Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner at NZ Police, Wellington

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes. We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change. Finance Business Partner

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
• Police Employee
• Permanent, full time
• JR 5003948

Mō te tūnga | About the role New Zealand Police (NZP) is the lead agency responsible for reducing crime and enhancing community safety. We work in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies to achieve our vision of Safer Communities Together. Following a recent corporate workforce alignment, there are a number of new roles that have been created in the Finance team to support business leadership and enhance capability. The CFO and Finance Leadership team now have a re-energized collective focus and have assessed the current state of the group to determine their initial priorities, of which these roles are key to delivering. Finance Business Partners are internal finance consultants aligned to the New Zealand Police business portfolios. The position reports to the Senior Finance Business Partner and is responsible for the provision of trusted, insightful, and comprehensive financial advice and support to the assigned portfolios leadership team. In this role, your advice will go beyond the numbers; you will be informing and influencing to ensure sound financial decision making within a fast-paced, diverse, and challenging environment. This role will require high levels of flexibility, resilience, emotional intelligence, and an ability to work with a range of senior Police stakeholders. Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to translate data into insights for our customers in a meaningful way are essential requirements. Key Accountabilities:

• Understand the NZ Police and assigned portfolio’s key business drivers, cost drivers, pressures and risks using this knowledge to provide proactive, relevant, and integrated business and financial advice to business units.
• Provide sound strategic analysis and options, informing, and influencing decision making and presenting analysis to assess, support or challenge key decisions.
• Deliver timely, accurate and forward-looking financial information and business support to ensure effective financial management, oversight, decision-making and risk management.
• Mentor and coach junior staff as required to develop talent and build the people capability required to deliver outcomes.
• Link financial and non-financial information together so that managers understand the impact of decisions on their financial performance and that of Police as a whole, providing them with options to achieve their business objectives within financial parameters.
• Deliver the implementation of budgeting and forecasting process to ensure accurate and timely financial plans that are strategy led and aligned to business plans.
• Contribute to the development and/or validation of business cases, ensuring benefits can be achieved, resourcing is realistic and the correct processes and policies for consideration of cases are followed (i.e., meeting respective governance group requirements and timelines).
• Act as the trusted advisor to the budget holders within their assigned portfolio and champion and embed a total customer service focus across the Finance Group.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated ability to provide a high-level financial overview and consider options in principle, while remaining pragmatic.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of EQ - ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships at all levels – ideally within government.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills and ability to articulate complex messages clearly, simply, and concisely (including translating data into information and insights).
• Proven quantitative and qualitative analytical and evaluative skills incorporating complex problem-solving, sound decision making and creative thinking at a senior level.
• Strong experience in driving outcomes and managing diverse stakeholder interests.
• High standards of professionalism and performance-driven mindset, with a demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional development.
• This role is based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington.
• Applicants must be qualified Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) or equivalent, with 3-4 years’ experience post full membership.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level , this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”. Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways. To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link: If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made. All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $136,615 and $141,168 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role. Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Sunday 19 January 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr