Senior Finance Business Partner

7 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

About the role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
The Electoral Commission has an exciting opportunity for Senior Finance Business Partner to join the Finance and Administration team on a permanent basis.
The position reports to Manager, Finance and Administration and will be responsible for setting and leading all financial administration.
About you | Mōhou ake
To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced financial professional who is able to make well thought through recommendations. You will enjoy working collaboratively with those around you and have the ability to influence the behaviours and decisions of others. Strong communication and interpersonal skills will be critical to your success, along with advanced excel skills. Your numerical skills, attention to detail and accuracy will be second to none and you'll be comfortable maintaining performance when under pressure, and consistently delivering on time and to a good standard.
What you'll be doing | He aha tāu e mahi ana
- Developing and managing the production of high quality internal financial reports and dashboards
- Providing budget holders with the required financial information for effective monitoring of their budgets
- Drafting financial reports for the Board.
- Working alongside with the Senior Leadership Team members to identify longer term budget needs for the Electoral Commission
- Helping to develop budgets based on agreed work programmes, and organisational priorities
- Providing advice on the successful integration between financial and operational activities
- Provides timely, high quality, evidence-based advice
- Develop an understanding, and recognise and act upon, the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

What you'll need to succeed | Ko ngā mea ka hiahiatia e koe kia angitū
- A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or relevant tertiary qualification
- Five plus years work experience at a senior accounting / finance level; time in the public sector would be an advantage
- Chartered Accountant qualification is required
- A high level of computer literacy, in particular a proficiency with accounting / finance software and spreadsheets
- Effective people and relationship management skills
- Deep understanding of the Accounting / Finance discipline
- Ability to translate strategy into operational delivery
- Well-reasoned research and analytical skills

About the Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
The Electoral Commission wants every New Zealander to trust, value and take part in parliamentary elections.
Here's your chance to contribute to New Zealand's democracy as part of a small team of electoral experts who design, build and implement processes and systems for Parliamentary elections and referenda. It's an exciting and varied role within a team which is committed, supportive and hands-on.
Why join the Electoral Commission?
What's next? | He aha e whai ake nei
All new employees are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You may disclose your vaccination status to your manager on a voluntary basis.



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