Finance Project Manager

Wellington - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Bring along your extensive knowledge and experience and join the RBNZ Finance team to support Project Managers and Business Owners in the management of their project budgets and forecasts and lift their financial capability as needed.

Fixed term role until December 2026

Collaborate with others to enable best for RBNZ outcomes.

Wellington or Auckland based

Te tūranga The role

As the Finance Project Manager you will provide senior leadership within Finance and hold primary accountability for overseeing the Banks investment budget and managing all associated funding flows. You will work collaboratively with key RBNZ Project Portfolio stakeholders to deliver strategic financial insight and challenge the financial robustness and integrity of the project financials (capex opex benefits and ongoing run costs).

View the position description here.

Ō pūkenga About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

Sound judgement and the ability to think holistically across a broad range of issues.

Proven leadership experience at a senior level in a major financial institution supervisory authority or Central Bank with demonstrable understanding of control frameworks and responsibility for change management within a major functional area.

Strong academic qualifications in financial disciplines with relevant professional experience in related fields.

Strong influencing communication and stakeholder management skills including the ability to identify key audiences and implement strategies to achieve required outcomes.

Strong people skills and ability lead innovation and change in a collaborative and constructive manner.

Ability to provide intellectual and organisational leadership to a diverse team

Proven ability to actively manage a diverse programme of work through to completion including large projects.

Ko wai matou Who we are

Were kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealands financial ecosystem enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash helping to keep prices stable and people in work maintaining safe banking and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend save insure and do business.

We do all we can to support a sustainable productive and efficient economy built on integrity innovation and inclusion. Were building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori Te Tiriti and Tikanga.

Ngā painga What we can offer you

The Reserve Bank Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture our benefits include additional leave options a wellness package working-from-home equipment subsidy generous parental leave provisions learning and development opportunities and access to numerous social networking and sporting activities.

Find more information about our benefits here: join us if you want to make an impact

Working at the Reserve Bank Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here youll have a career a community and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Bring your talent curiosity and expertise and well help you do the rest. Youll be part of one of the worlds most trusted and respected central banks. Well invest in you. And with you were investing in New Zealand.

Kōrero tāpiri Additional information

We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments: email .

Me pēhea te tuku tono Interested

Check out the job description here for this role or email us at for more info. You can also contact us if you need any accessibility support to apply for this role.

Applications for this role close at Midnight Monday 1st December 2025. Please include a cover letter outlining why you think youll be a great fit for the acknowledging the growing use of AI we kindly ask that the information you provide outlines why you think youll be a great fit for this role and authentically reflects your unique skills and experiences.

Required Experience:

Fixed term role until December 2026

Collaborate with others to enable best for RBNZ outcomes.

Wellington or Auckland based