Financial Control Lead

Beca Corporate Holdings Limited,; Manurewa; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Auckland is seeking a Financial Control Lead to lead a finance team and support strategic objectives. The role requires strong financial and accounting knowledge, as well as leadership skills. Candidates must be CA qualified and possess a solid foundation in financial accounting. This position offers career growth opportunities and emphasizes a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Professional development training programs

Shareholding opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing and volunteer leave

Enhanced parental leave

Discounted insurances

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in financial accounting/auditing from a professional services background.
• Dynamic individual keen to understand and amplify value.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and manage legislative changes.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Accounting knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

CA qualified

Job description

Overview

Financial Control Lead

Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals, providing guidance and support to foster growth and development. Establish positive partnering relationships internally and cross-functionally across a portfolio of entities with an international lens. Support the Finance Operations Manager and wider Finance function to identify and implement long-term strategic objectives. Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting and analysis and implement strong controls within a new ERP system. Provide advice to the business on complex accounting matters and support senior management with insights for strategic decision making. Collaborate with the Finance Operations Manager to identify and implement processes, policies, and systems in alignment with local legislation and best practice.

The opportunity

Within a global Finance operations team committed to a future-fit enterprise and amplifying value, the Financial Controls Lead will work closely with Finance leaders across the business. The individual will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of Finance professionals and will serve as an integral member of a centralized finance function.

The business partnering aspects of the role will deliver financial analysis and insights to senior management for business decision-making. Establishing positive partnering relationships across Finance will strengthen opportunities to add value by asking questions, testing thinking, and sharing insights, intelligence, and ideas, always through a continuous improvement lens.

Furthermore, the Financial Controls Lead will support and maintain financial control aspects, including providing accounting advice, the preparation and delivery of financial and board reporting, and supporting external audit engagements. This multifaceted role requires a strong focus on ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and managing legislative changes effectively to support successful execution of Finance operations. The individual in this role will continually support the improvement of financial reporting for the business, contributing to the organization's strategic objectives and fostering growth within the wider industry.

About you

CA qualified and bringing a solid foundation in financial accounting/auditing, likely from a professional services or large multi-national background, you're keen to progress your career in a business offering opportunity to prove your value, continue learning and contribute to a renewed focus on operational excellence, through accountability, consistency, efficiency and effectiveness.

You are a dynamic and curious individual, keen to understand the ‘why’, confident to explore ideas which amplify value – through process, information, communication - all of these! An advocate for positive change, you are ready to inspire and guide others, comfortable to establish a leadership relationship with remotely located team members.

Strong analytically, you understand the importance of data integrity, also confident to bring relevance and meaning to the numbers, sharing key messages and insights with subsidiary boards and senior finance managers.

Excited by Beca’s Finance team’s goal to amplify value by empowerment, accountability, simplification and effectiveness, you are ready to bring your ‘best in class’ transferrable finance skills to our business.

What we offer

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

A career with Beca will provide you with:

• Build your skills through our extensive Professional development training programs
• Shareholding opportunities
• A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work
• Flexible working arrangements to balance your personal / family commitments
• Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across the Asia-Pacific
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Enhanced parental leave with up to 22 weeks full paid leave after the birth or placement of your child, inclusive of all genders
• Discounted insurances including health, life and income protection

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

About us

Ko wai mātou | About us

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design, and engineering consultancies. After a century of operation, we have grown from a family-owned business to one of the most progressive, client-centric professional services consultancies in our region. We have more than 4,000 employees in 25 offices around the world and have delivered projects in more than 70 countries.

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose - to make everyday better. We create value through understanding and delivering successful solutions, exceptional service and our enduring relationships and use our skills and systems to empower innovation; helping our clients shape communities, optimise their assets and streamline their operations. Find out more about us at www.beca.com.

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