Accounting Manager

Job Description

At Fulton Hogan, strong leadership is an important part of being a successful and enduring infrastructure business. For the past 90 years, our leaders, both at Board and Executive level, have provided governance and direction so that together we deliver the best strategic outcomes for our business we can achieve our vision of creating, connecting and caring for communities.

We are looking for a leader driven by a passion for high performance, collaboration and fostering strong relationships with employees across the business. Our culture thrives on our Real values - Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude and Leadership. Our employees live by these values through the work they do, every day, as one team.

The Opportunity:
We require an Accounting Manager to join our Christchurch regional finance team. This role is one of the leads within the Finance and Administration team, to support the region in attaining its business objectives and ensure continued future success.

You'll be responsible for working with all levels of management to support them with their finance and administration requirements.

In addition to the above you will:

- Monitor, review and report on financial performance
- Help embed our new finance system both within the finance function and at the operational level.
- Assist with the development of accurate operational and capital budgets and forecasts.
- Assist the Finance Manager in contributing to business planning and supporting the development of new business strategies
- Analyse and interpret trends and provide proactive financial, accounting and administration advice to the business.
- Manage and develop the wider accounting team, including our graduate accountants, via delivery of training and mentoring where required.
- Lead improvements and initiatives to enable efficient and effective processes, systems and procedures including training on management reporting tools and processes.
- Work with the business to develop business cases to support capital investment.
- Further develop reporting on sustainability initiatives

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A relevant tertiary qualification.
- CA or CPA qualified, or working toward such as qualification.
- 5+ years of management accountant experience.
- Commercial awareness and financial acumen with the ability to balance strategic and operational activities.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to review and critique financial information.
- Time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, be proactive and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
- A strong team-focus and the ability to coach, guide, develop and lead effectively.
- Experience implementing and leading process improvements.
- Strong stakeholders focus and ability to communicate professionally and effectively at various levels, building strong relationships both externally and internally

You will be a supportive and collaborative leader with a passion for developing and growing talent.

Good Work equals Good Benefits:
To ensure our employees are well looked after, we offer a suite of benefits such as:

- Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- KiwiSaver employer contributions
- Fuel discount card
- Family scholarships
- Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities
- Great discounts at a wide range of retailers

Creating, Connecting and caring for the community

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.
- We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities._
- We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply._