<p><strong>The Company<br /></strong><br />Well-established New Zealand group with a nationwide footprint. As an NZX-listed organisation, they operate in a complex, fast-moving environment where accuracy, pace, and strong commercial insight are essential. With year-end approaching and key budgeting cycles underway, the finance team is preparing for a period of significant activity - and they're looking for additional support to help deliver high-quality financial outcomes. Initial 3-month contract role to start this side of Christmas, located on the City fringe.</p><p><strong>The Role<br /></strong><br />In this role you will be supporting the financial leadership team through a critical reporting and budgeting period, with work extending across year-end, month-end, and new-financial-year planning.<br />Reporting to a senior finance leader and working closely with the Financial Controller, you will:</p><ul><li>Actively manage and prepare annual budgets</li><li>Support finalisation of the upcoming year's sales budget</li><li>Assist with financial reporting, including reviewing group-level P&amp;L's</li><li>Provide input into year-end processes, including tax support if you have relevant experience.</li><li>Preparation of monthly financial statements, including analysis and commentary</li><li>Prepare gross profit analysis allocating cost of goods sold to specific stock items to enable pure profitability analysis</li><li>Assist with the statutory accounts preparation and the annual audit process</li><li>Work closely with the Financial Controller in relation to all aspects in relation to stock given its balance sheet values</li><li>Bring calm, clarity, and structured communication to a busy team navigating peak workload.</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Your Profile<br /></strong><br />You will bring strong technical capability, commercial thinking, and the confidence to step into a high-performance environment during its busiest period. Specifically, you will have:</p><ul><li>CA qualification (or equivalent) with experience in large, complex, or listed organisations.</li><li>5-7 years' experience in budgeting and financial planning - ideally with group-level exposure.</li><li>Strong Excel ability and comfortable working with SAP or similar ERP systems.</li><li>Proven experience meeting strict deadlines and producing high-quality financial outputs.</li><li>A steady, composed approach, with the ability to positively influence and support others under pressure.</li><li>A proactive, organised mindset with the ability to quickly integrate and add value</li></ul><p><strong><br />Apply Today</strong></p><p>Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.</p><p><br /><em>Reference Number: (06900-0013348532)</em></p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice:</em> <em><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&amp;data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&amp;reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/a2Vsc2V5LmxsZXdlbGx5bi43OTYxOC4xMDkxOEByaGluei5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">