Corporate Development Manager

Debbie Graham & Associates Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to establish function

Direct exposure to ELT and Board

Influence over investment decisions

Broad strategic role with ownership

Job summary

Debbie Graham & Associates Limited is seeking an experienced finance professional to own portfolio economics, investment performance and capital allocation across NZ and Australia. You will work with the Head of Finance and the Executive Leadership Team to translate complex financial analysis into strategic recommendations that maximise shareholder value.

This pivotal role goes beyond reporting; you will build and shape the investment and portfolio analytics capability, partnering with

Qualifications

• Advanced financial modelling including NPV, IRR, DCF and investment return analysis.
• Strong understanding of capital allocation, investment performance and value creation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to translate financial analysis into practical commercial recommendations.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets.
• Suitable experience across corporate finance, investment analysis, commercial finance, valuation or strategy.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Performance: Analyse debt portfolio performance, collection curves, recovery rates and investment returns across NZ and Australia.
• Investment Analysis: Build and maintain financial models to assess debt portfolio acquisitions, pricing assumptions, NPV, IRR and returns.
• Capital Allocation: Develop frameworks to assess where capital should be deployed across debt purchases, collections capacity, technology and growth.
• Valuation & Forecasting: Lead analysis of ledger valuations, challenge key assumptions and support IFRS 9 valuation processes.
• Commercial Business Partnering: Partner with Collections leadership to analyse channel profitability, cost-to-collect and operational performance.
• Strategic Finance: Develop business cases and financial models for new products, partnerships, acquisitions and growth initiatives.
• Executive Influence: Present investment insights and recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team, Investment Committee, Board and Audit & Risk Committee.

Skills

Financial modelling

Capital allocation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Role

Our client is an established financial services business operating across New Zealand and Australia, with a significant portfolio investment and debt purchasing operation.

This is a pivotal role sitting at the intersection of corporate finance, investment analysis and commercial strategy. You’ll take ownership of portfolio economics, investment performance and capital allocation, helping the business determine where to invest, which opportunities deliver the strongest returns and how to maximise long‑term shareholder value.

Working closely with the Head of Finance and Executive Leadership Team, you’ll bring an investor mindset to the business, challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities and translating complex financial analysis into recommendations that influence key strategic decisions.

This is not simply a reporting role. It’s an opportunity to build and shape the investment and portfolio analytics capability of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Performance: Analyse purchased debt portfolio performance, collection curves, recovery rates and investment returns across New Zealand and Australia.
• Investment Analysis: Build and maintain financial models to assess debt portfolio acquisitions, pricing assumptions, NPV, IRR and investment returns.
• Capital Allocation: Develop frameworks to assess where capital should be deployed across debt purchases, collections capacity, technology and growth opportunities.
• Valuation & Forecasting: Lead analysis of purchased debt ledger valuations, challenge key assumptions and support IFRS 9 valuation processes.
• Commercial Business Partnering: Partner with Collections leadership to analyse channel profitability, cost‑to‑collect and operational performance, identifying opportunities to improve returns.
• Strategic Finance: Develop business cases and financial models for new products, partnerships, acquisitions and broader growth initiatives.
• Executive Influence: Present investment insights and recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team, Investment Committee, Board and Audit & Risk Committee.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for a commercially minded professional who understands what drives business performance and can turn financial analysis into strategic business recommendations.

You will bring:

• Suitable experience across corporate finance, investment analysis, commercial finance, valuation or strategy.
• Advanced financial modelling skills, including NPV, IRR, DCF and investment return analysis.
• Strong understanding of capital allocation, investment performance and value creation.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets.
• Proven ability to translate financial analysis into practical commercial recommendations.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to establish and develop your own function
• Direct exposure to the Executive Leadership Team and Board
• Genuine influence over investment and commercial decisions
• Broad strategic role with significant scope for ownership
• Opportunity to contribute to business growth and long‑term value creation