Job Posting End Date

August 9, 2024

Job Location

Alexandra

Job Description

Role Title: Regional Accountant

Location: Alexandra or Cromwell, Central Otago

Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full Time (12 Months)

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou whānau |Welcome to our Fulton Hogan Family

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of the opportunities, taking responsibility, having a crack, being accountable and making it happen. We live by our REAL values - Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude, Leadership - and we demonstrate these through the good work we do, every day, as one team.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our Central Otago team on a fixed term 12-month contract. This role will be based out of our Alexandra or Parkburn-Cromwell office to support the processing, analysis and reporting of financial transitions for the organisation. You will be responsible for preparing monthly accounts for a number of business units and working with the rest of the team to deliver further financial tasks.

In addition to the above you will:

• Provide high quality financial reports within agreed timeframes including monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  
• Assisting departments with monthly profit forecasting
  
• Maintain accuracy of job costing. Check and process recodes where necessary, ensuring that journal descriptions give accurate details for cost review processes
  
• Prepare Financial Reporting and other ad hoc reports as required in a clear and timely manner, including financial statements, reconciliations and investigation, forecasts and other comparative reporting requirements
  
• Monitor and report spend against budgets and assist with forecasting
  
• Preparing Annual budgets alongside Department Managers including involvement in the Year End process
  
• Provide detailed job / department variance and margin analysis
  
• Assist with cost to completes as required for projects
  
• Proactively deliver training to management, engineers, and contracting staff on all management reports and business tools
  
• Provide technical knowledge to help support system and process improvements to ensure finance systems and processes are operating effectively and up to best practice standards
  

We're looking for someone with:

• A relevant tertiary qualification along with CA (candidates nearly qualified will also be considered or willing to work towards achieving this qualification)
  
• Previous exposure to construction and maintenance programs of work would be an advantage but is not essential
  
• 3+ years of management accountant experience
  
• Excellent multi-tasking and organisational skills
  
• Highly proficient in the use of MS Office and JDE
  
• Experienced in analysing and coordinating large amounts of data
  
• Excellent communication skills across both verbal and written mediums
  
• Affinity for continuous improvement and innovation, applying learnings to ‘real world' delivery environments
  

You will enjoy working with numbers, using systems and processes to try to increase efficiency, and interacting with the wider group to ensure deadlines are met and information is understood. Additionally, as Fulton Hogan is in the process of implementing a new financial system past experience in system implementation projects would also be an advantage.

Good Work equals Good Benefits

• Medical insurance for you and your whānau.
  
• Life insurance from day one.
  
• KiwiSaver employer contributions after service milestones up to 7%.
  
• Fuel discount card.
  
• Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support.
  
• Family scholarships.
  
• Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities.
  
• Great discounts at a wide range of retailers.
  

At Fulton Hogan, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools and opportunities, they need to succeed and grow with us.

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.

Learn more about us: Homepage - Fulton Hogan and make an application to join our growing industry.

Sound like you?
This is a very hands-on role, so if you are looking for your next step up and you would like to help build on our Good Work culture, then we would like to hear from you. Apply today!

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.

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