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Finance Specialist (Analysis)Air New Zealand • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Finance Specialist (Analysis)

Finance Specialist (Analysis)

Air New Zealand • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2 days ago
Job description

Finance Specialist (Analysis)

Air New Zealand has a clear and compelling strategy to deliver improved business performance, resulting in sustainable, profitable growth across the Air New Zealand Group.

We are currently recruiting for 2 Finance Specialists to join us based at either our Auckland CBD office or our Auckland Airport Campus.

In our Finance team, your work will influence leaders across the business. Air New Zealand is consistently recognised for its strong culture, customer focus and innovation, and our corporate teams play an essential role in shaping strategy and supporting a future‑fit organisation. You will join a collaborative environment where your analysis will make a meaningful difference and where continuous learning is part of everyday life.

Qualifications

  • Strong reporting and analytical skills that enable you to understand and communicate trends with key stakeholders.
  • Strong communicator who can form positive relationships that support collaboration with a variety of stakeholders.
  • Ability to think outside the box, challenge the status quo and strive for continuous improvement.
  • 3‑5 years of commercial and analytical experience.
  • Expertise in MS Excel combined with data analytics skills to build timely and accurate reports contributing to the wider Finance team.
  • Knowledge of Power BI & Power Pivot is preferred but not required.
  • CA qualification or being partially through your CA would be beneficial.
  • Strong financial and commercial analysis skills to support effective business decision‑making.
  • Experience assisting with month‑end results, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets, ensuring timely and accurate information for management.
  • Ability to analyse, measure and monitor risks associated with transactions, minimizing the risk of revenue loss to Air New Zealand.
  • Skill in identifying and documenting process improvements to meet business objectives and customer standards.
  • Experience developing and maintaining strong commercial relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with processes, regulations and service standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain robust models, analysis and reporting to ensure the provision of timely, accurate and meaningful information and interpretation for management.
  • Extract, manipulate, analyse and present sound financial and commercial analysis and support to managers to enable effective business decision‑making.
  • Assist with the preparation of month‑end results, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets, ensuring the provision of timely, accurate and meaningful information and interpretation for management.
  • Analyse, measure and monitor the risks associated with transactions, minimizing the risk of exposure to revenue loss for Air New Zealand.
  • Identify and document areas of process improvement to ensure business objectives and customer standards can be met.
  • Develop and maintain strong commercial relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring processes are followed, regulations complied with and customer service standards met.
  • Why you should work for us

  • High performers will have opportunities to grow within the organisation.
  • A large and complex organisation provides the chance to work on multiple portfolios and exciting projects.
  • Amazing staff travel benefits and work perks.
  • Seniority Level

    Not applicable

    Employment Type

    Full‑time

    Job Function

    Accounting / Auditing

    Industry

    Airlines and Aviation

    Applications close 16 December 2025.

    Please note, the interview process for this role will commence in January 2026.

    If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to support your participation in our recruitment and selection process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert.

    Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

    “Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality.”

    At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and / or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

    We encourage accessibility and reasonable accommodations for all applicants throughout the recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter for further assistance.

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