Senior Analyst

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Showcase your excellent writing ability and financial analysis and reporting skills
• Grow your expertise leading planning processes and building relationships within a large, complex government organisation
• Be part of a supportive team culture
• Fixed-term maternity leave cover based in Wellington with flexible working options
• Salary Range $101,911 - $121,196 

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Senior Analyst is responsible for supporting the Manager Enterprise Performance and the Principal Advisor to 

• Provide enterprise level advice and insights to support the wider finance and performance team, the Finance and Investment Committee and the Senior Leadership Team
• Develop planning and reporting products, tools and processes and championing continuous financial process improvement
• Lift performance, and drive new and innovative ways of delivery across the branch, Finance and Performance and wider MBIE 
• Manage the corporate allocation framework and process
• Provide guidance and support to the Analyst and other team members as needed
• Improve the Ministry’s outcomes, appropriation, and performance reporting

The Enterprise Performance team, which sits within F&P is responsible for planning MBIE wide processes and establishing organisational frameworks. The team presents an enterprise view to our Senior Leadership Team, including but not limited to monthly internal reporting, internal and external budgets and forecasts, financial modelling, external budget bids, external audit, MBIE Annual Report production, strategic plans and project transformation. 

In this team you will be supported to grow your skills, build relationships, and help drive an integrated planning and performance reporting cycle across the Ministry.
 

MBIE supports a range of flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance including start and finish times, working from home up to two days per week to name a few.  Get in touch with us if you would like to talk about what will work for you and for us.

Why work for us

 
MBIE is one of New Zealand's largest, most influential, and most diverse public sector agencies.  This means that we can offer significant opportunities for developing experience across a broad variety of areas. We aim to create a culture where our people are empowered to bring fresh ideas and perspectives and to develop new approaches.
 

We also take the time to foster a work environment that is enjoyable for all.  This means we like to collaborate, support, and encourage our people, encourage excellence and innovation, and take the time to have some fun and celebrate our successes.
 

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

We invite you to apply if you have proven experience in the following:

• Proven written and technical skills with the ability to analyse financial data and provide high quality advice and insights (management accounting experience advantageous)
• Experience managing large or complex corporate cost allocation processes or strong financial modelling skills
   
• Experience coordinating financial planning and forecasting processes for a large organisation, including the preparation of operating and capital budgets
• Good understanding of ‘machinery of government’ and Public Sector reporting requirements preferred but not essential
• Demonstrated communication, facilitation, influencing and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly communicate technical information in plain language
• Customer focused, able to actively identify financial management capability gaps with the business groups and work with Finance Business Partners to implement an action plan to address these
• Proven experience working within a culture of continuous improvement
• Experience in financial systems and related reporting - experience with TechOne Ci Anywhere, and PowerBI, would be beneficial

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/16550 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 26 January 2025