<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><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Company</span></strong><br />Established SaaS business within the property and real-estate industry! This company has close to 1 million kiwi users and they are looking to expand their product offering in the future. You'll join a tight, collaborative team that values experimentation, craftsmanship and the occasional office dog cuddle.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Role</span></strong> <br />Our client is looking for a <strong>Senior Mobile Developer</strong> to join the team and take ownership of a <strong>Flutter-based</strong> mobile app. The app is already in active development and approaching release with strong pre-existing UX/UI design, guidelines and user testing. Your first mission will be to <strong>help the final push to launch on iOS and Android.</strong></p><p>Post-launch, this mobile app will be foundational to the future of this company's business and product, becoming the core way users engage with the platform. You'll play a key role in scaling the product, evolving the experience, and setting the technical direction for mobile offerings.<br /><br /></p><ul><li>Complete the final development stages and deliver the app to release.</li><li>Collaborate with product, design, and platform teams to deliver high-quality features.</li><li>Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in Flutter/Dart & Firebase; Ensure smooth performance, robust state management, and responsive UI.</li><li>Integrate with APIs and backend services for reliability and scalability; Establish best practices around testing, CI/CD, and release management.</li><li>Mentor other developers and help grow the mobile capability; Contribute to product strategy and roadmap once live.</li></ul><p><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Your profile:</span></strong></p><ul><li>+5 years of professional mobile development experience, with +2 years in Flutter.</li><li>Must have strong knowledge of Dart, Flutter's widget system, and cross-platform nuances; This includes experience shipping apps to the App Store and Play Store.</li><li>Solid understanding of UX, mobile design principles, and performance optimization; Familiarity with backend integration (REST, authentication).</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills and ability to take ownership; Collaborative mindset and great communication skills.</li><li>Strong preference with prior experience launching a mobile app or two from pre-release to production.</li></ul><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How to apply</span></strong><br />Please send your resume in <strong>Microsoft Word</strong> format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact <strong>Aleks Vujovic</strong> in our Auckland office on <strong>09 870 4111.</strong></p><p><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Job Reference No:</span></strong><br /><strong>06900-0013293961</strong></p><p> </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/QWxla3MuVnVqb3ZpYy4yNDc1MC4xMDkxOEByaGluei5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>The Company</strong><br />My client is a global multi-national company with a significant brand name. The MNC purchased a specialist NZ entity a few years ago which has been rolled up into the Group and provides a specialised product to both local & global markets.</p><p>The business in NZ is circa $30M revenue and has approximately 35 staff. As you will be part of global team, your reporting line will be directly to the Finance Director based in Chicago and have a dotted line to the local GM.</p><p>This role is based in St Johns, Auckland and will likely travel to the USA once a year to collaborate with the global team. Once up to speed, you can work a hybrid model of up to 2 days from home, provided you can support the business as and when required.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong> <br />The role of Finance Manager / Plant Controller is a stand alone finance role in NZ whereby you have a very broad remit as follows:</p><ul><li>Drive plant performance, providing analytical data on materials useage, cost statements, P&L performance, manufacturing statistics and labour analysis</li><li>Drive the annual budget process</li><li>Own the monthly & quarterly forecasts and provide insights thereon</li><li>Complete transfer pricing regarding lease agreements</li><li>Ensure inventory control and manage the accounting for inventory</li><li>Analyse and interpret financial results to identify trends and activities to drive performance, providing commentary thereon for decision making</li><li>Provide strategic guidance to the business on customer performance and trends</li><li>Influence plant leadership to drive performance</li><li>Ensure the balance sheet is analysed and reconciliations are completed</li><li>Filing of NZ taxes</li><li>Be the super-user of the ERP systems</li><li>Manage the company insurances</li><li>Negotiate lease agreements with 3rd party vendors and customers</li><li>Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX, DOA and accounting policies</li><li>Leadership & development of others as required</li><li>Other ad hoc duties</li></ul><p><strong>Your profile:</strong> <br />To be considered for this role, we are looking for a Senior Finance professional who truly understands the Manufacturing cycle and driving performance from an Accounting perspective of a plant. You must have the following skills & attributes:</p><ul><li>Cost accounting and manufacturing experience</li><li>A broad commercial accounting background where you have demonstrated an ability to influence the business</li><li>Strong commerciall acumen</li><li>An ability to be hands on</li><li>An ability to get involved in the factory operations and be a business partner</li><li>A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Accounting.</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 Megan Alexander or Nick Neutze in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700.</p><p><br /><em>Job Reference No: </em><em>06900-0013266901</em></p><p> </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/bWVnYW4uYWxleGFuZGVyLjE1ODU0LjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>The Company</strong><br />My client is a global multi-national company with a significant brand name. The MNC purchased a specialist NZ entity a few years ago which has been rolled up into the Group and provides a specialised product to both local & global markets.</p><p>The business in NZ is circa $30M revenue and has approximately 35 staff. As you will be part of global team, your reporting line will be directly to the Finance Director based in Chicago and have a dotted line to the local GM.</p><p>Once up to speed, you can work a hybrid model of up to 2 days from home, provided you can support the business as and when required.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong><br />The role of Finance Manager / Plant Controller is a stand alone finance role in NZ whereby you have a very broad remit as follows:</p><ul><li>Drive plant performance, providing analytical data on materials useage, cost statements, P&L performance, manufacturing statistics and labour analysis</li><li>Drive the annual budget process</li><li>Own the monthly & quarterly forecasts and provide insights thereon</li><li>Complete transfer pricing regarding lease agreements</li><li>Ensure inventory control and manage the accounting for inventory</li><li>Analyse and interpret financial results to identify trends and activities to drive performance, providing commentary thereon for decision making</li><li>Provide strategic guidance to the business on customer performance and trends</li><li>Influence plant leadership to drive performance</li><li>Ensure the balance sheet is analysed and reconciliations are completed</li><li>Filing of NZ taxes</li><li>Be the super-user of the ERP systems</li><li>Manage the company insurances</li><li>Negotiate lease agreements with 3rd party vendors and customers</li><li>Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX, DOA and accounting policies</li><li>Leadership & development of others as required</li><li>Other ad hoc duties</li></ul><p><strong>Your profile:</strong><br />To be considered for this role, we are looking for a Senior Finance professional who truly understands the Manufacturing cycle and driving performance from an Accounting perspective of a plant. You must have the following skills & attributes:</p><ul><li>Cost accounting and manufacturing experience</li><li>A broad commercial accounting background where you have demonstrated an ability to influence the business</li><li>Strong commercial acumen</li><li>An ability to be hands on</li><li>An ability to get involved in the factory operations and be a business partner</li><li>A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Accounting.</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 <strong>Ronil Singh</strong> or <strong>Samir Sheth</strong> in our <strong>Auckland</strong> office on <strong>09-915-6700</strong>.</p><p> <br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Job Reference No: 06900-0013286898</strong></em></span></p><p> </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. 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/cm9uaWwuc2luZ2guMzQ1NDkuMTA5MThAcmhpbnouYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
