Financial Accountant
Join our team in a very stable and excellent role for your career - awesome team, great culture and plenty of exciting work!
- Utilise your solid financial accounting skills in this rewarding role
- Can be Paraparaumu based with initial 3-month training in Levin or permanently Levin based, you choose!
- Scope for process improvement and personal growth
We’ve got exciting changes, new system implementations and people moving within the business, and as such, we are looking to hire a Financial Accountant to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. This role assists the organisation's financial reporting, financial accounting, and treasury requirements.
We are after someone degree qualified in accounting, with a chartered accounting qualification or currently working towards it. You have previous financial accounting experience, and ideally come from a similar industry in utilities, local government etc.
You enjoy working as part of a great team, know how to have a laugh, but who also know when it’s time to work hard. You are stable in your career, are looking for a role that you can truly make your own, and specialise in.
You’ll also bring to this role:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and
- Knowledge of Navision or Business Central is a huge bonus
- Strong communication skills, ability to influence others to deliver
- People leadership skills would be great, but are not a deal-breaker
About the Electra Group
We are a dynamic, forward-thinking and innovative local business, part of a vibrant community in the Horowhenua and Kapiti regions of New Zealand. We have been servicing our customers and the community for more than 90 years and believe the key to our success is our people, the community support we receive, our product innovation and diversification into new industries.
Electra is committed to living our values of Safety, Respect, Professional, Accountability and Integrity. We continually strive for excellence in everything that we do.
We offer a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, a generous well-being package plus career and professional development, all based in Paraparaumu or Levin. Enjoy the benefits of not commuting into the city centre of Wellington, but working for a company who are recognised for their inclusive and diverse culture, job opportunities and who provides a fantastic work to life balance.
Levin
Electra Benefits
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Training and Development 💻🌏
The continued training and development of our staff keeps them motivated, challenged and keen to continue their employment with us! Alongside our Line Mechanic Traineeship, we have also facilitated more than 12 industry-related courses, and we’ve spent more than $13.4m in training our staff! What does this mean for you? The chance to hone your skills, learn new ones, and progress through the organisation. -
Health and Wellbeing🏥♥
At Electra, we’re committed to the health and wellbeing of all of our staff. Below, see what we offer, it’s pretty amazing! • Medical Insurance through Southern Cross to our employees, and discounts to their immediate families. • Southern Cross members can enjoy additional benefits from their Wellbeing partners, such as Specsavers, OPSM, Lumino the Dentists, Southern Cross Pet Insurance and many more. • Life Insurance cover – for our permanent staff members who work more than 15 hours per week. • Voluntary flu vaccinations for our employees are provided. • Bi-annual mole checks are available to our employees. • We offer an Employee Assistance Program to support our staff. We know that people navigate good times and bad times, our EAP program provides confidential counselling services and practical assistance to assist with mental and physical wellbeing struggles. • Introducing our “Fit for work” program – This approach prepares our field crews for the day through physical warm-ups and ensure complete recovery for those in physical jobs out in the field through physical warm-downs. • Other on-going wellbeing initiatives such as assisting with financial wellbeing. Employees have the opportunity to meet with a Financial Advisor to seek advice on reducing debt, investments, reviewing mortgage and interest rates, just to name a few. • Ergonomic work-stations and electronic standing desks are provided to suit everyone’s physical wellbeing. -
A commitment to your safety🥽🦺
We are committed to industry safety best practice and want to ensure you get home safely each and every day. We provide the most suitable and up-to-date PPE available to all of our field staff. -
Competitive Remuneration💲💰
We know that attracting and retaining the best talent in the market is tough. That is why we are committed to providing market-leading remuneration across our roles. Couple this with our regional locations and the affordable house pricing that comes with them, you’ll be well looked after. -
Superannuation💲💰
We offer Kiwisaver across the Electra Group with a company scheme tailored specifically to our staff. -
Free on and off-site parking available 🚗👮♀️
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Relocation 🏠✈
Relocation assistance will be considered on a case by case basis.
Workplace and Culture
Across the region, we strive to (and think we’re doing an excellent job) of making Electra a fun, inclusive, challenging, innovative and safe place to work!
We pride ourselves on our core values, of Safety, Respect, Professional, Accountable and Integrity, and these values flow through every facet of work we undertake.
We work hard, but we also love to have fun, from plentiful celebrations to Line Mechanic competitions, quiz nights and family fun days, we sure know how to come together.
About Electra Limited
Electra was established in 1922 as an electricity network business based in the Horowhenua region, today the Electra Group owns, operates and invests in a portfolio of infrastructure and technology driven businesses with a nationwide footprint.
The Group is focused on delivering a range of products and services that contribute to the Group’s overall financial performance and the value we are able to provide to our owners - the consumers connected to the Electra network. We are also committed to supporting regional growth and the wellbeing of the communities we serve.
Financial Accountant
Join our team in a very stable and excellent role for your career - awesome team, great culture and plenty of exciting work!
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