Finance Business Partner
We have a terrific opportunity to join a local government organisation and partner with business units to provide future oriented strategic advice, detailed analysis, reports and guidance.
If you’re a results-driven finance professional with a passion for collaboration and problem-solving, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.
This role sits in the Finance group at Palmerston North City Council, and will see you partner with other business groups to provide meaningful advice and assist the teams in their units’ financial wellbeing.
Palmerston North (Palmie) is a vibrant, growing and innovative city and a great place to live and truly enjoy a positive work life balance. Small city benefits, big city ambition!
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate closely with business units to maximise the Finance Unit’s contribution and support strategic goals.
- Provide proactive financial management advice, analysis, and insights to inform decision-making.
- Prepare and interpret monthly reports, including variance analysis, focusing on key drivers affecting performance.
- Develop data analysis to facilitate informed business choices.
- Support managers to understand financial reports and implications
- Assist with budget and forecast preparation, including scenario modelling and analysis.
- Lead process improvements, drive cost models, and identify opportunities to enhance financial performance.
You’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- CAANZ or relevant professional membership
- Management accounting or finance business partnering experience
- Proven experience in an advisory function
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel capabilities.
- A positive and engaging approach to working collaboratively
This role presents an excellent opportunity to bring your financial business partnering or management accounting experience to a positive, friendly team, focused on forming true partnerships and providing sound and reliable advice.
This is a full time role from now ’til Christmas, but we will consider part time (30 hour) applications too. If that sounds like you, apply now! Please send your CV and a great cover letter to us before 24 June 2026.
For more information please contact John Keith on 021 205 3252 or Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996 at Talent International.