Management Accountant - Service (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

About Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand

With a proud 47-year heritage, Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand is a leading provider of lift trucks and forklifts, recognized globally for quality and customer satisfaction. Operating with 15 branches and approximately 350 employees nationwide, we are among the foremost suppliers in New Zealand's lift truck industry.

Role Overview

We invite you to join our seasoned finance team immediately as a Management Accountant - Services. In this pivotal position, you will support the Company's Service division by preparing monthly financial reports, conducting analyses on service performance, and interpreting financial data for managers without finance backgrounds.

Your responsibilities will include job costing for service operations, reviewing gross profits and margins, analyzing labor costs, and collaborating directly with branch managers through occasional travel to deliver valuable financial insights.

This role is a fixed 12-month contract based at our Corporate Office in East Tamaki, Auckland.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess a background in cost and management accounting coupled with data analysis and business partnering capabilities. A positive, solution-oriented mindset and keen attention to detail are essential. Candidates must hold an accounting qualification such as CA or CPA, and have at least three years of relevant experience. Advanced proficiency in Excel is required. Experience within industrial services or manufacturing sectors will be considered advantageous.

Benefits and Additional Information

As part of the global Crown Equipment group, our organization provides excellent opportunities for ongoing professional growth and career advancement.

Applicants must be legally authorized to live and work in New Zealand and will be subject to a full pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol testing.

This is an excellent chance to join the leader in New Zealand's lift truck market, where "there is nothing like a Crown, for picking it up and putting it down." We encourage early applications as we review candidates on a rolling basis.