The Company

My client is a NZ owned business in growth mode in an industry that continues to front of mind for all given the environmental space they play in. The company is circa $120M turnover with 500+ staff. The company is expanding with recent acquisitions and will continue to do so. Based in Eden Terrace, the company has a good office environment, complete with parking for this role.

The Role

The role of Finance Business partner will report to the Commercial manager and will have the following responsibilities:

• Business Partner your P&L holders to explore strategic ideas, and provide performance on KPIs' and provide insights into performance
• Support the business with robust analysis of projects/initiatives to ensure effective decision making
• Ensure business systems capture information to enable the business to utilise financial information effectively for insights & performance
• Ensure month end and year end accounts are closed out to ensure effectively reporting
• Work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure the teams are united and partnering effectively
• Own the budget and forecasting submissions with your P&L holders and ensure you can present to ELT as required
• Focus on continuous improvement across your area for processes and operational performance
• Ensure capex requests are submitted with high quality analysis of costs and returns
• Partner with operational staff to understand financial capital returns
• Contribute to the building of a high performance commercial finance team.

Your profile:

To be considered for this role we are looking for someone with the following attributes:

• Qualified Accountant who is commercially savvy
• Customer and operationally focused.
• An ability to dig into insights & analysis and really delve into the business is a must as will be your ability to relate to the operations.
• Willing to get involved, seek out improvements in the finance & ops areas.
• Strong excel skills will mean you can manipulate data easily.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and have a deliverables focus and be proactive in your approach.

How to apply

Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Megan Alexander in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700.

Job Reference No: 06900-0013007366

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