Rural Business Advisor

Primary Growth Partners; Ashburton; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle for work and personal use

Job summary

Primary Growth Partners is a New Zealand rural advisory firm seeking an experienced Rural Business Advisor. You will work directly with farm owners to provide financial, technical and commercial guidance while operating with autonomy in flexible locations across Canterbury and Otago.

Join a small, knowledgeable team that values practical advice, strong client relationships and a proactive, self-driven approach to growing a client portfolio.

Qualifications

• Strong financial literacy; a financial background is an advantage.
• Clear, confident communication, written and spoken.
• Self-driven and well organised; able to manage your own diary and client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop business plans, budgets, cashflow and feed budgets.
• Carry out financial benchmarking, system evaluations, investment analysis and farm purchase due diligence.
• Support succession planning, people and employment matters and farm conversions.
• Build and grow relationships with clients, banks, accountants and industry bodies.
• Work directly with farm business owners and rural professionals to provide technical, commercial and financial advice.

Skills

Financial literacy

Client relationship building

Time management

Self-motivation

Clear communication

Education

Agriculture or agribusiness degree

Job description

Independent advice. Autonomous work. A team that backs you.

Primary Growth Partners is a New Zealand rural advisory firm that gives farmers practical, independent, one-on-one advice on what matters most: their long-term success. We work across dairy, sheep and beef, mixed and other farming systems, and we are growing. We are looking for an experienced Rural Business Advisor to join us.

The role

You will work directly with farm business owners and rural professionals, to provide technical, commercial and financial advice. The location is flexible with key growth areas into Canterbury and Otago. Much of your time will be spent working independently, supported by a small but knowledgeable team. Our work is varied:

Develop business plans, budgets, cashflow and feed budgets

Carry out financial benchmarking, system evaluations, investment analysis and farm purchase due diligence

Support succession planning, people and employment matters and farm conversions

Build and grow relationships with clients, banks, accountants and industry bodies

About you

A career already well underway in the NZ farming industry, with solid hands-on advisory, banking or farm management experience

An agriculture or agribusiness degree, or equivalent qualification and experience is preferred but not essential

Strong financial literacy; a financial background is an advantage

Embrace technology to support growth

An established rural network and a natural ability to build trust with clients

Self-driven and well organised, comfortable managing your own diary and client portfolio

Clear, confident communication, written and spoken

A current full NZ driver’s licence

What we offer

Varied, meaningful work with clients who value your advice

Real autonomy and the trust to run your own client portfolio

A supportive, happy and fun team culture, where hard work is rewarded

Ability to earn an attractive salary

Vehicle for work and full personal use, included in package

Learn more about us at www.pgpartners.nz. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.