Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Permanent, full-time position based in Auckland Hospital. Partner with clinical and service leaders to turn financial information into insights that improve decision-making and service performance. Make a meaningful impact at Auckland City Hospital, using your management accounting expertise to support better financial and health outcomes.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join the Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Finance team at Auckland City Hospital. In this role, you'll provide high-quality management accounting, financial support and advice across an assigned portfolio of services. You'll work closely with Clinical Directors and Service Managers, helping them understand their financial performance, identify risks and make informed decisions that support the delivery of our services. You'll take ownership of monthly management reporting, forecasting and variance analysis, ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and meaningful. You'll investigate financial variances, understand the underlying drivers and work with service leaders to identify practical solutions and opportunities to improve performance. Beyond reporting, you'll contribute to budgeting and business planning, maintain and enhance costing models, support business cases and capital expenditure requests, and provide financial input into service-based projects and post-implementation reviews. This is an opportunity to use your commercial and analytical skills to add genuine value across a complex healthcare environment.

About you

We're looking for a confident and commercially minded management accountant who can combine strong technical accounting skills with excellent relationship management. You'll bring: a relevant bachelor-level accounting or business qualification. At least 3 years' experience in management accounting and financial analysis, with a strong focus on accurate and timely financial reporting. Advanced MS Excel skills and strong analytical capability, including experience with variance analysis, forecasting and financial performance reporting. A proven ability to build productive relationships and partner effectively with stakeholders, including managers and clinical leaders. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information into clear and actionable insights. Strong professional credibility, sound judgement and a high level of personal accountability. You'll be someone who is curious, collaborative and solutions-focused, with the confidence to challenge constructively and identify opportunities to improve financial performance. You'll be comfortable working with stakeholders at different levels and able to explain complex financial information in a way that supports effective decision-making. A professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA or CIMA, experience with financial planning and analysis tools, or previous health sector experience would be advantageous.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply, please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Tuesday 22 September 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.Govt.NZ.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site. We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.