Deputy Chief Executive, Finance & Operations – Pouwhakahaere Tahua

• Senior strategic financial leadership position.
• Based in Te Awamutu.
• Make a difference in the lives of our tauira and their whānau.

 
Kei te hunga pīkoko ki te ako, kei te hunga ngākaunui ki te whakawhanake tangata, ko Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tēnei e karanga atu ana ki a koutou. E kimi ana a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa i tētahi tangata whai pūkenga nui i roto i ngā mahi pūtea, me ngā mahi whakahaere i roto i ngā mahi nahanaha pārongo anō hoki ki te manaaki i tēnei tūranga hirahira nui. Mehemea e rata mai ana koe ki tēnei tūranga me tana hāngi ki ō tūmanako, ki ō whakaaro, ki ō pūkenga, tēnā, whāia mai rā!  

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa provides holistic education opportunities to Māori and the people of Aotearoa. The vision and mission are: 

• He takapau mātauranga he whānau huarewa – Whānau transformation through education.
• Kia angitu te tauira – Tauira success.

Reporting to the Kaiwhakatere (CEO), the Pouwhakahaere Tahua provides strategic financial leadership to ensure financial sustainability by optimising business performance, including return on investment, treasury, and risk management. You will provide strategic financial advice to Te Mana Whakahaere, be the strategic financial advisor in the organisation, and play a pivotal role in formulating future strategies. In addition, you will provide commercial oversight of the extensive property portfolio and ensure system standardisation and automation efficiency across all financial processes. This will include providing a “single” consolidated view of the financial performance and position of the organisation and ensuring Te Wānanga meets all its legal and statutory obligations.

Ideally, the role will suit a qualified, experienced leader keen to join a collaborative and supportive executive team.
 
Your skills and experience will include:

• 5+ years’ experience in a Chief Financial Officer position, holding direct accountability for finance, business planning, corporate administration and commercial affairs.
• Change leadership experience and a background in leading large-scale organisational change and continuous improvement efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to look forward, define financial issues/implications or impacts on the business, and provide resolution options.
• Proven commercial acumen in revenue generation and driving financial sustainability for organisations.
• Exceptional people leader skills focused on culture, capability, performance and delivery.
• Cultural awareness and appreciation of mātauranga Māori.
• Relevant post-graduate educational qualifications and equivalent experience.
• ACA, CA or CPA qualified and membership of CAANZ.

This role is of significant breadth and scale and is waiting for someone to make it their own and have a real impact. If you are an ambitious leader looking for a role with a strong sense of purpose that makes a difference in the lives of tauira and their whānau, then this is the role for you.

KA KATI NGĀ TONO/APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Sunday, 28th of April 2024
MŌ TE TONO, MŌ TE TIROTIRO TĀTAI TŪRANGA/APPLY OR VIEW THE POSITION DESCRIPTION: www.jacksonstone.co.nz
TAUPĀNGA/REFERENCE: BH-10903 
ME HE PĀTAI ANŌ/FURTHER ENQUIRIES: Rachelle Russell 04 550 8041