Credit Control Specialist

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Great opportunity within the Corporate Operations Team to work in a highly energetic processing team
• Key role driving the operational excellence and timely processing of debt and credit transactions.
• Fixed Term/secondment position until 31/7/2025, Wellington based
• Salary $75k - $88k

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We have an exciting fixed term/secondment opportunity for a Credit Control Specialist in our busy Credit Control team within the wider Corporate Operations team in Corporate Services. 

In this role you will utilise your excellent administrative, accounts and debt management processing skills along with good relationship management to provide a seamless and timely credit control and accounts receivable administration for our customers.

You will bring your excellent administration, operational and attention to detail skills to deliver comprehensive credit control, debt management and financial processing activities.

You will be technically savvy with good knowledge of financial legislation and operational processing acumen. This is a hands-on role in a busy time commitment processing environment.

About the team:

The Corporate Operations team sits within the Corporate Services Branch in the Corporate, and Digital Shared Services Group.  The Corporate Operations team is responsible for managing all end to end operational and processing and ensuring at all times, that we achieve compliance in all matters. We monitor and report on our services, with attention to detail, and a strong eye for customer services, and continuous improvement.

About the branch:

The Credit Control Specialist reports to the Manager Credit Control, in the Corporate Operations team within Corporate Services.

The Branch comprises the following functions:

Corporate Operations
Corporate Reporting and Insights
Corporate Systems
Service Excellence
Commercial Operations and Assurance
Commercial Projects and Business Adoption
Commercial Services
Strategy Governance and Administration

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

We are interested to hear from candidates who have the following:

• Good knowledge and experience in Credit Control or Accounts Receivable (or related work) in large and complex Organisations 
• Previous experience in fast paced admin and operational roles with tight deadlines, and great attention to detail.
• The ability to deal with multiple stakeholders, and to develop and maintain effective relationships internally and externally.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex issues in a way that engages the audience.
• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or comparable experience in a related role.
• Must have legal right to live and work in NZ.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Dorinda Te Kiri at dorinda.tekiri@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16986 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 6 April 2025