About Foodies You know New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square right? That's us! We are one of NZ's biggest companies, you just don't know it, because in true Kiwi style – we are humble about it (apart from right now maybe)! Our purpose-built offices close to Auckland Airport is home to New Zealand's largest Distribution Centre and our Support Centre where our team of 1000 people strong, all strive towards becoming one of the most customer driven retailers in the world. About the role The Group Finance team is our centre of excellence for all accounting, financial reporting, tax, fixed assets, and financial due diligence for Foodstuffs North Island (FSNI) Ltd and related entities and we now have an opportunity to recruit for the role of Group Finance Manager. Working closely with the Head of Group Finance, you'll be a senior member of a team of 10 specialists and will work collaboratively and cross functionally to deliver financial due diligence, reporting requirements and provision of finance driven insights to enable decision makers across Foodstuffs North Island. Key accountabilities include: · Development & coaching of team members to build bench strength capability & inspire to be their best individually & collectively every day · Providing operational accounting support across the centre with a focus on ensuring appropriate controls, policies & processes are embedded across the business · Ensuring data integrity & reliability to support financial reporting and decision making · Ensuring technology is appropriately leveraged & opportunities to simplify processes are front of mind · Identifying & executing changing accounting regulations & standards including preparing & presenting technical papers for delivery to stakeholders · Undertaking financial due diligence on potential acquisitions, with recommendations & delivering integration pathway & milestones · Focusing on operational & process metrics, working collaboratively with the business to identify opportunities to simplify processes, surface data & improve performance About you With a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce or equivalent you will be comfortable operating both at a strategic and tactical level, taking ownership with well developed commercial and financial acumen. You will offer a strong track record in financial management, preferably trained within big 4 practice, experience in large enterprises and will have a solid grasp of financial controls and process supported with knowledge of finance ERP systems / SAP. Strong, practical commercial understanding, and a flare for simplifying complex business problems will be a strength as will be working collaboratively to influence key stakeholders & senior leadership teams. Alongside this, you will have the natural ability to share knowledge, upskill and coach others across the Group Finance Team and will always be curious when it comes to continuous improvement initiatives! It goes without saying you will be methodical, organised, comfortable working and analysing independently, but most importantly you will appreciate strategic imperatives while operating effectively at an operational level. So, what can we offer you? There are so many benefits here which we all enjoy including a competitive salary package, southern cross healthcare cover, flexible working options (we tend to work 3 days in the office and 2 from home), free parking, subsidised onsite café, social events galore, amazing office spaces, technology and systems catered to our needs and lots of learning and development opportunities! Experience Awesome. Achieve Awesome. Be Awesomely You We're proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome applications from you all regardless of who you are or what you do. We welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whanau, but most importantly we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
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