<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Apex Valves is a specialized company that designs, manufactures, and supplies innovative valve solutions. Their products are renowned for their quality and performance with a diverse product offering. They service a variety of industries including agriculture, residential plumbing and irrigation, utilizing advanced engineering to create reliable, efficient, and sustainable products. They are committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, as well as environmental responsibility and are widely considered leaders in their sector.</p><p>Originally a NZ owned and founded company, they were purchased by Watts Technologies (US MNC) 10 years ago and have continued to strengthen their market position, reputation and product offering. Under strong and dynamic leadership, they continue to grow and have ambitious plans for the future.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>This role is highly commercial and dynamic in nature and will form part of their local leadership team. You will work alongside the Managing Director in NZ, as well as reporting to a VP, Finance, based in Shanghai.</p><p>The role of Financial Controller will manage a small team, as well as leading the local finance function with a strong commercial focus. You will have a broad remit and an opportunity to be more than just finance. Your responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Act as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team by providing financial insights to support performance and drive long-term financial planning</li><li>Partner closely with operational leaders, including a highly capable plant manager to track productivity, support and implement cost saving initiatives and drive performance</li><li>Lead and manage the preparation of monthly rolling forecasts by working closely with the business</li><li>Provide financial analysis to support local decision making and enable growth initiatives</li><li>Lead and support the development of enterprise-wide key performance metrics to provide insights on opportunities for growth</li><li>Provide insights & recommendations on optimising and growing product and portfolios, through strong understanding of costs, pricing and margin</li><li>Ensure accurate and timely reporting to Group in line with group reporting obligations</li><li>Develop, implement and enforce robust internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance with Group standards</li><li>Responsible for ensuring tax compliance, including GST, income tax etc</li><li>Lead the annual audit</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Your profile:</strong></p><p>To be considered for this role, we are looking for someone with the following attributes:</p><ul><li>A proven finance leader with strong commercial nous and understanding of manufacturing processes</li><li>A genuine desire to engage closely with senior leadership and other business leaders to effectively partner the business</li><li>Strategic & visionary thinking with the ability to provide an advisory function to the business and translate this into breakthrough strategies</li><li>Commercial finance experience within a manufacturing environment</li><li>A high degree of emotional intelligence whereby you can positively influence those around you and confidently represent the local function</li><li>Preferably experience working in a global business with an understanding of working in MNC's with global reporting deadlines</li><li>A passion for what the business does and the products they produce</li><li>The ability and desire to be hands on with the finance function whilst not losing site of the big picture</li><li>Someone who is professionally driven and wants to continue to grow their career (there is a strong development pathway for the right individual)</li></ul><p>To be considered for the role, it is non-negotiable that you are based in NZ with relevant working rights and strong local experience. We are not considering candidates from outside NZ or those looking to relocate.</p><p><br /><strong>How to apply</strong><br />Please send your resume in <strong>Microsoft Word</strong> format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact <strong>Nick Neutze</strong> in our Auckland office on <strong>09-915-6700</strong>.</p><p><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Job Reference No: 06900-0013285333</strong></em></span></p><p> </p><p><br /> </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. 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<p><strong>The Company</strong><br />International organisation that turns data and AI into repeatable value at scale.<br /><br /><strong>The Role</strong></p><ul><li>Work independently within the Data & Analytics function with limited design guidance.</li><li>Integrate company, customer, and third-party data to solve analytical problems and report findings to stakeholders.</li><li>Build, run, and optimize standard processes to deliver metrics, reports, and insights consistently.</li><li>Perform data mapping, translation, ingestion, and analysis from multiple sources to create insights.</li><li>Configure tools for data-anomaly detection and coordinate with Data, Analytics, Product, and Tech teams for corrective actions.</li><li>Contribute to data-quality management dashboards.</li><li>Use coding best practices for efficient, repeatable, and scalable execution against large datasets.</li><li>Communicate analytical findings and their business impact effectively.</li></ul><p><strong>Your Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Data Querying: SQL, Python, Excel, Google Sheets</li><li>BI & Visualisation: Tableau, Qlik, Looker, Excel (Advanced)</li><li>Data Platforms: GCP, BigQuery</li><li>Familiarity with credit scores, scales, calibration</li></ul><p><strong>Apply Today</strong><br />Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.<br /><br /><em>Reference Number: 06900-0013317109</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&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&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/UGF1bC5CYXRlc29uLjMyNzE5LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>My client is a medium sized entity in growth mode who are continuing to expand and drive the performance of their business. The company is circa $70M t/o and operates in a complex environment with opportunities galore. This is a newly created role to partner the CFO directly to enable effective decision making.</p><p>The company is based in South/East Auckland, and has a lovely feel with modern offices, parking on site and an opportunity to make a difference.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>The Finance Analyst role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with an accomplished and knowledgeable CFO. With the monthly accounting tasks managed by an external provider within the broader "Group" of entities, this position is focused on analytical work and ad hoc projects. The primary objective of the role is to ensure senior management has access to clear, actionable information to support commercial decision-making.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul><li>Developing dynamic financial models on an ad hoc basis to provide meaningful insights for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).</li><li>Partnering with stakeholders to build, interpret, and refine financial models, forecasts, and cost estimates.</li><li>Evaluating financial data to uncover risks, opportunities, and areas for cost optimization.</li><li>Leading various ad hoc modelling scenarios and preparing business cases.</li><li>Tracking costs against budgets, reporting on variances, and recommending corrective actions when necessary.</li><li>Performing financial analysis of business unit performance to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvements.</li><li>Reviewing monthly accounts prepared by a third-party provider, analysing results, and identifying opportunities for growth.</li><li>Conducting additional ad hoc analysis and data interrogation as required.</li></ul><p><strong>Your profile:</strong> <br />To be considered for this role we are looking for a Finance Analyst who can demonstrate the following capabilities:</p><ul><li>A strong accounting and commercial background, not necessarily CA/CPA</li><li>An ability to work in an unstructured / ad hoc basis</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with senior executives comfortably</li><li>An enquiring mind where you can demonstrate a curious and inquisitive mindset to problem solve/find opportunities</li><li>Strong excel and modelling skills</li><li>Strong data analytics capability</li><li>Proven modelling capability</li></ul><p><strong>How to apply</strong><br />Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Nick Neutze in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700.</p><p><br /><em>Job Reference No: 06900-0012926066</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&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&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/bmljay5uZXV0emUuMjI0MzcuMTA5MThAcmhpbnouYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
