Finance Business Partner

Overview

Further develop your career as a business advisor

Work with both internal and external stakeholders

Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops

This is a full time position of 40 hours per week

The remuneration range for this role is 108,644 to 153,379 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience

Responsibilities

Provide Support to managers and council, providing reporting and insights to enable decision making

Compile portfolio budgets and forecast, ensuring that these are robust, realistic and align to organisational deliverables

Support projects teams to draft business cases and undertake project evaluations

Provide back-up to other team members

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant or equivalent

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tease out and communicate the story behind the numbers

Experience in complex budgeting and forecasting processes

Seasoned relationship and influencing skills

Strong business and quantitative analysis skills

Ability to work in a collaborative and team environment

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities.

We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home

Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually

Formal and informal professional development opportunities

5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 years of continual service

For a full list of our employee benefits see here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa.

Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed.

We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart.

Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whanau and Mana.

Applications close : Wednesday 8 October 2025

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description : see here

To apply for the role, click on the "apply" button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email : see

Applicants for safety sensitive roles will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water.

You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.

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