Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow.
Our purpose | To tatou kaupapa
We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand’s independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country’s unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people.
Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals.
What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come.
Come join us
We welcome you to join us on our journey to a healthy environment that benefits us all.
Jump in the waka - make history with us.
About our group | Mō te roopu
The Corporate Services Group works in close partnership with the wider business to lead, support, and enable the EPA to achieve its strategic intentions and effectively and efficiently deliver its core functions.
There are four key functions within the Corporate Services Group. These are:
- Information Management and Technology
- Finance and Business Services
- People and Capability
- Communications and Customer
The Finance and Business Services function provides leadership and support across finance, procurement, planning and performance, risk and assurance, and facilities.
- Finance and procurement delivers accurate, timely and meaningful financial information and management and manages internal procurement activity and contract management.
- Planning and performance leads organisational performance, business and strategic planning and provides high quality internal and external accountability reporting.
- Risk and assurance operates processes to manage the EPA’s strategic and business risks and manages the out-sourced internal audit function.
- Facilities provides high-quality office and facilities services and leads the EPA’s sustainability initiatives
About the role | Mō te tūnga
Based in Wellington and reporting to the Team Leader of Finance and Procurement, this role is responsible for the management accounting functions of the EPA.
Your proven finance experience will see you confidently provide business partnering, maintain reporting systems and processes and support the financial planning across the business. You will not be a stranger to budgeting, forecasting and reporting and you will be comfortable leading specific project work as and when required.
About you | Mōhou ake
We are looking for someone with a range of skills and experience – if you have some or all of the below, we would love to hear from you.
- Strong knowledge of accounting concepts and standards
- Commercial nuance that can improve cost recovery
- Knowledge of operational procedures regarding financial systems administration
- Good knowledge of financial management trends and best practice
- Sound knowledge of public sector accounting standards
- Proven customer and relationship management skills
- Excellent numeracy and technical accounting skills
- Proficiency working with accounting software packages (Oracle desirable)
- Excellent planning and organising skills, including time management and prioritising work
What’s in it for you | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou
There are extra benefits to working at the EPA:
- flexible working culture
- three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave
- $400 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home
- an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives
- in-house Māori cultural capability building programme
- learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium
- active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks
- EPA awards recognising individual and team effort
- relocation help for those moving to New Zealand from overseas.
Salary range
$83,724 - $125,586 per annum (midpoint $104,655).
This is the full salary range. Appointments are made within the range depending on skills and experience. An appointment at the midpoint assumes 100% competency in the role, with the full band covering a range of 80% - 120%.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
Complete the online application form and submit your CV and a covering letter.
Please note: your covering letter is an important part of our assessment process. Please highlight how your experience relates to this role, and why you applied. Tell us about you, your values and/or whakapapa.
View the Position description
For more information, please contact recruit@epa.govt.nz or check out the careers section of our website www.epa.govt.nz/careers.
Applications close | Rā Katinga
5pm, Friday 18 July, 2025