General Manager Finance

Watercare Services LimitedAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

1 day ago

Job description

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About Watercare

Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata. When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate‑resilient way. That’s an investment of $3.8 million every day!

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the General Manager Finance leads, develops, and continuously improves Watercare’s core finance function. As a key member of the Finance senior leadership team and a trusted advisor to the Board and Executive, you will shape the financial future of one of Auckland’s most essential service providers. The role oversees $1.2 billion in revenue, $375 million in operational cost, $1 billion of capital investment, and $18 billion of assets.

You’ll lead a large, high‑impact team across corporate finance, treasury, risk financing, business performance, commercial decision‑making, financial control, management and project accounting, fixed asset management, supplier processing, and finance systems. You’ll also be instrumental in enabling the delivery of economic regulation requirements and supporting major transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and uplift the finance function to deliver strategic and operational excellence.
Drive performance across finance teams, mentoring and guiding capability development.
Enhance the Corporate Finance capability and support investor and insurer engagement.
Ensure excellence in Financial Control, guiding technical accounting and implementation of robust asset accounting processes to be ‘economic regulation ready’.
Deliver outcomes of economic regulation related projects including pricing structures and cost efficiency.
Enable asset management and programme delivery and support economic regulation through robust pricing and forecasting models.
Enhance Finance support of capital programme delivery with clear processes which increase forecast accuracy and timeliness of asset capitalisation.
Champion finance systems transformation, adopting advanced reporting, forecasting and insight tools and implementing AI into finance processes.

About you

Tertiary qualification in business, finance, or a related field; CAANZ membership (or equivalent).

10+ years’ senior financial leadership experience in large, complex environments.

Strong technical accounting skills and deep understanding of finance operations, controls, and processes.

Proven ability to lead and motivate high‑performing teams, build trust across stakeholders, and present confidently to Boards.

Strategic thinker with excellent decision‑making, organisational, and relationship management skills.

Experience in infrastructure, economic regulation, capital raising, and risk financing.

Familiarity with advanced finance tools including Power BI, forecasting platforms, and AI‑driven insights.

Detail‑oriented, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement.

What’s in it for you

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including :

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance plans

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts at a range of large retailers

How to Apply

Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team, please apply online today at careers.watercare.co.nz .

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Utilities

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