Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Wakari Hospital, Dunedin

• Influence business decisions and drive improvements in the delivery of healthcare across the Southern region
• Friendly, experienced and improvement focused team
• Full time, fixed term position until January 2026

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Join our team of Management Accountants tasked with continually looking for system and process efficiencies in an environment that demands change.

In this position, you will support the Interim District Finance Lead to ensure all business information is accurate and timely including but not limited to:

• Assisting with the development of the annual budgeting and production plans, noting financial implications and opportunities to reduce costs.
• Evaluate business initiatives ensuring they are robustly challenged and improving value for money decision making.
• Provide organisational instructions, guidelines and timeframes for budgets.
• Facilitate the consolidation of monthly reporting. Provide clarity on the financial impact of operational performance.
• Finance expert within the associated leadership team, driving and capturing operational efficiency and ensuring value for money on investments.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

You'll be someone who brings exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to juggle a number of projects. Along with holding a relevant tertiary qualification, you will have at least two years’ business experience.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Strong analytical skills, with previous experience of turning these analytics into relevant and focussed management information - making information relevant, insightful and easy to understand will be a key part of your skill set!

• Advanced computer skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of database management and accessing information from existing data sources.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and a commitment of continuous quality improvement.

• Confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment
• The ability to be adaptable, flexible and solution focused
• Experience in a health environment would be advantageous but is not essential as training will be provided. 

• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings

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Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the PSA Policy, Advisory, Knowledge and Specialist Workers Collective Agreement and the salary will be in accordance our IEA pay scale

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 05 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.