Finance Business Partner
Position Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Bay of Plenty
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Team: Finance
Remuneration: $98,900 - $131,900 (Fixed remuneration excluding Kiwisaver)
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for financial excellence and partnership? Join Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology as a Finance Business Partner and help shape the future of vocational education in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato.
In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate with senior leaders and cost centre owners to deliver insightful performance analysis and reporting, and strategic budgeting and forecasting. You’ll be instrumental in enhancing financial accountability and long-term planning across the organisation.
Finance and Infrastructure
Finance and Infrastructure is a key enabling function for Toi Ohomai, supporting the development of business capabilities, processes and systems that enable our ākonga, organisation and kaimahi to thrive. This directorate leads financial partnership, infrastructure development, and digital innovation, ensuring our environments are not only safe and compliant, but also future-ready and aligned with the evolving needs of both ākonga (learners) and kaimahi (staff). From uplifting financial acumen and practice to transforming infrastructure (physical and digital), this directorate plays a vital role in creating spaces and systems that support learning, collaboration, and everyday operations.
Ngā mahi | Key Responsibilities
- Deliver management reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
- Support strategic and operational decision-making through financial insights.
- Coordinate budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial planning.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, legislation, and internal policies.
- Collaborate to enhance financial systems and reporting tools.
He kōrero mōu | About You
You bring:
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Significant experience in financial planning, budgeting, and reporting.
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and cost centre managers.
- Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori success.
- Ability to support te reo Māori, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori.
- A passion for equity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Mō mātou | About Us
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is a vocational education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Home to over 9000 ākonga (students), at Toi Ohomai we put ākonga and kaimahi at the centre of all we do. Through educational excellence, Māori Success, strong partnerships and sustainable practices we enable our ākonga, institution and communities to thrive.
Toiohomaitanga describes our way of doing and being. It reflects how we care for each other, work together, and uphold our shared purpose. Ā mātou uara | our values are an important part of this, our Toi Ohomai values are:
- Toitūtanga – Courageous and humble in our pursuit of excellence
- Manaakitanga – Strengthening the mana of others and our communities
- Whanaungatanga – Building and nurturing relationships
- Kotahitanga – United in our shared purpose
As we transition, Toi Ohomai is developing a more financially sustainable and strategically aligned organisation. Our new operating model places ākonga at the centre, organising into interconnected functions: Engage, Develop, Educate, Support, and Enable. The enables us to focus on our core purpose and work interdependently to deliver excellent vocational education.
By embracing our Toiohomaitanga (our new ways of working) we will foster greater collaboration, clearer role accountability, data-informed decision-making and agile and adaptive practices that enable us to respond quickly to changing needs. Applying for a role in this new structure is an opportunity to contribute to the future of Toi Ohomai and our communities.
Me pēhea te tono | How to Apply
Toi Ohomai is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will undergo relevant pre-employment checks.
If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you. We review applications as they arrive and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date.
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application portal
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
