Head of Commercial Finance
Our Finance team partner with senior leadership to translate financial data into strategic insight. It’s a team where intellectual curiosity meets commercial rigour, and where the work you do genuinely helps to shape the direction of the business. A key aspect of the role will include working with the Strategy team to support the Craigs Investment Partners’ growth strategy via Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and product development.
Based at Head Office in Tauranga (or Auckland), this role offers a rare blend of modelling depth and strategic visibility, working closely with the CFO, Head of FP&A, Strategy team, and senior leadership to build and maintain models that underpin Craigs’ long-range planning and strategic decision-making. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role also supports the wider Executive team including the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Wealth and Markets Officer.
The Head of Commercial Finance role is a diverse and hands-on strategic finance role and provides excellent development opportunities. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills, and have a positive can-do attitude.
About you
We are looking for candidates with relevant ten years’ equivalent work experience, who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment in a collaborative team. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills, be a team player and is able to demonstrate the following:
- 5+ years’ experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate finance or a strategy role at large corporate preferred
- Proven M&A experience
- Relevant degree level tertiary qualification
- Reasonable level of industry knowledge in financial services desirable
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with a strong emphasis on financial modelling, including scenarios, sensitivity analysis, and clean, auditable model architecture.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Strong investigative and problem-solving skills
- Well-developed commercial acumen
- Experience working across multiple projects, and is organised and proactive
- Driven with desire to make a difference and build your career
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Craigs Community / Volunteer Day
- Additional week of leave (conditions apply)
- Other leave (such as sick, bereavement, and family violence leave) from first day of employment
- Parental leave - 26 weeks’ pay ‘top up’ for eligible Primary Carers
- Long Service Leave
- Annual Health Check and flu vaccinations
- Flexible work options
- Savings benefits and preferential insurance rates
About the Company
Craigs Investment Partners (Craigs) is a multi-award-winning investment advisory firm which is one of the largest in New Zealand. With over 20 offices located throughout the country and over 600 employees, Craigs offers solutions and advice to both private investors, as well as corporate and institutional clients.
Why Craigs?
We pride ourselves on creating an environment where our people feel they belong and can bring their best self to work and feel valued. We grow as a team and with our clients and are always looking to support our communities – both internal and external. Our values build the foundation of how we work and how we provide great outcomes for our people and our clients.
- We are stronger together
- We strive for excellence
- We put people first
- We do what’s right
If you would like to find out more about working at Craigs, visit our Careers page – https://craigsip.com/careers
How to apply
If you are interested in the role, please submit your application online now as we will be interviewing suitable candidates as they apply.
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