ROLE DESCRIPTION

Role Title: Senior Management Accountant

Number of Direct Reports: 0

Directorate: Corporate and Finance

Budget: Nil

Reports To: Finance Manager – Business Partnering, Financial and Business Performance

Location: Wellington

Public Service

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi.  We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

You can find out more about what this means at (https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/about-us)

Role of Tertiary Education Commission (Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua)

Our purpose

To shape a dynamic system that delivers lifelong learning and equips learners, communities and employers for success.

Our vision

A resilient, prosperous New Zealand – where every person has the skills, knowledge and confidence to create a fulfilling life.

Tō mātou pūtake

Tāreia te pūnaha kia hihiri, ko te ako taumano te hua- kia rite ai ngā akonga, ngā hapori me ngā kaituku mahi mō te angitu.

Tō mātou wawata

Kia tū aumangea, kia taurikura a Aotearoa- kei a te katoa ngā pūkenga, te mātauranga me te whakamanawa e tipu ai te mauri ora.

Our Values and Behaviours

Work together for success

We do this by:

· actively looking for input from others

· crafting a safe, open environment for sharing ideas

· valuing other people’s contributions and perspectives

Connect with people

We do this by:

· creating culturally affirming spaces with shared dignity

· treating others with kindness, respect and generosity

· supporting who we work with and the work they do

Service matters

We do this by:

· asking questions and listening, with empathy, to understand

· helping everyone involved by resolving promptly and accurately

· learning from the people we work with and for

Do the right thing

We do this by:

· being consistent with our talk and walk

· acting with honesty and accountability, even when it’s hard

· giving it our all and delivering

More information can be found on our website: www.tec.govt.nz

Tikanga me te whakatinana

Mahi ngātahi kia angitu

Mā te:

· rapu whakaaro mai i tēnā, i tēnā

· whakarite wāhi haumaru, whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro

· whakanui i ia tangata, ōna pukenga me ōna whakaaro

He tūhonohono

Mā te:

· whakarite wāhi whakamana i te tangata me tōna whakapapa

· whai kia ngākau māhaki, aroha ki te tangata

· tautoko i tēnā, i tēnā me ā rātou mahi

Awhi mai, awhi atu

Mā te:

· whakarongo, mā te ngākau māhaki, kia mārama ai

· ringa āwhina, mā te ringa hora kia tika te whakatau

· mōhio he akoranga anō kei tēnā, kei tēnā, ahakoa ko wai

Mahia kia tika

Mā te:

· whai kia rite te kōrero ki te mahi

· mahi pono, ahakoa te aha

· whakapau kaha kia tutuki pai

Directorate:

The Corporate & Finance Directorate is responsible for the development and delivery of financial and business support services to enable the organisation to operate effectively and efficiently. It provides assurance to the Board and Crown monitoring agencies regarding the effective governance, management of financial risk and integrity of the financial management system. It delivers financial control and monitoring, and business support and advice around HR management, organisational planning and reporting, programme management, risk, procurement and property services.

Role Purpose:

The role will provide accounting information and advice to assist managers to make financial decisions to manage the business. The role will provide end to end general accounting and financial management activities associated with planning, budgeting, forecasting, management support and performance reporting.

Key Accountabilities:

Deliverables

Management Accountant activities

· Preparation, analysis and delivery of the annual operating budgets and forecasts.

· Advising on strategic planning and business planning.

· Variance analysis and monthly reporting.

· Ownership of the month end processing.

· Financial training and upskilling of responsibility centre managers and customers as required.

· Prepare and deliver financial reports to Board level standard.

· Provide financial analysis and direction to responsibility centre managers and other customers as required.

· Keeping informed of regulatory requirements and best practices in management accounting.

Project Accounting

· Evaluate and establish financial business requirements for new projects and activities, assist with developing business cases as required.

· Provide advice, reporting and financial support on operating and capital projects.

· Escalate issues and risk appropriately.

Relationship management

· Manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure they are involved, informed, and consulted as needed.

· Demonstrates strong cultural intelligence, the ability to operate effectively in diverse cultural contexts, and the ability to apply cultural analysis to TEC work.

· Can identify the importance of, and appropriately incorporate, tikanga and te reo Māori into thinking, planning, and business practices.

Risk management

· Contributes to risk identification at a Directorate and organisational level to manage emerging issues and events.

Continuous improvement

· Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, maintenance and review of systems, policies, procedures and practices necessary for the efficient and efficient operation of the team.

· Contributes to optimising the performance of the directorate and the TEC as a whole, including achieving through others.

Proactive awareness of health and safety in the workplace

· Ensure knowledge and understanding of health, safety and wellbeing.

· Comply with the TEC’s health and safety policies and procedures for reporting accidents and hazards.

Key Relationships:

Internal:

· Financial Control Team.

· Responsibility Centre managers.

· Executive Leadership Team.

External:

· External stakeholders as determined by the work programme.

· External agencies – either those contacting or with an interest in the work of this team, or those that have similar functions.

· Audit NZ.

· Vendors, suppliers, contractors and consultants.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required:

The position holder will have:

· Relevant tertiary qualification and hold qualified Chartered Accountant status with CAANZ or a similar professional qualification.

· Experience preparing operating and capital budgets.

· Experience working with projects managing both capital and operational budgets.

· Proven ability to develop relationships with non-accountants.

· Very good written and oral communication skills.

· Proven organisation and time management skills.

· Advanced excel abilities (e.g. Pivot tables, SUMIF function, lookups).

· Experience using a mid-size financial management information system (TechnologyOne preferred but not required).

· Good written and oral communication skills.

· Proven organisation and time management skills.

TEC Core Competencies:

TEC staff working as one organisation are expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

Connects with people – Level 1

· Is customer focussed and continually looks to improve

· Tailors messages to the audience

· Values diversity and is culturally aware

· Effectively negotiates mutual expectations and builds rapport

· Builds and manages relationships

Is a team player – Level 1

· Works well with a variety of teams and groups

· Can work with peers openly and constructively, sharing their own views while considering alternate perspectives

· Is trusted and supported by peers

· Ensures their approach to collaborative issues is appropriate and positive

Is an ambassador and champion for ‘One TEC’ – Level 1

· Communicates vision helping people to understand what we are doing and why

· Breaks down ‘silos’, works across boundaries and collaborates with others to achieve organisational results

Is innovative and breaks barriers – Level 1

· Sees how new ideas can work, and is able to make the hard decisions about which should be pursued or not

· Is unafraid to suggest new and different approaches

· Can sell new ideas in a tough environment

Has the cultural capability to drive beneficial outcomes for Māori learners – Level 1

· Proactively considers ways to ensure Māori learners enjoy and achieve tertiary education success, and acts on them

· Thinks, plans and incorporates tikanga Māori and Te Reo Māori into TEC business and practices

Understands and encourages self and others to embrace Māori cultural capability

Role Specific Competencies:

Has energy and drive – Level 1

· Believes in self to make a difference

· Takes decisions and follows through

· Is resilient, sets and achieves challenging goals

Manages resources – Level 1

· Knows how TEC systems and processes work and makes suggestions for improvement

· Establishes clear priorities and allocates resources accordingly

· Manages budgets effectively

Technical/Professional expertise – Level 2

· Has the know-how to carry out the role to a high standard

· Strives to ensure technical/professional knowledge is maintained and up to date

· Is quick to grasp new, complex information and ideas, then apply appropriately

Is organised and systematic – Level 1

· Uses the appropriate resources and people to effectively achieve outcomes

· Can plan and manage multiple pieces of work without compromising delivery

· Understands organisational requirements and processes and uses these effectively to deliver

· Looks ahead to identify and manage issues

· Sees where efficient delivery can be accomplished through simplifying the what and how being done

Handles ambiguity – Level 1

· Can manage their own reactions to change and changing situations, and seeks appropriate support

· Is able to work in an environment of uncertainty

· Can cope with, and find a way through, risk and the unknown