finance business partner.
- wellington central, wellington
- posted 1 day ago
- closes 26 july 2026
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- wellington central, wellington
- NZ$130,000 - NZ$140,000 per year
- permanent
- full-time
- job categoryaccounting & auditing
In this role, you will act as a dedicated finance advisor for specific business units , working closely with leadership teams to help them make smart financial decisions. Your job goes well beyond just crunching numbers ; you will use your financial expertise to guide and influence strategy in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. To succeed, you will need to be flexible, resilient, and great at building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to budget holders, providing proactive, relevant, and integrated business and financial insights.
- Deliver sound analysis and forward-looking financial options to support, inform, or challenge key operational decisions.
- Oversee budgeting and forecasting processes to ensure accurate, strategy-led, and timely financial plans.
- Connect financial and non-financial data, translating complex information into clear, actionable insights for managers.
- Contribute to the development and validation of business cases to ensure realistic resourcing, benefit realization, and policy compliance.
- Mentor and coach junior staff members to develop organizational talent.
What You’ll Bring
- Professional Qualifications: Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CAANZ or equivalent) with 3–4 years of post-qualification experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with a proven ability to build strong relationships and articulate complex messages simply across all levels of an organization (ideally within government).
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, capable of complex problem-solving, strategic thinking, and managing diverse stakeholder interests.
If you would like to discuss this in more detail please contact Garrett on 04 494 3452 or email garrett.ashman@randstad.co.nz
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
In this role, you will act as a dedicated finance advisor for specific business units , working closely with leadership teams to help them make smart financial decisions. Your job goes well beyond just crunching numbers ; you will use your financial expertise to guide and influence strategy in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. To succeed, you will need to be flexible, resilient, and great at building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to budget holders, providing proactive, relevant, and integrated business and financial insights.
- Deliver sound analysis and forward-looking financial options to support, inform, or challenge key operational decisions.
- Oversee budgeting and forecasting processes to ensure accurate, strategy-led, and timely financial plans.
- Connect financial and non-financial data, translating complex information into clear, actionable insights for managers.
- Contribute to the development and validation of business cases to ensure realistic resourcing, benefit realization, and policy compliance.
- Mentor and coach junior staff members to develop organizational talent.
What You’ll Bring
- Professional Qualifications: Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CAANZ or equivalent) with 3–4 years of post-qualification experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with a proven ability to build strong relationships and articulate complex messages simply across all levels of an organization (ideally within government).
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, capable of complex problem-solving, strategic thinking, and managing diverse stakeholder interests.
If you would like to discuss this in more detail please contact Garrett on 04 494 3452 or email garrett.ashman@randstad.co.nz
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
skills
Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Accountingqualifications
- CA Qual
education
Bachelor Degree
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