Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Auckland Council’s Financial Advisory unit is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Advisory department. We’re one of the largest financial advisory teams in the country, so this is a brilliant opportunity to become a trusted advisor to a government organisation making a difference in our very own Tāmaki Makaurau

As a Business Partner your advice will support to improve financial performance results and ensure financial structures are aligned to deliver organisational strategies.

You can expect to focus on Annual and 10-year planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for departments and/or business units and provide performance insights. Specifically, this role will support our Community portfolio.

For a copy of the position description please click here

Day-to-day you can expect to work on:

- Month end process and forecasting, sharing of financial performance results, annual budgeting process.
- Understanding business risk
- Proactively looking for process improvement opportunities, savings and efficiencies.
- Helping the business understand to promote financially prudent business decisions
- Reviewing business cases, build financial scenario modelling, and providing a commercial lens on contracts, capital projects
- Helping develop financial training materials and able to discuss financial topics with people from all walks of life, who are often non-financial
- Analysing and interpreting data and being able to tell the story
- Coaching business staff to upskill their financial acumen
- Adhoc e.g., political queries, responding to Local Government Official Information Act requests

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

This position requires experience in similar business partnering positions, ideally from within large and complex organisations. Experience working in local government would be advantageous, though not essential.

You will ideally have some exposure with Contracts and Asset Management Planning (both from asset and capital planning perspective).

We will be looking for experience in:

- Thorough understanding of management accounting principles and techniques including experience in planning, budgeting and forecasting
- Preparing month-end financial results and forecasts

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

In return for your hard work, you can expect a flexible and supportive work environment.

Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini My success is not mine alone, but the success of many.

The salary range for this role is $110k-$115k.

**Applications close Thursday, 5th December 2024



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