Finance Business Partner

• We have created a diverse and collaborative environment that inspires lifelong learning opportunities.
• We offer hybrid working that enables work life balance + 5 Weeks of Annual Leave
• We are focused on holistic wellbeing to support you to be your best self

Ka rere a kupu mihi ki te mata o te whenua e tau ai ki tēnā, ki tēnā huri noa – e mihi atu ana. I tēnei wa tonu nei e tonoa ana ō pūkenga nui, ō wheako me ō mōhiotanga kia whakaeke mai ki te waka whakatutuki kaupapa e mea nei ko Te Taurapa Tūhono. Kua takoto te mānuka, ā, tautoko mai, ārahi mai i ngā pakihi hohoko o Aotearoa kia whāia nei ngā pae tawhiti hōu, hihira anō hoki.

To those near and far, greetings to you all. We look forward to you bringing your valuable skills, experience and knowledge to join our team aboard the forever moving waka, Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). This is the call, to rise to the occasion, and help guide New Zealand export businesses to exciting new horizons.

This is a permanent role and can be based from any of our NZ NZTE offices

Who are we - Ko Te Taurapa Tūhono tēnei:
Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the government agency charged with helping New Zealand businesses to grow internationally. By supporting New Zealand businesses, we boost New Zealand's economy and reputation, and help to share what is special about New Zealand with the rest of the world. 

What you'll be doing - Te whakamahere:
Our Finance team has an aspiration to create a stronger, more agile, and more connected finance function for NZTE. We will do this by shifting from back office to front office and truly earn the "title" of partner to our organisation.

In this dynamic and varied Finance Business Partner role, you will work closely with the CFO to front foot the financial strategy across NZTE and act as a trusted partner to a portfolio of NZ and International stakeholders. You will do this by completing the analysis of and delivering insights on complex financial relationships to the stakeholders of your portfolio's, to help support real-time decision making on business strategies with the end goal of improving our financial environment.

You will also be a natural stakeholder relationship builder as you will partner with stakeholders to provide financial support, financial coaching, insights, reporting and feedback as required. You will get involved in supporting the CFO in the development of financial acumen and implementing process improvements across NZTE to further build out capability, including being responsible for evaluating current financial procedures and practices to see if they are still future-fit.

What you'll need to be successful - Ō Pūkenga:
You will be an accounting subject matter expert with experience across both technical and business partnering roles, where you possess the ability to jump in boots and all, and not be afraid to get your hands dirty if needed. You will be a Chartered Accountant and versed in the financial needs of fast-moving organisations.

You will be an engaging communicator where you will adeptly develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders across NZTE. This strong interpersonal aptitude and your continuous improvement mindset will allow you to focus on what's important, eliminate roadblocks and capitalise on opportunities to simplify systems/process and collaborate on best practice.

You will possess sound Microsoft Office skills and be particularly well-versed in MS Excel and PowerBI, experience with Adaptive insights (BFF) is an advantage. It's an exciting time to join the team at NZTE, where pace and delivery and attention to detail are the key to success. You will be action orientated and enjoy owning projects end to end and be someone that does what you say you are going to do!

Why you'll love working here - Nau mai ki Te Taurapa Tūhono:
NZTE is a truly global organisation, giving you a wonderful experience of working with different cultures with over a hundred countries as part of our everyday. We know that life is not all about work and flexible working at NZTE is standard practise. We will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time. On top of this, we also offer 5 weeks annual leave so you can have that extra time in the year to enjoy what you love doing!

Career development is another huge part of working at NZTE and we will help you with your aspirations and work with you to get you there – being a learning environment that encourages adventure and experimentation, what better place to grow your career!

At NZTE, we are one whānau (family) and we embrace two important Māori values, Manaakitanga and Kaitiakitanga, which are focused on promoting collective wellbeing, sustainable development and collaboration.
This is evident throughout NZTE, and we are pleased to say that, based on our 2020 OurVoice Survey:

• We have an employment engagement score of 82%
• 95% of NZTE employees feel supported to make flexible working arrangements
• 93% of NZTE employees believe our leaders care about their wellbeing

What's next - Te ara ki tua
Have a read of the position description attached on the NZTE Careers website and if you are interested, apply before Sunday 24th July at 9pm NZDT.

Please note:

• You must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

NZTE is committed to uplifting the mana of Māori as tāngata whenua and recognise Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi as New Zealand's founding document.