Position Title: Financial Accountant
Company: Williams Corporation
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Department: Accounting
Position Type: Full-Time, Onsite
Compensation: $100,000 – $120,000 per annum, depending on experience

Williams Corporation is one of New Zealand’s leading residential property developers, delivering quality homes across the country. With a growing portfolio of developments, investment funds and property management operations, our finance team plays a central role in supporting the group’s growth.

Reporting to the Financial Controller and Managing Directors, you’ll lead the financial management of our property management business while supporting development accounting across the wider group. It’s a hands-on role with genuine breadth: financial reporting, compliance, cashflow, systems and process improvement across multiple entities. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and help guide our Cebu-based finance team.

If you’re an ambitious accountant who wants real ownership, variety and the chance to shape how a growing finance function works, this role is for you.

• Own the property management accounting, including monthly financial statements, reconciliations, cashflow forecasting and management reporting

• Contribute to budgets and forecasts, delivering variance analysis and practical insights for decision-making

• Manage cashflow and ensure statutory and IRD compliance obligations are met

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls

• Lead improvements to accounting processes, reporting efficiency and system automation, including the use of AI tools

• Support accounting across the wider Williams Corporation group, including development entities

• Help manage and support Cebu-based finance team members

• Work across the business to make sure financial information is accurate, complete and on time

• Tertiary qualification in accounting; CA ANZ (or equivalent) qualified or working towards it

• Solid grasp of accounting principles and financial processes

• Experience working in a multi-entity group environment, including intercompany transactions and reconciliations

• Experience with Xero and Lentune (or similar systems)

• Working knowledge of IRD compliance requirements

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines

• Clear communicator with a collaborative, proactive approach

• Quick to learn new systems, with a genuine interest in using technology and AI to work smarter

• Property, property management or short-term rental platform experience is a bonus, but not essential

• Be part of a high-growth, nationally recognized property group

• Broad exposure to both property management and development accounting

• Work directly with senior leadership and see the impact of your work

• Drive process improvement and technology adoption in a team that welcomes new ideas

• A supportive, close-knit finance team

Apply directly through this job ad on Seek. Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.