Accounting & Finance
Permanent
Auckland
Posted 30/10/2025

Financial Operations Lead

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About the Company:
A rapidly evolving payments business on a change journey.  With approximately 60 employees, this business helps provide innovative solutions to support commercial growth for their clients.   In turn, they can offer their employees the opportunity to grow and thrive where other organisations can’t.  
As well as the collaborative environment, clear strategic direction and opportunity, this company can offer:
  • Annual professional development investment
  • Health insurance
  • Vibrant Britomart location
  • Flexible working and additional leave entitlements
This is a purpose-driven business where your work supports positive social and environmental outcomes.

About the Role: 
As Financial Operations Lead you’ll work closely with the CFO and provide overall oversight for financial operations.  You’ll manage a team of two, with supervision of funding requirements and daily operational processing.
You’ll provide leadership support to the CFO, together with assisting in ad-hoc project work and continuous improvement initiatives across this rapidly evolving business.  You’ll assist with finance system implementation through to in-depth analysis to support key commercial activities. 

Other Responsibilities include:
  • Managing financial product inventory including supply and demand forecasting
  • Managing funding requirements including new borrowing recommendations
  • Operational reporting and financial analysis
  • Monthly cashflow management
  • Coaching and development of the finance team
  • Providing SME advice across the business (up to Executive level)
  • Being part of a leadership cohort leading through change

About You: 
  • You’ll have a background in financial services or technology businesses, with:
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills, with an interest in financial products.
  • Proven experience in process improvement and automation.
  • Leadership experience with the ability to coach and mentor others.
  • Excellent time management, attention to detail, and communication skills.
  • A proactive, positive mindset and ability to thrive in complex situations.
  • Demonstrated experience working and leading a small finance team, instilling high accountability to meet the needs of the business

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To find out more, please get in touch with Sarah White on 027 505 3472 for a confidential chat.

To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  

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