Senior Financial Accountant
Ryman Healthcare
Date: 3 days ago
City: Christchurch, Canterbury
Contract type: Full time
Join a purpose-driven team - support financial excellence for our Australian operations
At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.
We're a leading provider of retirement living and aged care, with 49 villages across New Zealand and Australia and around 7,700 team members. We're proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick, and everything we do must be "Good enough for mum and dad."
About The Role
We're looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to be based in our Christchurch office and take ownership of financial reporting and compliance for our Australian operations.
This role provides a unique opportunity to work cross-border with our Melbourne-based team, offering a blend of local support and international collaboration. Occasional travel to Melbourne will be part of the role.
Perfect for someone with audit or financial reporting experience—perhaps from a Big 4 background—who is looking to move into a broader, more impactful role in a purpose-driven organisation.
Key responsibilities:
If you're looking for meaningful work and want to contribute to something bigger, we'd love to hear from you.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so don't wait to apply.
- Play a key role in aged care financial reporting
- Christchurch-based with occasional travel to Melbourne
- Enjoy a supportive, flexible environment and meaningful work
At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.
We're a leading provider of retirement living and aged care, with 49 villages across New Zealand and Australia and around 7,700 team members. We're proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick, and everything we do must be "Good enough for mum and dad."
About The Role
We're looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to be based in our Christchurch office and take ownership of financial reporting and compliance for our Australian operations.
This role provides a unique opportunity to work cross-border with our Melbourne-based team, offering a blend of local support and international collaboration. Occasional travel to Melbourne will be part of the role.
Perfect for someone with audit or financial reporting experience—perhaps from a Big 4 background—who is looking to move into a broader, more impactful role in a purpose-driven organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead reporting for the Australian aged care operations, ensuring Ryman remain compliant with the Aged Care Act, Department of Health obligations, and Australian accounting standards
- Drive monthly reporting processes with teams in NZ and Australia
- Support Group financial reporting and lead the preparation of Australian subsidiary statements
- Manage the Australian business audit process and provide relevant financial data
- Collaborating with operational and finance teams to align financial data with business objectives.
- Support with tax compliance, working closely with the Capitalisation team
- An experienced accountant with knowledge of financial reporting, audit and compliance
- Ideally familiar with Australian aged care reporting standards (or eager to learn)
- A strong collaborator who can work across time zones and cultures
- Calm, clear and effective under pressure
- Curious, people-focused, and passionate about making a difference
- Purpose-driven work with real impact
- Flexible, supportive team culture in Christchurch
- Wellbeing leave and option to buy extra annual leave
- Recognition and reward programme
- Access to discounts with 40+ major brands
- Social events and team bonding - plus furry Fridays for dog lovers!
If you're looking for meaningful work and want to contribute to something bigger, we'd love to hear from you.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so don't wait to apply.
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