Project Finance Analyst - Rolling Stock Procurement

KiwiRail Freight; Auckland; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4% employer KiwiSaver contribution

25 annual leave days

Access to NZ Rail Staff Welfare Trust

Job summary

KiwiRail is seeking a Project Finance Analyst for the Rolling Stock Procurement programme in Auckland. You’ll support financial administration, monthly reporting and forecast processes within a major capital delivery, reporting to the Programme Commercial Manager and senior finance team.

The role involves budgeting, funding reconciliations and asset capitalisation activities, with emphasis on accuracy, governance, and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• One to three years’ experience in financial accounting, management accounting, project accounting or a related finance role.
• Experience supporting month-end reporting, reconciliations, budgeting or forecasting.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Working knowledge of financial systems and Microsoft Excel.
• SAP, Power Query or Power BI experience would be advantageous.
• Exposure to project accounting, capital projects or asset capitalisation would be advantageous.
• Able to follow established processes and identify and escalating discrepancies.
• Able to build effective working relationships with finance and project-team colleagues.
• Experience in government funding or major procurement programmes is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting and administration
• Budgeting and forecasting support
• Funding and reconciliations
• Asset capitalisation and close-out

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

SAP

Power BI

Education

Finance degree

Professional accounting qualification (advantageous)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

KiwiRail is seeking a Project Finance Analyst for the Rolling Stock Procurement programme in Auckland. You’ll support financial administration, monthly reporting and forecast processes within a major capital delivery, reporting to the Programme Commercial Manager and senior finance team.

The role involves budgeting, funding reconciliations and asset capitalisation activities, with emphasis on accuracy, governance, and stakeholder collaboration.