Finance Operations Advisor

PwC South Africa; Auckland; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts

Global network

Leadership development

AI tools training

Formal learning pathways

Wellbeing allowance

Life & income protection

Sonder/EAP/Headspace

Sick leave 15 days

Group health insurance

Flexible working

Recognition days off

Extra annual leave

Paid parental leave

Volunteering leave

Job summary

PwC New Zealand in Auckland seeks a Finance Operations Advisor on a 10-month fixed-term basis. You’ll provide onshore support to partners and staff, handling onshore finance administration and complex tasks, while coordinating with offshore teams.

Join a small, high-performing team and build strong relationships across internal stakeholders, delivering accurate, timely finance processes and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance operations within professional services or corporate environments.
• Strong customer-focused communication with internal stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; comfortable using AI tools.
• Proactive, patient and solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, high-quality financial operations support to partners and staff across PwC NZ.
• Manage day-to-day finance administration and transactional activities retained onshore, including complex tasks.
• Collaborate with offshore teams to monitor workload, review output and resolve queries.
• Provide clear, helpful advice and customer-focused support to internal teams on finance processes.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and contribute to a collaborative, service-focused team environment.

Skills

Finance operations

Customer focus

Attention to detail

MS Office

AI tools

Proactive mindset

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

Kia ora, At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems. This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

We’re looking for a Finance Operations Advisor to join our Auckland-based Finance Operations team on a 10-month fixed-term basis. In this role, you’ll provide critical onshore support to partners and staff, helping ensure key FinOps activities run smoothly. You’ll be part of a small, high-performing team working closely with offshore teams and internal stakeholders across the business.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Providing prompt, high-quality financial operations support to partners and staff across PwC New Zealand, ensuring queries are handled professionally and efficiently.
• Managing day-to-day finance administration and transactional activities retained onshore, including more complex tasks that require strong attention to detail, accuracy, judgement, and follow-through.
• Working closely with offshore teams to monitor workload, review output, resolve queries and keep processes moving, while acting as an escalation point for issues that require onshore support.
• Providing clear, helpful advice and customer-focused support to internal teams, helping them navigate finance processes and resolve operational matters in a timely way.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and contributing to a collaborative, service-focused team environment where accuracy, responsiveness and continuous improvement are valued.

Skills you will bring or develop in this role

• Strong administration experience, ideally within finance operations, accounts payable, accounts receivable or a similar operational finance environment preferably from within a professional services or corporate environment.
• A customer-focused approach, with strong communication skills and the ability to support a wide range of internal stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office suite and AI tools to work efficiently, streamline tasks and support high-quality outcomes.
• A proactive, patient and solutions-focused working style.

Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals
• Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways
• Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)
• Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.
• Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture
• Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave
• Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

Independence and Compliance

Motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.

Atamai hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, AI-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.

Travel Requirements: Not Specified. Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No. Job Posting End Date: (none).