Finance Project Manager

Bring along your extensive knowledge and experience and join the RBNZ Finance team to support Project Managers and Business Owners in the management of their project budgets and forecasts and lift their financial capability as needed.

• Fixed term role until December 2026
• Collaborate with others to enable 'best for RBNZ' outcomes.
• Wellington or Auckland based

Te tūranga - The role

As the Finance Project Manager, you will provide senior leadership within Finance and hold primary accountability for overseeing the Bank's investment budget and managing all associated funding flows. You will work collaboratively with key RBNZ Project Portfolio stakeholders to deliver strategic financial insight and challenge the financial robustness and integrity of the project financials (capex, opex, benefits and ongoing run costs).

View the position description here.

Ō pūkenga - About you

Ko wai matou - Who we are

We're kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand's financial ecosystem - enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash, helping to keep prices stable and people in work, maintaining safe banking and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend, save, insure and do business.We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion. We're building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work - reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.

Ngā painga - What we can offer you

The Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture, our benefits include additional leave options, a wellness package, working-from-home equipment subsidy, generous parental leave provisions, learning and development opportunities, and access to numerous social, networking and sporting activities.

Find more information about our benefits here :

Come join us if you want to make an impact

Working at the Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here you'll have a career, a community, and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most trusted and respected central banks. We'll invest in you. And with you, we're investing in New Zealand.

Kōrero tāpiri - Additional information

We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying, or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments : email

Me pēhea te tuku tono - Interested?

Check out the job description here for this role or email us at for more info. You can also contact us if you need any accessibility support to apply for this role.

Applications for this role close at Midnight Monday 1st December 2025 . Please include a cover letter outlining why you think you'll be a great fit for the role. Whilst acknowledging the growing use of AI, we kindly ask that the information you provide outlines why you think you'll be a great fit for this role and authentically reflects your unique skills and experiences.

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