Accounting Manager

About the Company: Our client is a large, well-established New Zealand civil construction business, delivering major projects across the country. With a strong national footprint and a genuine focus on developing its people, this is a business where finance sits close to the operation, not removed from it. The Role: Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will lead a team of 6 across management accounting, financial accounting, admin and reception, with oversight of AP/AR. You’ll partner closely with operational leaders nationwide, providing the financial insight and reporting rigour that supports major infrastructure delivery. This would be a great opportunity for someone at Assistant Manager level or higher looking to make a move out of practice.

Responsibilities

Own month end and year end reporting requirements; Monitor, review and report on financial performance across the business; Oversee development of operational and capital budgets and forecasts; Support the Finance Manager on business planning and strategy development; Analyse trends and provide proactive financial and commercial advice; Lead, coach and develop a team of 6 direct reports; Drive process, systems and procedure improvements across the function; Build business cases to support capital investment decisions

Requirements

CA or CPA qualified with a relevant tertiary qualification; 3+ years’ management accounting experience; Big 4 background or similar industry/size experience preferred; Proven people leader, confident coaching and developing a team; Strong commercial awareness balancing strategic and operational priorities; Excellent relationship building and stakeholder communication, this is as important as technical depth; Experience leading process improvement initiatives; Construction or infrastructure exposure an advantage, not essential

Nice to have

Big 4 background or similar industry/size experience; Construction or infrastructure exposure

Benefits

Rare chance to step into a genuine leadership role with 6 direct reports and real influence over how the finance function operates; Work closely with senior operational leaders across a national business; Input shaping budgets, forecasts and capital investment decisions; Business invests seriously in its people; Clear runway to broaden commercial and business partnering exposure; Direct exposure to senior operational leadership across a national business; West Auckland location; Genuine training, development and career progression on offer