Ministry of Education NZ Looking for Financial Analyst (12 month fixed term) at Wellington City, Wellington Full Time

• 12 Months Fixed Term – Full time

• Financial Reporting
• Analytical skills essential
• Advance excel skills

Help shape the future of Education

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whānau.

We shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary.

We are making significant changes to how we deliver our purpose

So that we:

• Deliver greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support
• Take practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Give priority to sector relationship, regional and local voice.

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system.

About us

Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure & Digital – Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, leads inclusive, accessible and integrated national, digital and physical infrastructure and transport services to the education system.

Our vision for school property is that all schools have quality learning environments as part of a well-managed and sustainable portfolio that helps deliver equitable and excellent outcomes for every child.

The Finance and Investment group has overall responsibility for financial management and capital investment planning for TPHM. We also manage the financial planning, forecasting, analytical and reporting and the financial compliance function for TPHM group.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

The Financial Analyst reports to the Finance Manager and contributes to the delivery of the Finance function with TPHM and in conjunction with Corporate Finance. This is a key role that contributes to the financial reporting and compliance function within TPHM ensuring financial transactions and obligations are correctly reported. This role requires interactions with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

There is also a requirement to be involved in the development of effective property management information systems to support the planning, decision making and monitoring processes.

Please note there is further information available in the attached Job Description.

Mōhou ake | About you

This role requires financial accounting experience (especially in Fixed Assets) and excellent analytical skills to support the operation of the TPHM property and infrastructure functions.

You will also offer:

• Proven Financial accounting experience.
• Advance excel skills.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience in Financial Accounting and fixed assets functions.
• Experience in managing relationships and consultation with an assortment of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in working with a complex system.
• Able to make business decisions with financial impact.

If you’d like to bring your skills to a rewarding role within an organisation that’s continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for New Zealand, we’d love to hear from you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?

We need to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to building racial equity and excellence in the education sector.

We provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported. So, if working from home and/or having a flexible start and finish to the day will help with this, we can usually make it happen. We’d love to hear what this might look like for you, so feel free to outline this in your Cover Letter.

In your cover letter we’d like to know:

• about you, your values, your whakapapa
• your interest and motivations for this role
• the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

The Ministry encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated although currently this is a voluntary requirement. There is no requirement to show evidence of your vaccine status as this role is not covered by the Public Health (Vaccinations) Order.

Please review the Position Description and if this opportunity interests you, and you meet the requirements, apply now using the ‘Apply Online’ button.

For further information, please contact Kim McGregor at [email protected]

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 21 July 2022