Team Leader Financial Transactions - Ref: 552
Applications closing Friday 15 August 2025 | 12pm
The opportunity | He angitūtanga
Are you a seasoned finance professional with a passion for leading and optimising financial transactions? In this pivotal role, you will drive efficiency, ensure accuracy, and lead a dedicated team to achieve excellence in financial operations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you!
Your exceptional leadership skills will ensure our operational finance systems and controls are not only effective and compliant but also drive excellence in accounts payable, receivable, banking, and other financial transaction processes. You will also be heavily involved in our financial systems, ensuring seamless workflows and robust internal controls that meet industry standards and legislative requirements.
Join us in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring the integrity of our financial operations and empowering our team to excel and achieve remarkable results!
Why work with us? When you join Kāpiti Coast District Council you’ll enjoy a range of fantastic benefits, including:
- Dependant leave – because family matters.
- Thriving team culture – we work hard and support each other.
- Free access to pools – dive into fun.
- Council staff discounts – because who doesn’t love a good deal?
About you | He kōrero mōu
- Demonstrated leadership and management experience with relevant experience in tax compliance and governance processes.
- Experience in improving financial processes, policies and procedures.
- Competent user of MS Office, in particular MS Word and MS Excel.
- Demonstrated analytical and conceptual problem solving of complex issues providing innovative and creative solution-based outcomes.
- Effective interpersonal skills with a demonstrated commitment to customer service and willingness to and capability for working with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation.
- Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise work across the team, and for oneself effectively.
- Ability to build and maintain effective and collegial working relationships.
- Ability to communicate, influence, train and work effectively with a range of people across differing situations.
- Demonstrated computer literacy and ability to effectively use business improvement tools – with preference for MagiQ and/or Datascape products.
For more information, please view the Job Description [PDF 271 KB].
Enquiries about this position should be directed to Michael Parrish, Manager Financial Accounting on 04 296 4700 or free phone 0800 486 486.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tono
Applications close Friday 15 August 2025 at 12pm so get yours in now!
You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Please note preferred candidates are required to undergo pre-employment checks including drug and alcohol screening and Police checks.