Management Accounting & Budgeting (Accounting)Motion have a rich heritage dating back to 1919 with the establishment of Wilson Bros in Dunedin. Since then, the group has grown from strength to strength delivering quality engineering products and services essential to New Zealand's industry through strategically located service centres and logistics networks.Motion is passionate in their pursuit to be the trusted advisor and key supplier that customers can rely on. We focus on building and maintaining lasting relationships with our customers, understanding their business needs and how our solutions can add value. This is why we stand out as a market leader!This newly developed commercial lead role is responsible for business partnering, driving strategic and financial outcomes for the New Zealand branch network.Key activities:Partner in delivering strategic and P&L performance for NZ operations.Build an advanced analytical decision support capability to support both strategic and tactical decisions.Assist in strategy and transformation; help solve business challenges through effective problem-solving, identifying opportunities and translating recommendations into execution plans.Bring clarity across budgeting and forecasting: Build and own the planning and forecasting framework (monthly, quarterly and annual) across the NZ.Managing and navigating ambiguity; gather information and context from stakeholders, simplify the insights, provide accurate business performance updates and develop recommendations to overcome market and business volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.Deliver value; continuously evaluate opportunities for enhancement of systems (PowerBI, TM1, Phocas) and process capabilities to maximise effectiveness and ensure seamless accurate reporting rhythm.Scenario planning and analysis - predictive modelling to understand the business impacts.Develop business cases for capital and operational investments.Benefits / initiative tracking and pipeline reporting.Corporate development and growth; partner with leadership and M&A team to execute transactions and manage post integration of the acquired businesses.Empower non-finance stakeholders; build strong network with the sales and operational teams, empower and improve financial capability among non-finance members to drive ownership.Key skills and capabilities:5+ years of relevant work experience in Strategy, Business & Finance Transformation, Commercial Finance and FP&A.CPA and CA membership (preferable but not a requirement).Commercial & analytical lens; experience handling and analysing complex, high volume data with great attention to detail. Able to think beyond numbers and combine data with strategy and financial insights.Exceptional business partnering skills demonstrated by an ability to grow and nurture relationships with stakeholders.Self-motivated, results oriented with the ability to perform under pressure in a changing business environment with the willingness to get their hands dirty.Experience in identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives to improve insights reporting and drive business performance.Proven modelling and excel skills, experience with other systems such as PowerBI, TM1, etc, would be beneficial.What is in it for you?Attractive base salary + incentive + benefitsThe opportunity to join a progressive global company that continually strives to remain number one in the industrial market.Ongoing training and career development; we genuinely care about supporting you to reach your full potential.MI Hub: our well-being program that includes financial, career, family, nutrition, and Well-being & lifestyle guidance.An inclusive culture that embraces the diversity of our people.Employee Recognition Program.Free Flu Shots and Counselling services with EAP.Why us?We are a Company who values relationships, therefore we need this role to always work to foster and maintain trusted relationships across all levels of our business and seek to support and add value to our store network, managers, and leaders.We focus on continuous improvement and sustainable growth as our two main objectives. This is driven by our long-term investment in people, systems, process, and new growth opportunities for our people.So, if you are interested in joining our group don't wait, apply now and let us help you empower your career with us!MOTION is an equal-opportunity employerTo be eligible to apply for this position you must be a New Zealand Citizen or have relevant work Visa requirements.
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