Student Finance Adviser

4 days ago

Kelburn, New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Full time

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a student-focused environment?
- Can you engage empathetically with a diverse student population while providing excellent customer service?
- Do you have a strong background in finance or accounting and a passion for delivering accurate, high-quality work?

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Kāiarahi Tahua Tauira - Student Finance Adviser to join the Student Finance team in a permanent role.

Student Finance Advisers are responsible for promoting and supporting financial capability within our students, administering our Hardship Fund and working with wider University teams to ensure our services reach students in need.

Key responsibilities:

- Deliver high quality, confidential and non-judgmental financial advice that meets students’ individual needs, increases their financial capability and helps them achieve their full academic potential.
- Deliver workshops and presentations on financial literacy and budgeting to a wide range of staff and students.

**Ō pūmanawa - About you**

You will be a motivated, customer-focused individual who can take the initiative, build rapport and engage empathetically with our diverse student population.

You will thrive in this role if you have an excellent manner with people, high levels of accuracy with financial administration, and self-management skills. This role is busy, challenging, extremely rewarding and interesting for the individual with the right temperament.

Key requirements:

- A relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrated relevant experience in finance or accounting.
- Demonstrable experience in providing financial planning or budgeting advice.
- Previous experience of a strong client centric approach to delivering excellent customer service or client services.
- Proven ability to work to a very high standard of accuracy, with an appreciation of the importance of data integrity.

**Close date for vacancy**:10 July 2025.

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