Group FP&A Manager – 12 month fixed term

ZIWI; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIWI is seeking an experienced Group FP&A Manager to lead forecasting, budgeting and financial planning for the global business, combining P&L, balance sheet and cash flow insights to inform decisions. Reporting to the Global Head of Commercial Finance, you'll partner with senior leaders across Finance, HR, IT and Legal to drive performance, profitability and smarter investment.

You'll develop models, analyse scenarios and provide management commentary while tracking KPIs and guiding strategic

Qualifications

• Significant FP&A experience in a commercial finance role.
• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capability.
• Experience working across a multi-entity or international organisation.
• Understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly flash, monthly estimates, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets.
• Oversee Group-level consolidation and consistent planning assumptions.
• Own Group SG&A performance and cost efficiency.
• Develop sophisticated financial models and scenarios.
• Provide management reporting and commentary to executives.
• Track performance across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Partner with senior stakeholders on business cases and investments.
• Assess financial viability of new products and expansion opportunities.
• Support Board and investor reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes and analytics.
• Ensure a single, accurate view of Group performance.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modelling

Strategic finance

Job description

Turn the numbers into decisions. Shape the next stage of ZIWI's growth.

ZIWI is growing fast - globally. As one of New Zealand's most successful pet food exporters and the global leader in air-dried pet nutrition, we're building an ambitious, high-performing business with big plans for the future.

ZIWI is looking for an experienced Group FP&A Manager who can go beyond the numbers - someone commercially astute who enjoys getting under the skin of the business, challenging thinking and turning financial insight into better decisions.

Reporting to the Global Head of Commercial Finance, you'll have genuine Group-wide influence, partnering with senior leaders across ZIWI to drive performance, profitability and smarter investment.

You'll be at the centre of how we understand and manage the performance of the Group. You'll be leading the Group's forecasting, budgeting and financial planning cycle, bringing together P&L, balance sheet and cash flow perspectives across our global operations. But importantly, you'll also help answer the questions behind the numbers.

Working closely with leaders across functions including Finance, HR, IT and Legal, you will provide the commercial insight they need to make confident decisions.

What you'll be responsible for

• Lead weekly flash, monthly estimates, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets across the Group

• Oversee Group-level consolidation and ensure consistent planning assumptions and methodologies

• Own Group SG&A performance, identifying opportunities to improve cost efficiency

• Develop sophisticated financial models, scenarios and analysis to support strategic decisions

• Provide insightful management reporting and commentary to executive leadership

• Track and challenge performance across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

• Develop meaningful KPIs and turn performance data into clear actions

• Partner with senior stakeholders on business cases, investment decisions and strategic initiatives

• Assess the financial viability of new products, projects and expansion opportunities

• Support Board, investor, banking and senior leadership reporting

• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, systems, reporting and analytics

• Work closely with the wider Finance team to ensure a single, accurate view of Group performance

What we're looking for

You'll be an experienced finance professional with a strong FP&A background and the commercial confidence to operate at a senior level.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance or a similar strategic finance role

• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capability

• Experience working across a complex, multi-entity or international organisation

• A strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

• The ability to move comfortably between detailed analysis and the bigger commercial picture

• Excellent business partnering skills and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders

• A naturally curious mindset - you want to understand why the numbers are moving, not simply report that they have

• The ability to turn complex financial information into clear, practical recommendations

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without relying on hierarchy

• A continuous improvement mindset, with an appetite for better systems, processes and ways of working

Why ZIWI?

Because this is an opportunity to have a real impact.

You'll join a global business in an exciting phase of growth, working alongside leaders who want Finance to be a genuine commercial partner - not simply the team that reports on what has already happened.

You'll have visibility across the Group, exposure to senior decision-makers and the opportunity to influence everything from cost efficiency and investment decisions to strategic growth initiatives.

If you're an experienced finance professional who gets energised by commercial problem-solving, strategic thinking and making a measurable difference, we’d love to hear from you.