• Competitive remuneration + benefits
• Flexible working conditions + free parking
• Kiwi-owned Brand - Aotearoa's largest farming co-operative

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity

We’re looking for a Finance Processing Manager to join our Corporate Finance team at Farmlands. In the role you’ll focus on business improvement and efficiencies, seeking every opportunity to utilise technology and automation, and collaborate cross-functionally to adopt holistic solutions.

Your day to day will involve:

• Mentoring your team leads
• Responsibility for ensuring shareholders receive accurate and timely statements
• Looking at processing volumes and how the team are utilised
• Checking with the automation team to ensure there are no glitches
• Solving escalated queries from Farmlands Card partners and vendors
• Identifying opportunities and implement improvement initiatives
• Project involvement

Finance at Farmlands is fast-paced, with great variety, complexity, and volume. In the role you’ll be able to harness the power of data with our best-in-class systems (D365, PowerBI) and utilise our internal Data Insights Team. Using dynamic, virtually real time data, you’ll also be able to look forward to the future. You’ll be well-resourced with a great core foundation to build on, and able to implement new initiatives in an organisation with appetite for improvements. And you won’t be alone as you do it.

You’ll be reporting to an inclusive and empowering Group Financial Controller and have the support of our broader Corporate Services team to collaborate with. You’ll also be leading and mentoring your own team of keen to progress and develop in their careers.

With never a dull moment, work in the primary industry is interesting, action-packed and has plenty of change.

Mōhou ake | About you

We’re looking for a relationship-builder, who collaborates and consults within their team and across the organisation. You’ll be focussed on metrics and improvements and be comfortable leveraging data analytics. Resilient and calm under pressure, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced and high-volume environment and have a solutions-focussed approach. With a growth mindset, you’ll thrive on coaching your team to success and have a strong drive to succeed.

Ideally, you’ll have a combination of Finance and Data Analytics experience and will have:

• Accounting experience in a medium-large corporate environment
• A strong technical accounting ability with knowledge of financial legislation, compliance requirements and practical application in a commercial context
• Knowledge of FinOps, PowerBI, D365, and SQL
• Ability or interest in building custom reports within PowerBI
• The ability to embrace and drive change in a transforming business
• Exceptional communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Proficient analysis and operational decision-making skills

Mō ngā painga | About the benefits

You'll be rewarded with:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Sick leave from Day 1
  
• Paid birthday leave
• Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
• Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
• Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
• Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave

• Flexible working your way
  
• Free parking at our Support Office
• Close to a range of eateries and gyms - with great coffee just down the road
• Pet-friendly office - bring your (well-behaved) furry friend to work

Te Tono | How to apply

Applications close 4 May 2025 however we will be considering applications as they are received, so get yours in early.

Apply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.

Mō matou | About us

At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our purpose is to enable improved profitability and productivity for NZ farmers and growers, and our vision is to be the 'go-to' for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out.

As New Zealand's largest farming co-operative, we have an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In addition to our strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network with operations in feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, to name a few.

Joining our team gives you the chance to contribute to a Kiwi-owned brand. We offer autonomy in a collaborative fast-paced environment where we truly value ‘Minds Open’, ‘Be-ing You’, and ‘See-ing it Through’.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that the successful candidate will have to go through pre-employment checks before starting with us at Farmlands. These will include two references from your two most recent managers, a Ministry of Justice Check, proof of your right to work in New Zealand, a driver’s licence check and an ACC background check. For certain roles a drug and alcohol test, credit check and AML check may be required.