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Senior Project Accountant
Department: Corporate Services
Location: Newstead
Posted: June 30, 2025
DairyNZ’s story
Progressing a positive future for New Zealand dairy farming -Te whanake anamata angitu mō ngā pāmu kau o Aotearoa
We are full of people who have a passion for delivering great outcomes and creating positive change. We leverage our collective strength by bringing the dairy sector together, helping farmers build more sustainable, profitable, and resilient farm businesses; because a strong dairy sector means a strong New Zealand.
Your opportunity
Based at our Newstead Office in Hamilton, we are seeking a sharp, commercially savvy Senior Project Accountant to join our finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll be at the heart of our multi-million-dollar, multi-year programmes - each spanning up to 7 years and involving multiple funders, subcontractors, and stakeholders across the dairy industry.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will:
- Lead financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for complex projects valued at $10–$30M.
- Ensure financial integrity across programmes with multiple funding streams and in-kind contributions.
- Provide commercial insight and challenge to support robust business cases and strategic decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver financial clarity and drive project success.
What you’ll bring
- Proven experience in project accounting, ideally within large-scale or multi-stakeholder environments.
- Strong analytical skills and a knack for translating numbers into strategic action.
- Confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decision-making.
- A passion for making a difference in New Zealand’s primary sector.
About you
The ideal candidate is a seasoned project accountant who thrives in complexity. You bring sharp analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and the confidence to challenge assumptions. You’re not just about balancing the books—you’re about driving smarter decisions. With experience managing multi-stakeholder budgets and a knack for translating financials into strategic insight, you’re ready to make a real impact in New Zealand’s dairy sector.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- A Tertiary Qualification in Accountancy/Finance (CA qualified)
- Excellent project accounting experience (5+ years) across public and private funding models whereby projects and programmes span long periods of time with high needs of transparency on meeting milestones, and outcomes for levy payers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commercial modelling skills
- Experience of working with Project Managers, including preparation of business cases
- Advanced excel skills
- Understanding of Project Methodology ideally in the science domain, and/or dairy sector
Sound good to you? Come join our team who together, are making a difference. Check out the full position description here to read more detail. Applications close 14th July 2025 at 11:55pm.