Job Description

Title: Assistant Accountant

Company Name: Waitemata District Health Board

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: New Zealand, New Zealand, Auckland, Rodney & North Shore,

Employment Status: Full Time

• Live locally, Work locally
• Generous annual leave provisions
• Values based organisation committed to providing the best care for everyone

Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB) employs over 8,000 highly skilled clinical and non-clinical professionals and has a total annual operating expenditure of approximately $1.9billion. As the largest DHB in New Zealand comprising of two main sites in West and North Auckland, it provides health services to a population of approximately 630,000.

As need for better finance support has been identified as an important area to ensure that the DHB’s delivery of increasingly complex health services to a fast growing population is being implemented. As a result, we are looking for an Assistant Accountant to help provide this support.

You will be looking to work in a customer focused environment and be a key driver of improving processes. Preferably, you would have a track record of adding value to the business through analysis of complex activity data.   You will also be a ‘go to’ person able to support all manner of requests for financial information and advice.

The successful candidate will be joining a team of information and finance professionals working in a fast paced and dynamic environment.  Preferably you would have two years of similar experience in a finance role in a medium to large organisation.  

Tertiary qualified in commerce or other numeric field is also required as well as good interpersonal and communication abilities.  Ideally, you would be working towards or planning on working towards obtaining a CA or equivalent level qualification. Your open, consultative approach and influencing skills will ensure your success in this role.

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Please apply on-line at www.wdhbcareers.com.

For further information in the first instance, please email Ben Bradley - Senior Recruitment Consultant on [email protected]

Job code: WDHB11765

Closing date: 5th April 2021