About the Company:
Propel Funeral Partners (PFP) is an ASX-listed organisation and the second largest death care services provider across Australia and New Zealand. With an acquisition-led growth strategy, PFP has invested over $300m since listing in 2017 and grown revenue more than fourfold. Despite being listed, the business remains founder-led, operating over 208 locations that provide essential services to families during times of need.
Why Join Propel?
- Be part of a growing, values-driven organisation making a meaningful difference.
- Opportunity to shape financial strategy and influence business outcomes.
- Collaborative team environment with strong leadership support.
About the Role:
As Financial Controller & Commercial Partner, you will provide financial leadership and commercial insight across Propel’s New Zealand operations. Reporting to the Managing Director (NZ) and Group Financial Controller, you will partner closely with senior leaders and operational teams to support strategic and day-to-day decision-making.
This is a hands-on, influential role that blends technical financial leadership with commercial partnering, supporting performance, growth, and integration activity in an acquisition-led environment.
You will lead a NZ-based finance team and play a key role in driving continuous improvement across financial processes, controls, and reporting.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for NZ
- Providing commercial insights on pricing, margins, capex, and investment decisions
- Partnering with senior leaders to support strategy and operational performance
- Supporting financial due diligence and integration of acquired businesses
- Driving improvements in financial processes, controls, and reporting
- Leading mentoring, and developing the NZ finance team
- Managing the cash flow, working capital, and banking relationships
- Overseeing compliance with tax and statutory obligations (GST, PAYE, FBT, NRWT)
- Supporting audits, AML compliance, and practice reviews
You will also have opportunities to contribute beyond the portfolio through board reporting, acquisition due diligence, post-acquisition integration, group KPI reporting, procurement initiatives and climate-related financial analysis.
About You:
You are a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys partnering with the business, influencing outcomes, and adding value beyond the numbers. You are confident operating in a dynamic environment and balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
You will bring:
- CA or equivalent qualification
- 5+ years’ experience in a senior finance or financial manager role
- Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability
- Proven ability to partner and influence at senior levels
- Experience leading and developing teams
- ERP experience (Xero or similar)
- A proactive, solutions-focussed mindset
Apply Now!
To find out more, please get in touch with Sarah White on 027 505 3472 & quote Job Id: 17218 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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