Clinical Costing Analyst at Te Whatu Ora, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent, full-time position based in Counties Manukau - Middlemore Hospital.
• Use data and analytics to support smarter healthcare decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
• Join a collaborative finance and analytics team where your insights will directly support service planning and operational performance.

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

As a Clinical Costing Analyst, you'll work closely with the Clinical Costing Lead to produce accurate and meaningful patient-level costing information that supports operational and strategic decision-making across Counties Manukau. You'll play a key role in analysing healthcare activity and resource utilisation, helping services better understand costs, performance, and opportunities for improvement.

This is a highly analytical and collaborative role where you'll manage and support the clinical costing system, perform audits and data analysis, and provide detailed costing reports and insights to a wide range of stakeholders. You'll work with large and complex datasets, support the development of costing methodologies, and help ensure costing data remains accurate, reliable, and aligned with national standards. Alongside this, you'll build strong relationships with service leaders and data users, providing education, support, and guidance on the interpretation and use of costing information.

About you

As a Clinical Costing Analyst, you'll bring strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights. You will also have:

• A business, IT, finance, or other numerically focused tertiary qualification.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and support decision-making.
• Intermediate to advanced skills across Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Working at 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.   

How to Apply 

To apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Wednesday 10 June 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

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