Regional Reporting & Variance Analysis Lead

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora in Wellington Central seeks a Senior Finance Leader to head regional reporting and variance analysis, delivering accurate reporting, budgets and forecasts across the region.

The role focuses on advanced analytics, automation and self-service insights, working with district and national teams to strengthen financial capability and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Graduate and post-graduate qualifications; Chartered Accountant status or equivalent.
• At least seven years' senior financial experience, ideally in public sector or health.
• Experience developing efficient financial management processes and self-service reporting.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills with data analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional financial reporting and variance analysis to support regional decision-making.
• Drive improvements in financial processes, automation and self-service capability.
• Collaborate with District Finance Management and national FP&A teams to deliver budgets and forecasts.
• Develop tools and processes to strengthen analytical capability and reporting quality.

Skills

Analytical capability

Stakeholder management

Data insights

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

Graduate qualification

Post-graduate qualification

CA/Chartered Accountant status or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

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Regional Reporting & Variance Analysis Lead

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Wellington Central, North Island

• Permanent, full-time position based in our Central region.
• Lead high-quality financial reporting and variance analysis that supports better decision-making across the region.
• Drive improvements in financial processes, automation and self-service capability while building confidence in financial management.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced finance leader to join our Regional Finance team as Regional Reporting & Variance Analysis Lead. This role is responsible for improving regional business, budgeting, accounting and reporting processes, while maximising functionality, automation and self-service capability.

Working closely with District Finance Management teams and national Financial Planning and Analysis functions, you'll lead the delivery of financial and non-financial performance reporting, bottom-up budgets and financial forecasts for the region.

You'll also work collaboratively with national reporting, costing, standards and finance systems teams to develop tools, methods and processes that strengthen analytical capability. You'll help bring financial and operational data together to provide meaningful performance insights, while identifying opportunities to improve reporting, streamline processes and build greater financial capability across the organisation.

About you

You are an experienced senior finance professional with strong analytical capability and a passion for using data and insights to improve financial performance and decision-making. You can translate complex information into clear, practical advice and build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

You will bring:

• A relevant graduate and post-graduate qualification, along with Chartered Accountant status or equivalent professional accounting membership.
• At least seven years' senior financial experience, ideally within the public sector or health environment, with strong financial management and analytical expertise.
• Proven experience developing efficient financial management processes, implementing self-service systems and improving reporting and decision-making capability.
• Strong experience providing strategic advice, guidance and coaching to leaders, alongside advanced capability with financial reporting and data analysis tools such as Excel and Power BI.

You'll also bring excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and professionalism.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.