
  • CA or equivalent professional qualification or experience
  • Full and current driver licence
  • Unrestricted and immediate New Zealand work rights or visa
  • More than five years of financial accounting experience in a large or complex organisation
  • Hands-on experience with month-end close, financial accounting, income tax compliance, balance sheet governance, and internal control ownership
  • Experience in a SOX, listed-company, or equivalent control environment
  • Experience preparing audit-ready evidence, supporting control testing, and remediating control gaps
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reconciliations, financial modelling, data analysis, pivot tables, and formulas
  • Experience with ERP and consolidation systems such as Pronto, OneStream, or similar
  • Experience supporting finance transformation, reporting improvement, or process uplift initiatives
  • Experience in extractive, industrial, or asset-intensive environments
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The Company
HQ: Melbourne
1,613 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

OceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns for our shareholders. We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand.

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