Chief Financial Officer, Wise Management Services (H24_4695)

• Work for Wise Management Services, providing inspirational and world leading financial leadership to the Wise Trust Board and subsidiary companies.
• Senior financial leadership role located in Hamilton, New Zealand.
• Seeking experienced Chartered Accountant leader focused on exceptional financial advice and support.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Wise Management Services (WMS) is the engine room of the Wise Group and its role is simple. To provide shared services that give the Wise Group family of organisations the edge, resulting in more time for them to focus on making a difference to the wellbeing of people, organisations, communities and the environment.

That means you’ll find WMS expertise deployed in information services, people and culture, finance, payroll, procurement, contracts, property, projects, quality, safety and wellbeing across the Wise Group. Importantly, it’s not a case of one size fits all; WMS works in a partnership model to deeply understand the needs and priorities of each organisation within the Wise Group whānau.

The Wise Group itself is nothing short of inspirational. At the heart of everything the group does is a deep belief in social justice and equity, backed by an absolute passion and desire to improve people’s lives, every day, everywhere. To achieve equity for all, and in particular, people experiencing mental health and addiction challenges, the Wise Group listens deeply to understand and meet the unique needs of local communities, whānau and the people who engage with their services.

THE ROLE

Wise Management Services is looking for an exceptional leader to join them as Chief Finance Officer (CFO). The CFO of WMS provide inspirational and world leading financial leadership to the Wise Trust Board, subsidiary companies, Chief Executives and their leadership teams, to support the achievement of the Group’s purpose. This will be supported by sustainable and leading-edge financial systems, processes and controls that meet statutory responsibilities as well as information and analysis requirements.

THE CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will be a Chartered Accountant, with five or more years’ experience in a CFO or senior financial leadership role. Competencies such as exceptional financial advice and support, understanding of statutory obligations and responsibilities, focus on financial sustainability along with personal characteristics of integrity and resilience are a given for this role. What will set you apart as a leader will be your visionary and strategic capability, combined with your ability to inspire and motivate teams, and in doing so deliver results that exceed customer expectations.

HOW TO APPLY

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 24 April 2024 The reference number to include in your application is H24_4695