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 an exciting opportunity for a highly capable Senior Financial Accountant to join our Newmarket-based Finance team and make a real impact. Reporting to the Financial Reporting & Analysis Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting, providing technical accounting expertise, and strengthening compliance and governance at Watercare.
This is a varied and influential role where you'll work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Auckland Council, auditors and the wider business to protect the integrity of Watercare's financial reporting and controls, while contributing to an organisation that is actively pursuing efficiency opportunities through AI, automation and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting
- Preparing financial statements, management reports, disclosure notes and compliance reporting
- Providing technical accounting advice and supporting implementation of new accounting and reporting standards
- Coordinating external audit activities and responding to stakeholder queries
- Managing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring strong financial controls are maintained
- Leading key tax compliance activities including FBT and supporting R&D tax claims
- Supporting climate-related and sustainability reporting requirements
- Contributing to forecasting, budgeting processes and continuous improvement initiatives across Finance
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You'll be a technically strong accountant who enjoys working in a complex environment where accuracy, collaboration and continuous improvement are highly valued. You're comfortable managing competing priorities, interpreting accounting standards, and building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm would be advantageous but is not essential.
To be successful, you'll bring:
- CAANZ Chartered Accountant qualification (or equivalent)
- At least 5 years' experience in accounting, finance, audit or financial reporting roles
- Strong experience preparing statutory and management financial reports
- Sound knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements
- Audit or assurance experience, either in practice or industry
- Proven ability to analyse complex financial information and provide practical recommendations
- Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills
Experience within infrastructure, utilities, technology or other asset-intensive organisations will be advantageous, as will exposure to ERP systems such as Infor.
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
- CAANZ Chartered Accountant qualification or equivalent
- At least 5 years of experience in accounting, finance, audit, or financial reporting roles
- Strong experience preparing statutory and management financial reports
- Sound knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements
- Audit or assurance experience in practice or industry
- Ability to analyze complex financial information and provide practical recommendations
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills
- Big Four accounting firm experience
- Experience with infrastructure, utilities, technology, or other asset-intensive organizations
- Exposure to ERP systems such as Infor
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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