Finance Business Partner at Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Finance
Branch: Organisational Capability and' Services
Salary: Corporate K - $135,321 - $158,495 - $181,670

Working at Te Tari Taiwhenua (Department of Internal Affairs), you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.

• Leading the development of effective financial management across three branch's, He Pau Aronui (Organisational Capability and Services), Office of the Chief Executive and Te Urungi (Māori, Strategy and Performance). Your experience and partnering expertise will enable Branches to have the capacity and skills to maximise business benefit from available resources. Your financial acumen and insight will assist branch leadership teams to derive new value, and higher levels of business transformation and performance.
• You will manage a small team of finance professionals to deliver accurate and insightful financial services that adds value to your branch's and the Department.
• Assuring the CFO, Manager Business Partnering, DCE's and Senior Leadership Team's, that financial management processes, procedures and reporting comply with legislative requirements and best practice.

Finance sits within He Pou Aronui, (Organisational Capability and Services), a branch dedicated to supporting the rest of the Department to succeed by providing corporate services that help business groups and people within DIA to make the best contribution to New Zealand

Experience/Knowledge/Skills

• Government experience is not a prerequisite for this role but desirable.
• At least 8 - 10 years financial management experience at senior levels.
• As an experienced manager of people we will see you leading, motivating and managing a team of engaged financial professionals.
• You will have proven experience in a corporate service environment particularly IT and Property and will bring commercial principles that can be applied across your branches.
• Must possess good social, communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills.
• You will be confident in your ability to have a voice "at the table" and bold enough to provide strategic, financial and business advice and appropriate challenge to the Senior Leadership Team with empathy and understanding.
• Must be able to operate in the present but plan and position for the future.
• Your analytical thinking and problem-solving skills will have been honed in prior organisations- and you will be focused on delivering accurate, timely and useful information.
• Proven success in giving effect to transformal financial management from design, implementation, delivery through to benefits realisation.

If you would like a stimulating, rewarding career within a team that values people, their information and their stories, we would very much like to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

We embrace

• continual learning and development through our inhouse professional development.
• flexible working and the benefits this provides to manage mahi, family and personal lives. We have digital resources that enable us to connect, keep up to date, support and engage with others and provide our services to the people of New Zealand.
• This role is based in Wellington along with your Wellington based team and customers.

Applications close: 5pm, 21 September 2023
For more information please contact: Brett Warwick, Brett.Warwick@dia.govt.nz
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