Strategic Financial Senior Consultant (Wellington or Auckland)

Are you motivated by solving complex problems and making a positive impact across Aotearoa New Zealand? If so, come and join us.

We are seeking a curious, smart, and engaging person with some serious Excel skills to provide financial advice to our clients. You’ll be working as part of a strong team, and have lots of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll provide advice to senior people in local and central government – plus a range of other organisations – all around the country.

The successful candidate will be appointed as a consultant or senior consultant, depending on experience.

You can be based in Wellington, in Auckland, or remotely for this role.

We’d love to hear from you if you have a mix of the following skills and attributes:

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• You have experience using financial analysis to assess opportunities and impacts of investments, organisational changes and public policy initiatives.
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• You’re a skilled financial modeller, who can build robust and intuitive models.
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• You start each job by looking at the big picture by defining what really needs to be solved, before cracking into the analysis.
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• You have a track record of delivering insightful analysis that focusses on the nub of the problem to senior, busy clients.
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• You have a good understanding of the public sector and how government works.
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• You are able to work across multiple projects concurrently, and effectively prioritise competing demands.
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• You are able to work through peaks in workload and are comfortable with sticking your hand up for help when it’s needed.
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• Ideally you’re a Chartered Financial Analyst or Chartered Accountant, and have a minimum of 7 years professional experience in a relevant role – a good chunk of it working in either a consulting firm or a government role.
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• A flexible and supportive environment
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• A highly capable, commercially savvy, and caring team
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• Five weeks annual leave
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• An annual performance-based bonus
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• An opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects and services
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• A stimulating work environment, with development opportunities
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We can only accept applications from people who are legally entitled to work in New Zealand.