Finance Business Partner

Greater Wellington; Wellington; On-site; NZD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Learning & development opportunities

Medical and trauma insurance support

Annual leave and Tangihanga leave

Job summary

Greater Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for a permanent, full-time role based in our central Wellington office in Cuba Mall.

You will partner with leaders across Corporate Services, Finance & Risk, Strategy, People & Customer, and Te Hunga Whiriwhiri to provide financial guidance, support decision-making, and drive performance with meaningful insights.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' business partnering and financial planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial management practices, and tax legislation.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and long-term financial planning.
• Experience developing business cases and providing commercial or strategic financial advice.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial planning/reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into practical insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships across teams and functions.
• Experience in local government, infrastructure, utilities, or other complex organisations is advantageous.
• Commitment to collaboration, inclusion, and contributing to positive outcomes for Māori and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, reporting, and business case development.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to influence decisions.
• Provide financial guidance to support operational and long-term decisions.
• Drive organisational performance through meaningful financial insights.

Skills

5-8 yrs exp

Accounting standards

Budgeting

Forecasting

ERP systems

Analytical

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Local government experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our friendly and dedicated Finance and Risk Group. This is a permanent, full-time position, based in our central Wellington office in Cuba Mall.

About the role:

As a Finance Business Partner, you'll be a key member of our Finance and Risk team, partnering closely with leaders across Corporate Services, Finance & Risk, Strategy, People & Customer, and Te Hunga Whiriwhiri functions. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll provide financial guidance, support operational and long-term decision-making, and help drive organisational performance through meaningful financial insights.

You’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, reporting, and business case development while building strong relationships throughout the organisation. This role offers the opportunity to influence outcomes, champion continuous improvement, and contribute to initiatives that support both the organisation's financial sustainability and broader community objectives.

Skills and experience required:

• 5-8 years' business partnering and financial planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial management practices, and tax legislation.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and long-term financial planning.
• Experience developing business cases and providing commercial or strategic financial advice.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial planning/reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into practical insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships across teams and functions.
• Experience in local government, infrastructure, utilities, or other complex organisations is advantageous.
• Commitment to collaboration, inclusion, and contributing to positive outcomes for Māori and the communities we serve.

What we offer:

• Work to suit your life and whānau with our flexible working policy.
• We’ll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression.
• Your wellbeing is our priority - we’ll provide medical and trauma insurance support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers, generous annual leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support.
• We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.
• Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture.
• Great working environments across our beautiful region.

Come help treasure and grow our rohe together

Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured.

To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts and helping this rohe and its people prosper.

We are part of a collective movement alongside mana whenua and community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own.

Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future.

We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.

We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.

For further information, please contact Ashwin Pai, 021 341 384.

Applications close: 5.00pm, Sunday, 30 August 2026. However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.

Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We’re committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whānau, and participate fully in their communities.

The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, $108,673 to $163,101, with a midpoint of $135,842. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.