Financial Accountant - Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months
Wellington City Council
- Support WCC through a transitional phase
- One year fixed-term, part-time role 20-25 hours per week
- Competitive salary and five weeks annual leave
Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō - Working together for Wellington's future.
At Wellington City Council, we put people at the heart of what we do. We care for our places, work collaboratively, and are always looking for better ways of doing things. If you're a strong Financial Accountant who enjoys working in a complex, purpose-driven environment, this could be the role for you.
Āu ake mahi - what you'll do
We're looking for an experienced Financial Accountant to join our busy Financial Control team and provide additional support while the team go through a transitional phase. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring the integrity of Wellington City Council's financial information.
The initial priority will be helping with the end of year process. This will involve collaborating with audit and stakeholders across Council to ensure we have the appropriate information for financial reporting.
Core responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring the Council meets its financial reporting and planning accountability commitments
- Assisting with the preparation of the Council and group financial statements including completing consolidation workings
- Assisting with any other external financial reporting requirements (e.g. statistics returns)
- Ensuring Council's tax obligations and compliance with relevant tax legislation are met via assistance with various tax returns (e.g. GST, FBT, NRWT etc)
- Managing various bank and other administration processes
This role is a one-year fixed-term, part-time contract. The hours will be 20-25 hours per week and we are flexible with how you work those hours. Ideally, it will be across four days.
If you are interested in the role but want to discuss a different work pattern, we encourage you to submit your application and outline what will work best for you in your cover letter.
Ngā tohu me ngā wheako - qualifications and experience
We're looking for someone who has an accounting or finance-related tertiary qualification or relevant experience they can draw on, ideally from five plus years in an accounting or business environment. You may be part qualified towards a professional accounting qualification or looking to get back into the workforce after a break.
You'll be a team player, someone who is flexible, competent with Excel and accounting systems, and be a safe pair of hands. Ideally, you'll also have experience working in an environment where you have improved, simplified and streamlined processes.
We are looking to appoint between $103,494 and $121,757 full-time equivalent per annum for this role, depending on relevant skills and experience.
Nōu te rourou - what's in it for you
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including five weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.
View our Employee Value Proposition video to see what our employees say about working at WCC.
Diversity
We want your application to enable you to portray the real you. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We welcome applications from all people and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Accessibility support
We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz
Applications close Monday, 27 April 2026. Please note that we may engage with applicants prior to the vacancy closing and or close applications ahead of this date, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
All applications must be submitted online and applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand - we will not accept emailed applications. All employees must undergo a criminal conviction check and credit check.
If you have questions, please contact Dean Norton, Manager Financial Accounting, Dean.Norton@wcc.govt.nz
