Finance Process Analyst - 12 Month Fixed Term

Finance Process Analyst - 12 Month Fixed Term

Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy Watercare, the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand, delivers more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. That's an investment of $2.5 million every day. It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything that we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means we are continuously focused on how we can reduce our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric cars, revegetation programmes and much, much more. We are truly committed to making a positive difference. We have a fantastic 12 month fixed term for an experienced Process Analyst to jump onboard our finance transformation and as we move into our new ways of working in Finance. In this role you will:

• Support the finance team with process development, documentation, implementation, monitoring, and adjustment as required.
• Support the finance transformation by keeping across emerging technologies and supporting the finance team to adopt new tools and processes.
• Assist with report design and analysis for the finance team.
• Support the Head of Finance Experience to train finance staff on new process and technologies.
• Keep up to date and accurate documentation of finance process, procedure, and policy documentation.
• Assist with or run business process improvement workshops as required.
• Support the timely and accurate execution of everyday finance functions such as month and year-end reporting and Business Unit financial performance reporting.
• Act as a back-up for the Financial Systems Specialist role.
• Provide assistance to the Head of Finance Experience for other specific projects and duties as required from time to time.

In this role you will bring:

• Circa 5 years Finance experience across a broad range of processes
• Significant, proven business process improvement experience
• Self-starter with good initiative
• High attention to detail
• Willingness to learn and work in a team setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to adapt to changing business needs and learn new technologies
• Strong social and communication skills to engage with the business
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite, strong Excel skills, and financial software (ERP systems)

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers

Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply This role is open to applications from current Watercare employees. Applications made by anyone else will not be processed. #J-18808-Ljbffr