Senior Finance Operations Officer

4 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- 12 month fixed term full time opportunity
- Showcase your expertise in financial operations in a high-volume payments environment
- Support process improvement with your strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Salary range: $68,380 - $77,359 depending on experience Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to join the team on a fixed term basis. This busy team is responsible for a variety of tasks such as regular payment runs across multiple ledgers, consolidated invoices, recurring invoices, foreign currency payments, and tax payments.

The Senior Finance Operations Officer will use their significant skills and experience in finance operations to support the AP team with the more complex processes and transactions. Reporting to the Finance Operations Team Lead, you will provide 2IC support, training and mentoring to the team.

With your extensive finance operations experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you will identify opportunities for process improvements and support the team through an extensive change programme, whilst continuing to provide a high standard of service and consistency of delivery.

You will need to demonstrate agility and resilience as the MBIE, the team and ways of working are constantly evolving.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

To find out more about working for MBIE click here.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- A minimum of three years’ experience in a government finance operations team, preferably accounts payable
- Strong experience and understanding of accounts payable processes and controls in a large and complex organisation
- Demonstrated experience assisting a Team Leader with management of the teams' workflows and assign queries to the appropriate team member according to skill level and knowledge
- Enthusiasm for and experience with continuous improvement
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving ability through analytical skills and sound judgement
- Ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships, trust, and credibility with a wide range of audiences
- Good understanding of operating in a customer-focused environment with the ability to communicate information in a clear and logical manner
- Excellent eye for detail and accuracy
- Experience with Technology 1 or similar FMIS
- Resilience to work in a constantly evolving work environment
- Known for their integrity, and taking responsibility for their own actions
- Must consent to and satisfactorily complete a credit check
- Must have the right to live and work in New Zealand Why work for us?

This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your financial operations expertise and provide support to one of NZ's largest government departments whilst at the same time developing your leadership skills. If you're excited to help drive a culture of innovation and change while maintaining a strong control environment, then this role for you.

**Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai

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