Finance Analyst

New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME); Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in New Zealand is seeking a Finance Analyst to deliver strategic insights and analysis that drive performance across various teams. The role involves high-quality commercial advice, performance reporting, and strong stakeholder management. Applicants should have a finance qualification and experience with analytical tools like Power BI. This position offers flexibility with work locations in Auckland and competitive perks within a vibrant company culture.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Discounted products and services

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Several years of relevant experience in finance and commercial roles.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated work experience with financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality commercial and strategic advice.
• Lead performance reporting and analysis.
• Support planning, budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

AI applications

Power BI

Education

Finance qualification

Tools

Planful

Microsoft CoPilot

Job description

Join NZME – where insight meets impact.

We’re looking for a commercially savvy Finance Analyst to join our Planning and Performance team (Financial Planning & Analysis). If you thrive on turning data into decisions and want to help shape the future of New Zealand’s leading media company, this is your opportunity.

The Opportunity

As a trusted advisor to NZME’s senior leadership, you’ll deliver strategic insights that drive performance across our digital, print and editorial teams. You’ll lead reporting and analysis, support planning and forecasting, and champion AI-led automation to streamline processes and unlock efficiencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality commercial and strategic advice
• Leading performance reporting and analysis
• Supporting planning, budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Identifying risks, opportunities and driving continuous improvement
• Building strong stakeholder relationships across NZME

About You

The successful candidate will have a finance or other similar qualification with several years of relevant experience in finance and commercial roles. The candidate will have strong stakeholder management skills and a positive attitude, enjoying being part of a team driving strong performance. The successful applicant will have demonstrated work experience with financial systems and analytical tools e.g. Power BI, Planful (or similar reporting systems) and databases and be an early adaptor of AI automation and applications e.g. Microsoft CoPilot.

What’s On Offer

In return, we offer a culture second to none. We tell it like it is, challenge the status quo, dare to try, back ourselves and have fun. You’ll be joining a company that is vibrant, energetic and encourages you to be your very best.

Your workplace will be in central Auckland, in a modern well-equipped office that boast radio studios, newsroom hubs, multiple breakout areas and our popular iHeart Lounge that hosts a variety of internal events. This role will also have flexibility to work from our Ellerslie print site. You’ll have access to a range of discounted products and services, development opportunities and be a key member of a high performing marketing and comms team.

Ready to shape the future of media?

Apply now and bring your analytical edge to NZME.

All applicants will be asked about their working rights in New Zealand (eg. Resident, citizen, visa, no visa etc).

New Zealand Media and Entertainment is NZ's premium integrated media group. We keep Kiwis in the know about what matters most to them, and dig into what’s going on in the world and why, as well as shining a light on the latest and greatest in news and entertainment. Combining radio, digital, and print we reach more than over 3.6 million* Kiwis every week.

We are home to more than 50 of Aotearoa’s award-winning media brands - each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, designers, writers, commercial thinkers, operations teams, marketers, digital and tech specialists and many more. You can achieve anything you set your mind to here – the possibilities are endless!

Come and join the future of NZME. Give it your all and enjoy the ride because this could lead anywhere…