Senior Management Accountant

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• University Services
• Palmerston North

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Senior Manager 
University Services
Term length: ongoing
Hours of work: full-time

Position Overview

An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of Massey’s Financial Planning & Analysis Team as our Senior Management Accountant.  Further develop your career in an environment of continuous improvement, this position can be based on either our Manawatū or Wellington campus, with a preference for Manawatū.  

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Senior Management Accountant will provide back up to the Manager and contribute to Operating and Capital related activities such as budgeting, forecasting, reporting and annual planning processes. This will include items such as the Capital Asset Management (CAM) review process and compiling the Ten-Year Capital Plan. Providing high-quality financial analysis and reviewing of potential new ventures and/or business cases will also be key to this role.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

•    Five years’ experience working at a senior level in financial and management accounting in a reputable (preferably a tertiary education) organisation
•    Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
•    Proven relationship building capability
•    Demonstrable experience of working with large numbers of stakeholders.
•    Demonstrable experience of working with large sets of complex data.
•    Experience of writing financial reports for senior management and board of governors. 

We are looking for someone who prides themselves as being an effective, audience appropriate communicator, with the ability to provide information and messages in a way that produces clarity and impact.

Massey University is a world-leading university in many academic disciplines and fields of research. Our point of difference is that our research is connected to community and industry. Working together across disciplines and locations, we solve national and global problems through fundamental, applied, and interdisciplinary research, while culturally and artistically enriching our world.

We are constantly challenging the way we work and learn through the calculated adoption of emerging technologies to allow us to best support our staff and students across range of complex environments and multiple locations.

In addition to a salary, Massey also offers a flexible, enabling, and inclusive environment, with a superior superannuation employer contribution (up to 6.75% of salary), subsidised Southern Cross Healthcare plan for you and your family, additional University holidays, study fee concessions, and a commitment to being te Tiriti o Waitangi-led.

Seeking a self-starter to join our team, ready to take initiative and drive results from day one. 

If you would like to arrange a confidential conversation, please feel free to contact Barry Harlen Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis – [email protected] .

Note, all applications must please be submitted online via ‘Apply now', rather than email.

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