Principal Finance Business Partner

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Lead with impact. Influence strategic decisions. Drive financial performance.
• Permanent, full-time position based in our central Wellington offices
• Salary midpoint $177,757 including KiwiSaver

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We’re looking for a seasoned finance leader to join MBIE as a Principal Finance Business Partner. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our Finance Business Partnering team, where you’ll provide strategic financial leadership, expert advice, and data-driven insights to support high-quality decision-making across the Ministry.

 
Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you’ll:

• Lead and influence strategic financial planning and performance across a large, complex organisation.
• Provide expert financial advice to senior leaders, including Deputy Secretaries and their leadership teams.
• Mentor and guide Finance Business Partners, building capability and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis, reporting, and insights to support MBIE’s strategic goals.
• Act as a key liaison between the business and the wider Finance & Performance group, ensuring alignment and collaboration.

This is a senior leadership role where your ability to influence without formal authority, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive change will be critical to your success.

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

We’re seeking a confident and collaborative finance professional who brings:

• Significant experience in senior, business-facing finance roles (public or private sector).
• Strong strategic financial management and commercial acumen.
• Proven ability to lead and influence across complex environments.
• CAANZ Chartered Accountant qualification (or equivalent).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A passion for continuous improvement and building financial capability.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

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 Jess Dalbeth at Jess.Dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 3rd November.