Mo te tunga | About the role We are looking for an experienced Finance management professional to join our Finance team for up to 12 months at our Open Polytechnic campus in Lower Hutt. Reporting to the Executive Director Open Polytechnic, with a dotted line to the Strategic Finance Director, Te Pukenga, the Head of Finance is a varied leadership role responsible for the delivery of finance, budgeting/forecasting and associated reporting functions for Open Polytechnic. The key focus of this role in the short term is to support transition to our future organisation, ensure a continual improvement focus and a drive toward operational and commercial excellence through business partnering and commercial support to the business. The role is responsible for: Delivery of financial information. Monthly financial reporting and forecasting including CAPEX. Ensuring continuation of compliance and control processes. Ensuring financial outcomes are achieved and informed. Managing budgeting and financial processes, including supporting the FMISF/EPM system project. Management of the Open Polytechnic Finance team. Nga pukenga mo te tunga | What you will bring to the role Your positive leadership and role modelling to the finance team during a time of change. You will have a passion for impacting the lives of everyday people and seeing them achieve their educational goals and dreams. You will also constantly be striving to be the best you can be, just as our learners do and you pride yourself on the quality of your work. To do this you will have the ability to build and manage a high performing team to ensure that people with the right skills and motivations are in the right place at the right time to meet business needs, while collaborating with National Office and other regional finance teams. You'll need to have: Tertiary qualification BCom or equivalent (essential) Minimum of 3 years' experience and achievement in a senior finance role with significant staff and financial leadership responsibility Significant finance experience with a large, complex organisation Strong leadership, motivation, people and relationship management skills Strong commercial acumen and market orientation Proven ability to build rapport, maintain excellent relationships and work effectively and collaboratively with others across a broad cross section of people Strong focus on providing a high level of customer service Demonstrated effective communication skills including the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others Innovative, self-motivated and high level of resilience and patience High level of attention to detail with excellent organizational and planning skills The Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We are also a business division of Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, together with all other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Open Polytechnic specialises in taking the learning to our learners, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference. We offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our learners are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way. We offer our people free education (50% off for whanau), free car parking on campus, a modernised working environment, subsidised school holiday programmes for your children, free fitness classes, and an on-site café. We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all of our people. If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Applications must be submitted online via our career's website. Contact with any questions about the role. Applications close 11pm Wednesday 27 March 2024. Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. #J-18808-Ljbffr
