- High-impact and diverse leadership role.
- Influence decision-making with high-quality financial analysis.
- Current Petone location – to be based in Upper Hutt later in the year.
About the organisation:
Wellington Electricity has been powering the lives, homes, and businesses of Wellingtonians since 2008 and is proud to be one of Aotearoa’s most reliable lines companies.
Our mission is to own and operate a sustainably profitable electricity distribution business which provides a safe, reliable, cost effective and high-quality energy delivery system to our customers.
About the role:
This is a great opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role where you’ll directly contribute to meaningful change while setting the tone for team culture and strategy.
As Financial Controller, you’ll report to a new and forward-looking Chief Financial Officer and lead the finance team in ensuring the financial stability and strategic planning of Wellington Electricity. This role is key in managing the end-to-end financial operations of the organisation, including financial and management accounting, external and internal reporting, budgeting, treasury compliance, and regulatory adherence.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing and delivering management accounts, statutory accounts and tax accounts.
- Leading financial planning processes, including annual budgets, forecasts, and five-year business plans.
- Overseeing financial compliance, audits, and reporting to shareholders, banks, and regulators.
- Driving high-quality financial analysis for strategic decision-making, including capital investments.
- Leading, mentoring, and developing a high-performing finance team.
- Contributing to organisational growth by optimising financial systems and processes.
This is a unique commercial role in Wellington, offering the chance to influence financial strategy, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and drive innovation within a vital utility sector.
About you:
The ideal candidate would be a dynamic and experienced Financial Controller who thrives in complexity and excels at managing multiple priorities. You would bring a hands-on approach, ready to dive into the details while keeping a strategic perspective. Collaboration is at your core, and you will love to work across teams and position finance as a key service function.
You could currently be in a professional services environment in a senior role but are looking to sharpen your experience and skills by working within the industry. Equally, you could currently be a Financial Controller in a commercial or Crown organisation, looking to broaden your leadership experience in a business which is part of an international infrastructure group.
You will also bring:
- 5-10 years in commercial or chartered Financial Controller roles, ideally within regulated industries or utilities, but not essential.
- Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ) and a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting or business.
- Expertise in financial and management accounting, compliance, and reporting; SAP and regulatory experience are a plus.
- A collaborative approach to team management with a focus on engagement and performance.
- Comfort with complex, evolving systems and an ability to implement process improvements.
To submit your application, please ‘Apply’ now. For more information on this role, please contact Scott King: scott@inside.co.nz All applications will be acknowledged electronically and applications for this role close at 2pm on Friday 28th February.
Please note we will be assessing applications as they come in, so if you’re interested in this position, please get in touch now.
