Are you a seasoned financial expert with strong analytical capability and system-level strategic judgment? I am seeking a Lead Advisor – Financial Monitoring to provide strategic leadership and authoritative advice on the monitoring of financial performance, sustainability, and fiscal risk across key entities and portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the monitoring and assurance of financial performance, sustainability, and fiscal risk across priority entities, ensuring robust stewardship, accountability, and organizational confidence.
- Conduct detailed technical financial analyses—including line-by-line reviews of financial information, assumptions, and forecasts—as part of escalated monitoring, targeted reviews, or senior leadership directions. Determine when internal assurance is sufficient versus commissioning external specialist assurance.
- Assess system-level financial risks, including funding sustainability, cost pressures, forecast accuracy, cash-flow impacts, and operational readiness. Recommend proportionate, risk-based intervention strategies to mitigate threats to service continuity and public confidence.
- Synthesize quantitative financial data and qualitative operational context to deliver clear, decision-ready monitoring advice that aligns financial performance with service delivery, workforce, digital, and infrastructure monitoring.
- Provide quality assurance over monitoring products and advice. Mentor and coach Senior Advisors and Advisors to lift overall monitoring practice and maturity across the organization.
What You Will Bring to the Role
- Qualifications & Experience: A relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent experience.
- Financial & Assurance Expertise: Proven expertise in financial monitoring, risk-based assurance, and deep familiarity with public-sector financial statements (financial performance, position, cash flows, and changes in equity).
- Analytical Precision: Strong technical financial skills, including the ability to perform line-by-line detailed financial reviews and stress-test assumptions and forecasts.
- Influence & Relationship Management: Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders, executive boards, and external partners in complex, high-stakes environments.
- Communication & Coaching: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of producing concise, decision-ready advice and mentoring junior team members.
If you would like to discuss this in more detail please contact Garrett on 04 494 3452 or email garrett.ashman@randstad.co.nz
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
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