Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

Dunedin

Permanent, up to full-time (37.5 hours)

At WellSouth, we are dedicated to promoting health equity, ensuring everyone has access to the highest quality of care and enabling better health outcomes for people in the Southern region.

We offer:

• A supportive work environment where you will make a real impact on the lives of our diverse communities.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A commitment to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• 37.5 hour work week 
• To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer a competitive salary, flu vaccinations, an annual wellness voucher and a day off on your birthday.
• 5 weeks annual leave after two years.
• Sick leave entitlement of 5 days will be available from commencement of employment and another 5 days at 6 months of employment. 10 days entitlement will be available at 12 months service thereafter.
• Inhouse equity training, Te Reo training and associated professional development.
• We are a rainbow tick certified workplace, the first PHO in Aotearoa New Zealand

About this role and the Finance Team
The Finance team at WellSouth is preparing for the future of primary and community health care in the South.

Through efficiency, digitisation and mahi the team has reconfigured a traditional accounting role for more impact on the organisation, with business partnering at the fore, scenario planning and support for decision makers.

The CFO leads a team that is dynamic, forward focused and high performing. There is so much going on in the health space, and the Southern region is leading in 'doing things differently'.

As a result we are continually moving forward and the role will include month end reporting to the Senior Leadership Team and the Board, responsibility for partner/subsidiary entities, alongside revenue project-based work and business partnering.

The successful candidate will have an eye for detail, an affinity with numbers, and enjoy working with a very diverse organisation.  This role will enable you to support the future development of the Health sector by using digital tools for data, analytics and reporting to support the delivery of health outcomes. The WellSouth Finance team is the engine room of funding for primary and community health – this is no ordinary finance team.

If you are a Senior Management Accountant, Business Partner or Finance Manager looking for a change or career progression; we are keen to work with you to provide opportunities to stretch yourself and shape the role around your development needs. 

The aim of this position is to support Clinical leadership, allocate financial resources across the region equitably and support accountability of delivery of WellSouth's services. This includes;

• Support WellSouth leaders with business case development and project reviews
• Work alongside WellSouth leaders to add finance strength and value to projects
• Support and develop a culture of continuous improvement of financial processes
• Manage, reconcile and prepare monthly reporting for leaders, Board and external parties
• Prepare budgets, forecasts financial models across the organisation
• Management and support of the Finance systems 

The candidates will have:

• Bachelor or Commerce and Graduate Diploma in Accounting (preferred)
• Charted Accountant membership or equivalent body
• Minimum 6 years accounting experience
• Microsoft365 experience, particularly in Excel, PowerBI and Word, at intermediate to advanced levels
• Experience using Financial Management Systems (FMIS)
• Be able to work flexibly with key deadline and reporting periods
• Openness to new technologies and a questioning mind

 Our Values - Tō Mātou Uara

• He mana tō te whānau – Whānau Centred
• Tōkeke - Equitable
• Manawa whakaute - Respectful
• Pono – Transparent

For the full Job Description click here: Position Description

Please note that we don't always work to fixed closing dates & may interview candidates as their applications are received.

Applications close: 12 January 2026.

Applications must include a CV, and a cover letter.

WellSouth Primary Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We are rainbow-tick accredited and are committed to upholding the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. WellSouth is smokefree and we support the Government's Vision of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.