Finance Manager, APAC

FNZ; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ seeks a skilled Finance Manager to lead a team of Financial Accountants and Assistants in Wellington. This role involves driving month-end processes, ensuring financial accuracy, and collaborating with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be CA qualified and possess strong leadership and technical skills, with opportunities for global career advancement.

Benefits

Financial rewards for high performance

Global career opportunities

Qualifications

• CA qualified or equivalent.
• Experience in auditing or Business Advisory role in a large firm.
• Strong technical accounting and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive month end close process.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Oversee internal and external audit process.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Reporting skills

Leadership

Education

CA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Navision

D365

Job description

As a Finance Manager, you will be joining an established team of Financial Accountants and Finance Assistants as part of our wider finance function with 4 – 7 direct reports. This is a role that offers plenty of variety and challenge with a strong focus on achieving high quality deliverables within a complex environment. Based in Wellington and reporting into our Financial Controller, you will work in close partnership with internal stakeholders at all levels of the business to support in driving overall success and future readiness for FNZ.

We are searching for a candidate ideally CA qualified (or equivalent) with experience in navigating complexities ideally within a multinational organisation and is comfortable operating at a senior level and a critical member of a highly responsive and engaged team. To achieve success in this role, you will need strong technical accounting and reporting skills combined with the ability to think strategically and foster positive relationships across the APAC portfolio. A big part of this role is being able to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, monitor financial controls, drive month end close processes and coordinate workflows of the financial accounting team.

The responsibilities will include:

• Drive the month end close process against the FNZ Group reporting timetable

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, implement and monitor the financial controls that support this.

• Ensure applicable Finance policies and procedures remain up to date and relevant.

• Manage the revenue recognition process

• Liaise with stakeholders between FNZ Group and APAC on intercompany, period end close and other such requests.

• Oversee the internal and external audit process, acting as a key point of contact.

• Support and mentor the immediate team of direct reports inclusive of goal setting and managing performance.

• Support the preparation and review of tax returns – income tax, GST, FBT and Payroll tax.

• Work in partnership with APAC Tax Manager as and when required on taxation matters.

• Support FP&A and other global finance projects or ad hoc tasks.

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate:

• CA qualified or equivalent

• Current or prior experience in an auditing or Business Advisory role within a large CA firm and Financial / Management Accounting experience within a large corporate (multi-jurisdictional experience would be advantageous)

• Strong technical accounting and reporting skills (IFRS would be advantageous)

• Strong in Microsoft excel and passionate about exploring new tools or ideas.

• Microsoft Navision or D365 would be beneficial

• Proven leadership qualities with the ability to build constructive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in a growth orientated environment and ability to pivot when required.

What is in it for you?

• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing global business that is leading the delivery of financial services and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.

• Remuneration and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority.

• We provide significant financial rewards for high performing individuals.

• Global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, or China.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.

If this role appeals to you, please apply with your cover letter and CV by 11 July 2025.

*Please note we shortlist as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw advertising at any time.

For more information, please reach out to us on [e-mail]

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.7 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 26 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.