Job Description

• Make a real impact by partnering with senior leaders in the organisation, influencing key strategies and decisions
• Join a supportive team focused on simplifying financial information for better decision-making
• Permanent opportunity based in Wellington

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Step into this influential Finance Business Partner role where your expertise truly shapes the future of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). Here, your financial acumen will empower senior leaders to make critical decisions that drive real outcomes for communities across New Zealand. As a trusted advisor, you’ll play a pivotal part in financial planning and strategic insight, championing efficiency and excellence.

If you’re ready to progress your career in a supportive, forward-thinking team, this is the opportunity to make your mark.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience working in a regulatory environment, with an understanding of how legislative and policy settings influence financial planning, reporting and decision-making. You’ll be comfortable supporting fee-funded and cost recovery activities, ensuring pricing and funding approaches are robust, transparent and aligned to relevant frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of financial plans and provide analysis of financial performance, risks and issues.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports and ensure robust assumptions underpin budgets and forecasts.
• Advise on NZTA’s complex funding environment and support business case development.
• Partner with the business to support fee setting and cost recovery, including providing insights on pricing assumptions, and advice on recovery strategies and impacts.
• Support transparency and compliance through clear documentation of assumptions and methodologies and provide input into internal and external reporting requirements.
• Enhance financial capability across the organisation.
• Drive process improvements and support decision-making through financial insights.

You will find out more about the role here

Ko koe tēnei | About you

• Demonstrated experience in a business partnering at a senior level.
• Qualified chartered accountant or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating purposeful conversations with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes, build alignment and enable sound decisions in a complex environment.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and disciplines, building trusted relationships and influencing without formal authority.
• Experience supporting regulated or fee-funded activities, including cost recovery and/or pricing models, with the ability to communicate complex methodologies clearly.
• A high-level proficiency in the use and manipulation of financial data, reporting tools as well as Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP would be an advantage.
• Detail-oriented with strong quality assurance discipline, while able to step back, see the bigger picture and focus effort on what matters most.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and with commercial acumen, make connections and appropriate decisions.

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public service.

Mō mātou | About Us

The purpose of our group, through demonstrating sound commercial acumen, is to provide business planning, financial, investment, and assurance services for NZTA Waka Kotahi and the land transport sector. Our finance function enables NZTA to deliver its strategic and operational financial objectives and obligations. The Business Partnering team provides strategic financial analysis and advice to enable business groups to deliver their services efficiently and effectively.

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return

Our people are proud to be part of creating a better New Zealand. We’re searching for candidates who share our passion for people, communities, and the environment – and who are ready to contribute their unique skills to shape a better future.  

At NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. We want you to feel like you belong here - valued, respected, and empowered to bring your whole self to work. 

From five weeks annual leave through to Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance for our permanent employees – you will be well looked after here. Our benefits are designed to support our people and provide a happy, healthy and high-performing environment. We take a principle-based approach to flexibility that enables our people and their People Leaders to discuss and agree the arrangements that work best for the individual, the team, and the organisation. And whether it’s on-the-job experience, signing up to a course, coaching opportunities, or secondments to other roles within NZTA – you can build a varied and successful career with us and grow your potential. 

Ready to take the next step in your career? We’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join our team who is going places.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please click apply to upload your CV and cover letter detailing your suitability for the role.

Rā Katinga | Applications close:

27 May 2026

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.