Finance Manager - Fixed Term Contract

Momentum Consulting; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Consulting’s New Zealand client is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the finance team and support the CFO in driving financial integrity in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. You will oversee day-to-day accounting, deliver timely monthly and annual reports, and ensure strong internal controls across the business.

Applicants will be CAANZ-qualified with senior-level experience, exceptional communication, and a proactive approach to process improvements, budgeting, forecasting and tax

Qualifications

• CAANZ-qualified finance professional with senior-level experience.
• Experience delivering financial integrity in a high-volume environment.
• Strong communication, problem solving and influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the finance team and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Manage day-to-day financial and general accounting operations.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with CFO/Reporting Manager.
• Maintain strong financial controls and oversee audits/IRD interactions.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial controls

Audits

Taxation

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

CAANZ qualification

Job description

Our client is a well-established New Zealand organisation providing individualised funding and support services. They make a difference by providing choices and tools to enable more control and flexibility so that their customers can live their best life.

Reporting to the CFO, the role of Finance Manager is crucial in ensuring the smooth day to day running of the finance team and maintaining integrity and compliance in this high transaction business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing leadership, inspiring and empowering the team to deliver outstanding service
• Manage the day to day financial and general accounting operations for the business
• Ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely monthly and annual financial reports
• Work collaboratively with the CFO and Reporting Manager for budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Maintain strong financial controls to mitigate risk
• Oversight of financial reviews/audits, IRD interactions, taxation oversight and internal controls
• Key contributor on finance projects and process improvement

Our client is a well-established New Zealand organisation providing individualised funding and support services. They make a difference by providing choices and tools to enable more control and flexibility so that their customers can live their best life.

Reporting to the CFO, the role of Finance Manager is crucial in ensuring the smooth day to day running of the finance team and maintaining integrity and compliance in this high transaction business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing leadership, inspiring and empowering the team to deliver outstanding service
• Manage the day to day financial and general accounting operations for the business
• Ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely monthly and annual financial reports
• Work collaboratively with the CFO and Reporting Manager for budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Maintain strong financial controls to mitigate risk
• Oversight of financial reviews/audits, IRD interactions, taxation oversight and internal controls
• Key contributor on finance projects and process improvement

About you:

You will be CAANZ qualified and an experienced finance professional who is looking for a role within a business that truly is all about making a difference in peoples’ lives. It is a high volume, fast paced environment that requires a calm, confident and highly organised individual to lead the team to deliver quality outputs for the business. This role needs this person to have proven experience at a senior level, with a background in delivering financial integrity, the ability to problem solve, think on their feet and be a great communicator and influencer. You will need to have a natural affinity with systems and preferably experience with process improvements.