Finance Specialist

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Air New Zealand is hiring Finance Specialists to join its Auckland based Finance team with placements across forecasting, reporting and variance analysis. You will deliver timely, accurate financial analysis to support decision making and partner with leaders and stakeholders to drive performance and process improvements. Ideal candidates have three to five years in finance, strong Excel and modelling skills, and experience with Power BI or similar tools, plus an interest in data and AI enabled solutions. A relevant accounting or commerce degree is required; CA or progress toward CA is advantageous. Applications close 29 July 2026; apply early, tailor your CV to show impact, and note onsite in Auckland plus the Deloitte restriction. Benefits include discounted flights and FlexiLeave.

Job Description

Kia ora! 

Air New Zealand has a clear and compelling strategy to deliver improved business performance, supporting sustainable and profitable growth across the Air New Zealand Group. 

To support this, we are looking for Finance Specialists to join our Finance team across a range of areas. These opportunities may be based at our Auckland Airport Campus or City Hub and may involve supporting and partnering with a specific portfolio area, working within cross-functional teams, or contributing to our external reporting team. 

This is a broad finance opportunity for people who enjoy working with data, financial information, stakeholders and business performance. Depending on final team placement, the role may involve forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, business partnering, statutory reporting, balance sheet control, audit support, fixed asset accounting, or process improvement. 

We are looking for strong finance talent who can contribute across a range of portfolios and teams. You will bring curiosity, commercial judgement and strong analytical capability, and we will work through the best fit based on your experience, strengths and the needs of the business. 

The role you will play 

As a Finance Specialist you will provide timely, accurate and meaningful financial analysis and reporting to support decision making across Air New Zealand. 

You may work closely with finance business partners, operational leaders, project managers and other key stakeholders. Your work will help ensure leaders have the financial insight, reporting and support they need to manage performance, improve processes and make informed decisions. 

Depending on your team placement, your responsibilities may include: 

• Developing and maintaining financial models, reporting and analysis to support decision making. 
• Preparing and analysing month-end results, forecasts and budgets. 
• Providing variance analysis and insights to help stakeholders understand performance. 
• Extracting and presenting financial information in a clear and practical way. 
• Supporting finance business partners and portfolio teams with reporting and forecasting. 
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders. 
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, processes and controls. 
• Supporting balance sheet control and reconciliations. 
• Contributing to statutory reporting and audit support. 
• Supporting investment activities, including capital expenditure monitoring and reporting. 
• Collaborating with project managers and stakeholders
• Supporting wider Finance team priorities and working across teams. 

What we’re looking for 

We are looking for people who can combine technical finance capability with strong communication, curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset. 

Ideally, you will bring: 

• Around three to five years’ experience in a finance, accounting, commercial or analytical role. 
• Strong reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret trends, explain variances and turn financial information into useful insight. 
• Advanced spreadsheet capability, including strong Excel skills and the ability to build, maintain and clearly document robust models, reports and analysis. 
• A keen interest in technology, data and emerging tools, with curiosity and motivation to explore, adopt and embed new ways of working, including AI-enabled solutions, into your day-to-day role. 
• Experience using, or a willingness to learn, a range of data and analytics tools (such as Power BI, Power Pivot and other platforms), as well as an openness to leveraging new technologies and AI to enhance reporting and insight. 
• Good communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and work effectively with a range of stakeholders. 
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities. 
• A proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and suggest improvements. 
• A relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, finance, commerce or a related discipline. 
• CA qualification, or progress towards CA, would be beneficial, particularly for roles with a stronger accounting, reporting or controls focus. 

If you bring strong finance fundamentals, transferable skills and the drive to grow, we would be keen to hear from you. 

Why you should work for us 

A large and complex organisation like Air New Zealand provides the opportunity to work across different portfolios, support meaningful business decisions and contribute to a range of finance priorities and improvement initiatives. 

We offer: 

• Discounted flights for you and your whānau, with access to staff travel across our network. 
• FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four extra weeks of leave each year. 
• The chance to work in a supportive, high-performing Finance team within one of New Zealand’s most iconic organisations. 

Ready for take off? 

If you are looking for a finance role where you can apply your analytical skills, support business performance and grow your career across a complex and dynamic organisation, this is your opportunity to take the next step with Air New Zealand. 

Applications close 29/07/2026. 

We review applications as they are received and may progress suitable candidates throughout the advertising period. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Please note: Due to auditor independence requirements associated with Air New Zealand's external audit arrangements, we are unable to consider applications from current or former employees of Deloitte for this position. 

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."