Senior Management Accountant

• Looking for a role that aligns with your skills and values
• Help shape the delivery of management accounting to enable informed decision making
• Join a highly productive, award-winning team working towards a better New Zealand

Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join our award-winning team based in our Auckland or Wellington Office. The Management Accountant is an engaging and diverse role working closely with cost centre managers focusing on reporting, forecasting and budgeting across business groups and on high profile projects.

You will have the ability to work with a broad range of internal stakeholders and government bodies giving you an interesting and varied mix of work that results in better outcomes for New Zealand.

We are looking for someone that can provide high quality support and reporting of business targets, as well as the ability to track and improve performance.

Ngā Pūmanawatanga Ōu - What You Will Bring

• CA/CPA qualified with relevant tertiary qualification and 5 years or more post qualification work experience.
• The ability to provide meaningful insights through your excellent analytical and communication skills.
• The ability to have robust and challenging conversations with Senior Leaders.
• Clear and logical thinking and planning capability, with the ability to work independently through complexities.
• Strong technical experience in your field of expertise - you are system savvy and have good financial skills.
• A commercially focused, results driven approach with a proactive work ethic.
• Confidence and experience in managing relationships across a broad range of stakeholders.
• A focus on continuous business process improvement.
• A high level of adaptability and readiness to contribute proactively, including undertaking hands-on tasks as required and prepared to step in and provide practical support in response to operational demands.

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ō tātou uara - Our values

Our Values Were Developed By Us, For Us. They Unite Us As An Organisation And Guide How We Work Every Day. Our Values Are

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions about this role, please contact ***email_hidden***

Applications close on Monday 29th June 2026 at 11:55pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

If you don’t tick all the boxes in this listing but think that you could be a great fit based on your unique background and skillset, we would welcome an application from you.