Strategic and Commercial Finance Manager

Job title: Strategic and Commercial Finance Manager

Company: Watercare


Job description: He kōrero mō mātou | About WatercareKi te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthyWatercare, 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.He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the roleReporting into the Head of Business Performance, the Strategic and Commercial Finance Manager will be responsible for delivering robust corporate finance modelling, leading long term and annual planning cycles and providing analysis as appropriate to ensure sound commercial decision making. Other key responsibilities include:

• Directly support the Head of Business Performance by leading the Strategic and Commercial Finance team
• Deliver financial modelling that support Corporate Finance needs enabling capital raising and efficient management of the balance sheet
• Own the financial long-term plan and annual planning cycles
• Define performance metrics and drivers, gain insight from peer analysis and track performance
• Support commercial decision making with robust business cases and analysis
• Own enterprise operational cost efficiency methodology and processes
• Support delivery of information required for Crown monitoring/economic regulation
• Oversee pricing strategies and product development initiatives.

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About youIn this role you will bring:

• Tertiary degree in Economics or Finance
• Minimum 10 years experience in a senior level role related to corporate and commercial finance
• Proven experience in leading improvements in fiscal management of large complex businesses
• Proven people leadership skills with a strong affinity for developing your team to their best potential
• Excellent report writing, presentations and briefing skills
• Highly adaptable communication skills with proven ability to work at all levels

Ngā hua mōu | What’s in it for youWe 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 ApplyCome and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today – www.careers.watercare.co.nz

Expected salary:

Location: Newmarket, Auckland

Job date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 01:51:21 GMT

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