Kaihangarau Tauanga Me Ngā Raraunga

Accounting Statistical Data Technician | Kaihangarau Tauanga Me Ngā Raraunga
Are you ready to use your data skills to help us measure New Zealand businesses' income, expenses, salaries and wages, and inventories? Play your part in contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
- Do you have experience with GST and PAYE returns?
- Are you a clear written communicator who loves to problem solve?
- Meaningful work contributing to the measurement of the dynamic economy
- Flexible and fun work environment

Mōu | For you
Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure), see careers site for other benefits and networks
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs, with opportunities to also work from home

Mō te tūnga | The role
As a full time, permanent Statistical and Data Technician with accounting experience, you will be a 'transformer', because your role is to transform our data to a more useable, value-added state so it can be used in our statistical production process.
The work includes data sourcing, editing, classification, validation, and confrontation. The aim of the game is to get the data one step closer to informing important decisions in Aotearoa, and your contribution ensures our data is ready to take the next step.
You will be working with a team of analysts and technicians to ensure our suite of statistical releases, and communications with data providers is world-class in quality, statistical design, and appearance.
Nōu te rourou | What you bring
We encourage and consider transferable skills and experience gained from outside of work e.g., cultural, community work, sports, volunteering, or a comparable role in a different sector or industry.
We want to see the following in your cover letter and CV any information relating to:

- Why Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is the place for you.
- Any experience performing data cleaning and analysis.
- Your accounting knowledge and experience with GST and PAYE returns.
- Your great communication skills and ability to produce plain English documentation that helps build understanding and strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Examples where you've shown curiosity, problem solved, or tried new things to constructively challenge the norm.
- Any information about your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
- How you've demonstrated or encouraged diversity and inclusion in and/or outside of work.
- Any experience writing and using R, SAS or other programming languages or knowledge of economics is also beneficial.

Please also indicate in your cover letter your location preference (Christchurch or Wellington).
Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of around 1,400 people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistical outputs to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs and New Zealanders make every day. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Check out our careers site to find out more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.