Business Partner NZ

We currently have an opportunity for a Business Partner in Auckland, NZ. Join our Government and Infrastructure Management team and play a key role in ensuring seamless financial operations and project alignment to achieve optimal outcomes. Reporting to Head of Finance, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.


What You'll Do
This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Ensuring appropriate project master set ups with appropriate work breakdown structures and parent/child project groupings aligned with.
• Facilitating flow of finance information including revenue and cost capture by activity and object through claims, invoicing, purchase orders / invoices and timesheets.
• Supporting month end alignment for reporting including revenue and cost accrual, other adjustments and final forecast revenue, cost and margin.
• Supporting monthly forecasting and annual budgeting cycles at detailed driver base level.
• Monitoring WIP and cash collection process.

What You'll Bring

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) required; Accounting/Business/Commerce based degree.
• Mandatory CPA/CA with post graduate studies highly regarded (ie. MBA, Masters in Corporate Finance etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to proactively build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders through influence and leadership.
• Strong experience in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis.
• Track record of identifying root cause issues, driving process improvements, and optimising efficiencies within legacy systems.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.


Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.


What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

Downer Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including First Nations people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.