Finance Business Partner

at  Metlifecare

• Join a busy, inclusive, tight knit team and further establish your career.
• Hybrid working arrangements + state of the art brand new offices.
• Full range of staff benefits - read below for full list

ABOUT US

Established in 1984, Metlifecare is a leading owner and operator of retirement villages, providing rewarding lifestyles and care to more than 6,500 New Zealanders. We pride ourselves on providing retirement communities in which people are empowered to be the very best version of themselves.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As we move into FY25 and our continued growth journey, we are seeking a Finance Business Professional to join our fast-paced finance team. Based in our Newmarket office and working closely with the CFO and GM Operations, the key purpose of this role is to partner with the Operations Leadership Team and wider organisation to provide strategic thinking and commercial analysis, delivering long term change to the business as well an enabling commercial decision making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Provide commercial insights and recommend actions to drive improved financial performance.
• Work with Operations Managers and key business stakeholders to drive the Full Potential Plan (our Strategic Plan) by providing influential commercial advice.
• Assist with the external audits and liaison with external regulators.
• Analyse business performance dashboards and reports.
• Lead and coordinate business performance forecast and drive the annual budgeting forecast
• Work closely with Village and Operations Managers to drive the annual budgeting process to drive the best commercial outcome across village operations.
• Forecast the financial performance of the business and various projects and provide analysis for reporting variance against budget.
• Create efficiencies by evaluating business processes, recommending improvements, and identifying new opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement within areas of responsibility, identifying, prioritising and progressing opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and develop strong commercial acumen of the Finance team enhancing the culture and teamwork between Finance, Village team and Support Office functions.
• Build, develop and nurture relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to contribute to the achievement of strategic business objectives.