Senior Finance Administrator

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time
Finance Shared Services

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

  • Fulltime at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Fixedterm role June 2023April 202
  • Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā_
  • Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei._

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do


The role of the Senior Finance Administrator is to provide proactive, responsive, and professional financial administration support, using approved systems and in compliance with the University's policies and procedures.


The Senior Finance Administrator works in a Shared Services team model, with assigned portfolios, and will contribute proactively to identify opportunities for operational efficacy, innovation and process improvements to university systems, processes, and service culture.


Mōu | Who You Are
You have advanced experience in a broad range of financial administration, including purchasing, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

You have experience in working with financial policies and procedures and advanced knowledge and experience in all Microsoft Office Programmes.

You are a team player, have excellent attention to details and a high level of accuracy.


This is a back-facing role, however you will be working closely with staff out in the business and sometimes external business partners, so need to have experience in working collaboratively with internal/external business partners.


Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With


The purpose of our Financial Services team is to provide central procurement, accounting, business partnership, advice, process improvement, and processing of financial transactions.

Everyone is making a difference to the University by helping shape and build a sustainable environment for our students.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

In 2023 UC are celebrating 150 years of accessible education. The past, the present and the future are intertwined. For more information on our 150th Anniversary visit us here.


Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff.

They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study.

For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.


We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity.

The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.


The closing date for this position is: 30th
April 2023 (midnight, NZ time):

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume_. _

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.

If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.


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