Financial Reporting Accountant
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, New Zealand

- Job security working for a NZ Government Agency.- Progressive flexible working plus 5 weeks Annual Leave- A diverse and inclusive environment that values lifelong learning opportunities- We are focused on holistic wellbeing to support you to be your best self.
Ka rere a kupu mihi ki te mata o te whenua e tau ai ki tena, ki tena huri noa e mihi atu ana. I tenei wa tonu nei e tonoa ana o pukenga nui, o wheako me o mohiotanga kia whakaeke mai ki te waka whakatutuki kaupapa e mea nei ko Te Taurapa Tuhono. Kua takoto te manuka, a, tautoko mai, arahi mai i nga pakihi hohoko o Aotearoa kia whaia nei nga pae tawhiti hou, hihira ano hoki.
To those near and far, greetings to you all. We look forward to you bringing your valuable skills, experience and knowledge to join our team aboard the forever moving waka, Te Taurapa Tuhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). This is the call, to rise to the occasion, and help guide New Zealand export businesses to exciting new horizons.

Who we are - Ko Te Taurapa Tuhono teneiEvery day New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) connects New Zealand export businesses with opportunities to grow and go global. Their success is our success. We also connect investors with New Zealand investment opportunities across companies, sectors and regions. If you are innovative with a can-do attitude, adventurous, and open to being challenged, then this might be the opportunity for you! Our people are based in 50 offices, working across 24 time zones and 40 languages to support New Zealand businesses in over 100 countries.
Our Finance team has an ambition to create a stronger, more agile and more connected finance function for NZTE. We will do this by shifting from back office to front office and truly earn the "title" of partner to our organisation, which will be a great step forward. As NZTE continues to flex its resources to support its strategy, there are amazing opportunities and challenges for the Finance team. We want to provide an awesome customer experience using automation and digitalisation to sync in with our internal partners to produce joined up delivery rather than manual and transactional individual processes.

What you'll be doing - Te whakamahereIn this Wellington based role, you will fully inhabit the world of Financial Reporting. As the subject matter expert, you will own the development and delivery of NZTE's financial performance reporting to internal and external stakeholders, from the Lead team and Board to Treasury and NZ Inc. This dynamic role involves a variety of different audiences and perspectives and you will be adept at tailoring relevant insights to aid decision making. You will be responsible for the timely reporting of monthly and year-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliation reviews, verifying ledgers and accounts and making corrections where appropriate. You will work with our international offices on their foreign currency requirements and be the guru for all thing foreign exchange. Proactive and technically savvy; dashboard report development, finance data integration and generation of insights to aid decision making is your forte. This is a role where you can use your use your skills to make things better and get your teeth into exciting accounting projects with the wider Finance and associated teams to improve processes and systems.

What you'll need to be successful - O Pukenga- CA qualified or equivalent- Adept at building strong connections across the organisation.- You will possess strong experience in financial reporting (within the public sector preferred but not essential)- Excellent at interpreting data and offering a clear understanding and insights.- Skilful in problem solving and solution finding.- A team player and a self-starter who is results driven with a focus on continuous improvement.- Treasury and foreign exchange management (advantageous).

Why you'll love working here - Nau mai ki Te Taurapa TuhonoNZTE is a truly global organisation where we work across different time zones and offer flexibility because of this. We know that life isn't all about work so we will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time. Work life balance is important to us - our position is if it's good for you, it's good for the team and it's good for NZTE - we see it as a benefit. On top of this, we also offer five weeks annual leave so you can have that extra time in the year to enjoy what you love doing!

What's next - Te ara ki tuaHave a read of the position description on our careers page and if you are interested, apply before midnight NZST on Monday 4th October.
Please note: you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.
NZTE is committed to uplifting the mana of Maori as tangata whenua and recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi as New Zealand