Opportunities
If you are interested in our current opportunities below, please email us at info@hobsonleavy.com or telephone us on +64 (9) 379 2224.
Finance Manager
Our client is one of New Zealand’s largest companies with an excellent reputation and an outstanding performance record. This entity is now seeking to recruit a senior finance professional to the role of Finance Manager. The role reports to the Group CFO. The successful candidate will lead a team of 50 finance professionals throughout the country.
This is a crucial senior management position responsible for leading and managing the Group’s finance function in New Zealand in order to enhance earnings, meet financial performance targets and deliver strategic business goals within governance requirements and parameters. All applicants will be CA qualified with a minimum of ten years financial experience working for a large corporate.
The ideal candidate will be:
- experienced , dynamic and effective at leading teams;
- technically outstanding;
- highly numerate with strong strategic skills; and
- adept at managing a wide range of relationships with proven influencing and persuasive skills
This is a rare opportunity to take up a senior finance role with an entity which has significant operations in New Zealand and outstanding career progression opportunities.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1088 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Risk Assurance Officer
Our client is a major infrastructure operator in the energy sector. Our client is now seeking to appoint a Risk Assurance Officer. Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Board, this role is responsible for managing the relationships and responsibilities of the Risk Assurance office and ensuring any existing and potential risks to the Group’s business have been identified.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for:
- working with business unit executives to develop frameworks to manage potential risks;
- analysing organisational capability to manage and mitigate risk;
- developing policies and annual risk management plans for translation into business processes; and
- reporting to ensure risk management is being carried out to approved standards.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in identifying business risks and developing frameworks to manage risk. They are likely to have worked in the financial services sector, or potentially other large corporates. An understanding of how infrastructure businesses operate would be advantageous. This role requires someone with strong influencing skills and an ability to work through others.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1087 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Head of Internal Audit
Our client is a major New Zealand financial institution which is now seeking to appoint a Head of Internal Audit. This role reports directly to the Audit sub committee of the board and works closely with the CFO and CEO.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- establishing and executing internal audit and operational compliance capabilities;
- facilitating effective management of internal control and compliance practices by the board and executive management team;
- developing and maintaining relationships with all business units, external auditors and internal audit resource suppliers; and
- communicating effectively with the board, the executive management team and outsourced service providers.
The position requires the candidate to be CA qualified with a thorough knowledge of the principles, procedures and practices of accounting and financial records and transactions. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years experience either in a financial institution, or in a senior external or internal audit role in a chartered accountancy practice advising such institutions.
In addition the ideal candidate should have:
- a sound knowledge of audit procedures with an ability to comprehend and interpret policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines;
- the ability to implement and put in practice new ideas;
- communication skills;
- strong relationship management skills
- motivation and the ability to develop frameworks and promote ideas; and
- a demonstrated ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1086 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Not For Profit - General Manager
The First Foundation is a highly successful New Zealand not for profit organisation, operating in the youth education sector. Established in 1998, it has, for a decade, been pairing academically talented children from Decile One and Two Schools with corporate partners to support them through University and help them achieve their tertiary education goals.
The First Foundation is now seeking to appoint a new General Manager, a role pivotal to the ongoing success and development of the organisation. As General Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for providing creative leadership and coordination for the organisation’s administration and management.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping to make a real and tangible difference in the lives of young New Zealanders.
They will have:
- A positive and energetic approach;
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills;
- Strong business networking skills;
- Strong relationship management skills;
- Drive;
- And commitment and experience in growing an organisation
Ideally the successful candidate will have experience with fundraising activities but this is not essential.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1085 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Senior Associate Corporate
Our client is one of New Zealand’s leading boutique law firms. This firm has a specialised practice with a particular strength in corporate law. The firm operates at the highest level undertaking the highest quality work which rivals that of the large blue chip national firms. The firm employs only the best and seeks in particular individuals who are extremely commercial in their outlook.
Our client is currently seeking to recruit another lawyer for their team as a Senior Associate. You will be an experienced corporate lawyer with approximately 3 – 8 years experience, gained either in top New Zealand or overseas law firms.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the country’s elite practices and, for the right individual, progress to partnership in the firm.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1083 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Senior Associate - Property
Our client is one of New Zealand’s leading national law firms. This firm is now seeking to recruit a Senior Associate for its Property Practice based in Wellington. The role will have a broad focus across all areas of property and the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, hardworking individual with at least 6 years’ experience in commercial property. An understanding of Resource Management and / or Construction law would be beneficial but is not essential.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, ambitious senior associate or associate to become part of an energetic firm with a dynamic strategy for future growth and a strong team culture.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1078 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Customer Development Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to take a senior role with the strategy and marketing team of one of New Zealand’s largest banks. The organisation is growing and has a strong vision as to its future strategy to capture increased market share.
The role is primarily responsible for developing the bank’s customer management strategy which will influence growth in customers and in value.
The individual in this role will focus on:
- Developing a bank wide customer management strategy.
- Assisting the bank to achieve its transformation from a product to a customer focus;
- Assessing strategic options to grow customer revenue streams from both existing and new customers.
- Developing and deploying customer segmentation frameworks and strategies.
- Developing new and realigning existing customer contact programmes.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 – 8 years commercial experience in financial services, telecommunications or technology based service industries. They will be tertiary qualified with well developed analytical and strong strategic development skills. They must have had experience working either with or inside a corporate and have both extensive strategy and implementation experience of customer programmes.
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1074 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Senior Manager - Professional Services
Our client is a leading Professional Services Firm that specialises in Corporate Recovery, Turnaround Consulting, Real Estate Advisory and Forensic Accounting. They are a national firm with strong international affiliations and have an excellent reputation for providing sound business advice.
Our client is seeking an individual to take up the role of Senior Manager, working in the financial advisory / cost reduction area. The role is based in Auckland and involves assisting clients to restructure their businesses to improve profitability and reduce costs. The position is a senior role, advising clients at Executive and Board levels. Previous relevant experience will have been gained in either a chartered accounting firm or as an accountant in a corporate environment.
The ideal candidate will have:
- a CA Qualification and at least 8 years experience;
- worked in an environment where they have had to analyse business performance and advise on structures or approaches to improve performance and eliminate unnecessary costs;
- substantial project experience; and
- strong communication and leadership skills.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a market leader with excellent future prospects.
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For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1073 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
Resource Management / Environment Partner
Our client is one of New Zealand’s leading national law firms. This firm is now seeking to recruit an additional partner for its resource management / environment practice.
This is a leading, established practice with an existing client base which has a strong workflow and a broad focus. This is a rare opportunity for either a partner, or possibly a talented, ambitious senior associate, to enter an existing practice without having to bring a guaranteed client following. Our client is an energetic firm with a dynamic strategy for future growth and a strong team culture
For further information please email Sarah Langford – Ref: 1068 at langford@hobsonleavy.com.
