Senior Financial Analyst

Foodstuffs North Island; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free carparking

Onsite café with subsidised meals

5% discount at our retail stores

Flexible working options

Birthday day off

Inhouse learning and development

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island is seeking a commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to support the integration of Gilmours South Island into our systems and ways of working. You will own project financial reporting, forecasting, cost control and benefits tracking, partnering with the project team and Wholesale/Finance leads.

This hands-on role requires strong financial modelling, Excel, and stakeholder management skills to drive robust financial controls and deliver long-term business value for

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline.
• Experience supporting projects, programmes, or business change initiatives.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and numerical skills with advanced Excel.
• Ability to turn data into commercial insight and robust financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain project financial models, budgets, forecasts and actuals across the delivery lifecycle.
• Track operating and capital expenditure, commitments, invoices, accruals and purchase orders.
• Complete monthly project close activities and reconcile results across Finance systems and project records.
• Prepare rolling forecasts and scenario analysis to assess financial impact of scope changes.
• Identify financial risks, opportunities and variances with project owners to decide actions.
• Maintain the project benefits register and track benefits across revenue, margin, cost, working capital and productivity.
• Prepare clear, concise reporting for project governance, Wholesale leadership and Finance.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Data-driven insights

Education

Tertiary qualification in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

18-month fixed-term opportunity

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know Gilmours, New World, PAK’nSAVE, and Four Square, right? That’s us!

With more than 320 stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, Foodstuffs North Island is a co-operative proudly owned by our Members. Our purpose is simple – making sure New Zealanders get more out of life, and we’re driven by our aspiration to be one of New Zealand’s most customer-driven and productive retailers.

Gilmours is 100% New Zealand owned and operated, serving thousands of businesses and organisations across the North Island with the food and beverages they need to grow their businesses. From butchery, produce and chilled foods through to grocery, beverages, consumables and liquor, Gilmours is the one‑stop shop for foodservice.

Te Tūranga – About the role

We’re looking for a commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to provide dedicated financial support for the integration of Gilmours South Island into Foodstuffs North Island’s systems and ways of working.

Working closely with the Gilmours South Island project team and our Senior Commercial Finance Partner – Wholesale, you’ll take ownership of project financial reporting, forecasting, cost control and benefits tracking. You’ll also help transition financial activities, reporting and controls into business as usual as the project progresses.

This is a hands‑on finance role where your analysis will directly support project governance, commercial decisions and the successful delivery of long‑term business value.

What will you be doing?

• Owning and maintaining project financial models, budgets, forecasts and actuals across the delivery lifecycle.
• Tracking operating and capital expenditure, commitments, invoices, accruals and purchase orders.
• Completing monthly project close activities and reconciling results across Finance systems and project records.
• Preparing rolling forecasts and scenario analysis to assess the financial impact of changes in scope, timing, resources and delivery assumptions.
• Identifying financial risks, opportunities and variances early, and working with project owners to agree appropriate action.
• Maintaining the project benefits register and tracking benefits across revenue, margin, cost, working capital and productivity.
• Preparing clear, concise reporting for project governance, Wholesale leadership and Finance.

He kōrero mōu – About you

You’ll bring a tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline, along with experience supporting projects, programmes, or business change initiatives. You’ll be comfortable working across budgets, forecasts, actuals, and financial controls, and have strong financial modelling, analytical, and numerical skills backed by advanced Excel capability.

You’ll have a proven ability to turn data into meaningful commercial insight through benefits tracking, management reporting, and financial analysis. With excellent attention to detail and sound judgement, you take pride in delivering accurate, high‑quality work and understand the importance of robust financial controls in supporting business decisions.

Just as important are your communication and stakeholder management skills. You'll be confident engaging with a variety of stakeholders, constructively challenging assumptions, and influencing outcomes through data‑driven insights. A practical, collaborative approach, coupled with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet project and month‑end deadlines, will set you up for success in this role.

Ngā painga - What we offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits

• Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, lots of fun on site activities
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.