Strategic Finance Project Lead — Budget & Portfolio

Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 152,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellness package

Public transport subsidy

Parental leave provisions

Fitness passport

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

The Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua in Wellington seeks a Finance Project Manager to provide senior financial leadership and take primary accountability for the financial oversight of the investment budget and the funding flowing through it.

Working across the project portfolio, you will challenge assumptions, deliver strategic financial insight and ensure robust cost management, capital and operating expenditures, benefits and run costs, while supporting project managers and business owners with

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership experience within a major financial institution or similar organisation.
• Qualifications in a financial discipline with relevant professional experience.
• Experience providing financial oversight across complex projects or large programmes of work.
• Strong understanding of financial control frameworks, accounting rules and standards.
• Proven ability to review business cases, budgets and forecasts and provide credible financial advice.
• Excellent influencing, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead innovation and change in a collaborative and constructive way.
• Sound judgement and strategic thinking with an organisation-wide perspective.

Responsibilities

• Review and challenge the financial assumptions underpinning business cases and forecasts.
• Provide a value-for-money lens to investment proposals, identifying potential efficiencies, benefits and savings.
• Work closely with the EPMO Manager on the financial elements and analysis of the project portfolio.
• Support Project Managers and Business Owners to effectively manage project budgets and forecasts, while helping to strengthen financial capability.
• Monitor portfolio-level forecasts, identifying early warnings and potential impacts on the Bank's investment funding.
• Ensure ongoing costs arising from projects are appropriately reflected in business-as-usual budgets.
• Own and continuously improve project financial processes, policies, templates and guidance.
• Provide trusted advice and assurance to senior decision-makers on portfolio finance matters.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial oversight

Strategic thinking

Influencing

Judgement & risk

Education

Finance degree

Professional finance accreditation

Tools

Forecasting tools

Job description

The Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua in Wellington seeks a Finance Project Manager to provide senior financial leadership and take primary accountability for the financial oversight of the investment budget and the funding flowing through it.

Working across the project portfolio, you will challenge assumptions, deliver strategic financial insight and ensure robust cost management, capital and operating expenditures, benefits and run costs, while supporting project managers and business owners with