Chief Financial Officer

1 week ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
**Starting salary**: $160,000 - $190,000 negotiable + superannuation
- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- See our careers site for benefits and networks
- Work closely with Corporate Services leadership to provide cohesive, strategically aligned services

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
This role is permanent, based in Wellington CBD. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Services, your focus is financial planning, strategy and reporting for two government organisations, ERO and the Independent Children's Monitor (ICM). You'll have input to the organisation's strategic aims by providing financial acumen, technical advice, and value decision support on a full range of financial matters. Your role builds strong relationships internally with all managers across ERO, the Executive Leadership team and external agencies such as The Treasury, Inland Revenue, Auditors and Bankers. Your team provides management of finances and business analysis. This includes ensuring that finance policies and internal controls reflect best practice. We see you bringing strong leadership and a solution focused mindset to the role and team. The key focus for the next 6-12 months is supporting the delivery of initiatives for the priorities of the new government.
Mōhou ake | About you
We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV:

- About your knowledge and experience, or willingness to learn about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori.
- How you've demonstrated, encouraged, or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
- Examples of key relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.
- Where you've demonstrated leadership, e.g., led by example, demonstrated problem solving, owned a project or piece of work, spoken up for yourself or others.
- Where you've demonstrated a pragmatic approach to moving between the big picture and the detail without losing focus.
- Experience in a similar role that included technical financial accounting and meeting the budget cycle (baseline updates, estimates etc).
- Experience managing financial systems as a product owner.
- Understanding of the machinery of government and related financial processes and procedures.

Ko mātou | About Us
Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) is the government's education evaluation agency - we inform and facilitate improvement in early learning services, schools and kura. We promote a stronger, more equitable education system. We believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi centres on the child, the heart of the matter - Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Check out our careers site to learn more about working at ERO.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.



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