• Make a real difference to your community through smart, future focused financial leadership‑focused financial leadership.
• Shape a new role in an evolving environment and make it your own
• Enjoy flexibility, support and values led leadership‑led leadership

We're looking for an experienced Accountant - Three Waters to join our Finance Strategy & Planning team. This is a key role supporting the financial management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services that our communities rely on every day.

If you enjoy working with complex information, partnering with operational teams, and translating numbers into clear insights that support good decisions , this could be the role for you.

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Strategy & Planning Manager, with day to day oversight from the Group Manager - Three Waters, you'll be the trusted finance partner for all things Three Waters.

In this role, you'll:

• Lead Three Waters financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting across operations, assets and major projects
• Provide funding, pricing and treasury support, including debt, cashflow and insurance
• Deliver accurate, compliant financial reporting for regulators, with strong controls and audit ready records ‑ready records
• Support system improvements and work closely with operational and regulatory teams, including on projects like the Waimea Community Dam

About you

You're a confident, technically strong accountant who enjoys working in a complex, evolving environment.

What will help you succeed:

• Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) with a relevant qualification and experience working in a complex organisation
• Strong capability in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and applying accounting standards in practice
• Confidence working with financial systems and data, with advanced Excel skills and a sharp eye for detail
• A practical, problem solving mindset and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to nonfinancial audiences‑solving mindset and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non‑financial audiences

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that's focused on delivering public value and supporting thriving, resilient communities.

We offer:

• A supportive, values led team environment‑led team environment
• Meaningful work that makes a visible difference to the community
• Health insurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Ongoing professional development
• A competitive benefits package
• And yes — a day off on your birthday!

Sound like you?
If you're ready to use your financial expertise to support essential community services and be part of something that truly matters, we'd love to hear from you.