Senior Finance Business Analyst

Mō te tūranga | About the role

• Support Waikato Regional Council’s corporate finance systems and provide oversight of the functional application of the financial systems across the council.
• Act as liaison between Finance and the rest of the organisation to ensure system and process optimisation.
• Support a programme of continuous improvement via the use of data and analysis along with the review and enhancement of processes and systems.
• Provide application support across multiple systems / modules ensuring they are operating as intended.
• Manage the review, triaging and resolution of Finance related systems and process issues.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting outputs.

Mō te tangata | About you

• Design, testing and implementation of complex ERP systems.
• Ability to analyse, manipulate and report on large, complex sets of data.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Design and development of reporting dashboards, for example - using Power BI.

Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance or equivalent of accounting knowledge.
• Previous experience as a Finance Business Analyst, translating finance / accounting concepts and requirements to systems specialists and vice versa would be extremely valuable.
• Formal training in business/systems analysis tools and methodologies.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the advanced use of business/system analysis techniques, methods, and standards.
• Experience dealing with large financial systems, projects and complex integration.

Mō te tīma | About the team

• The Financial Planning & Reporting team consists of a number of Finance Business Partners that support the various Directorates within the Regional Council.
• The team has responsibility for coordinating the financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting of council activities.
• Reporting to the Manager for Financial Planning & Reporting, this position will work closely with finance professionals to deliver services across council.

Mō mātou | About us

• We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.
• Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.
• Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.
• If you’d like to understand more about what we do, please click here The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.
• By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better.
• Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Mō te tuku tono | How to apply

• Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on Sunday 18 May.
• For a copy of the role description, please click here.
• If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]
• Please click ‘apply’ and include your CV & cover letter as a pdf. Apply now!