Strategic Commercial Finance Partner

Tetra Pak; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Pak in Hamilton, New Zealand, seeks a Commercial Finance Manager/Business Controller to act as the business unit’s financial conscience and partner with operational leads to drive performance and informed decision making.

You will work with directors, project managers, sales teams and finance colleagues to support the Projects and Sales functions while delivering clear financial insights and governance across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Finance.
• 5 years of experience in similar roles.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office, Power BI, and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial implications of business cases, costing simulations or other transactions so that senior managers can evaluate alternatives against the organisation’s business objectives.
• Prepare timely and standardised business performance reports.
• Perform detailed variance analysis explaining the key drivers.
• Collect, compile, verify and analyse financial information and economic indicators.
• Main financial business partner for Project and Sales teams while reporting into the Finance Director.
• Take an active role in financial planning and forecasting process with variance analysis.
• Clear and confident communicator with commercial curiosity and analytical scepticism.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting, and controls by identifying inefficiencies and implementing practical improvements.
• Work collaboratively across finance, projects, sales, and operations to influence outcomes, align financial discipline with commercial objectives, and support delivery of business results.
• Ensure financial policies, procedures, controls, and governance guidelines are followed, escalating and reporting non compliant issues and risks in a timely manner.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics or Finance

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Business Objects

Job description

Tetra Pak in Hamilton, New Zealand, seeks a Commercial Finance Manager/Business Controller to act as the business unit’s financial conscience and partner with operational leads to drive performance and informed decision making.

You will work with directors, project managers, sales teams and finance colleagues to support the Projects and Sales functions while delivering clear financial insights and governance across the business.