Finance Business Partner

Wellington Water; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 108,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public water services provider in Wellington is seeking a skilled Business Advisor to support decision-making through insightful reporting and financial forecasts. This full-time role offers flexible working arrangements and a strong emphasis on community well-being. Candidates should possess accounting qualifications and excellent communication skills. Join a team dedicated to delivering safe water services to communities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements including working from home

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Professional development opportunities

5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service

Qualifications

• Proven experience in budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong analytical skills to derive insights from data.
• Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support managers and council with reporting and insights.
• Compile robust portfolio budgets and forecasts.
• Assist project teams in business case drafting and evaluations.
• Provide back-up support to team members.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Complex budgeting and forecasting

Relationship and influencing skills

Business and quantitative analysis

Collaborative and team work

Education

Chartered Accountant or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Further develop your career as a business advisor

Work with both internal and external stakeholders

Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week

The remuneration range for this role is 108,644 to 153,379 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Provide Support to managers and council, providing reporting and insights to enable decision making
• Compile portfolio budgets and forecast, ensuring that these are robust, realistic and align to organisational deliverables
• Support projects teams to draft business cases and undertake project evaluations
• Provide back-up to other team members

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tease out and communicate the story behind the numbers
• Experience in complex budgeting and forecasting processes
• Seasoned relationship and influencing skills
• Strong business and quantitative analysis skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team environment

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• 5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 years of continual service

For a full list of our employee benefits see here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We’re a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close: Wednesday 8 October 2025

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: see here

To apply for the role, click on the ”apply” button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: see [e-mail]

Applicants for safety sensitive roles will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.