Financial Insights Analyst

Hamilton City Council is seeking a Financial Insights Analyst to join the Finance and Enabling Services group in Hamilton, New Zealand. It’s a full-time, onsite role designed for someone who can turn financial data into clear, practical insights that support smart decision-making across the city. The council is one of New Zealand’s largest local authorities, serving a growing and vibrant community with projects and services aimed at improving wellbeing for residents. If you’re drawn to meaningful work, a collaborative team, and the chance to make a real difference in your city, this could be the right move.

The team values collaboration, innovation, and community impact, and this role sits at the heart of that ethos. You’ll work in a structured environment within the Finance and Enabling Services group, alongside the Senior Financial Insights Analyst and the Financial Reporting and Insights Manager, contributing to a more integrated view of financial and non-financial performance across the organisation. If you enjoy data, refining reporting processes, and translating complex financial information into actionable insights, you’ll likely feel at home here.

Hamilton City Council is committed to helping you grow while you contribute to the city. The role is aimed at a detail-focused finance professional who thrives on producing accurate, high-quality outputs and enjoys building relationships across teams to deliver reliable information that supports decisions at all levels of the organisation.

What You’ll Do Day to Day

You will help deliver clear, timely financial and performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders, preparing reports, dashboards and analyses that illuminate how the organisation is performing and what drives results. You’ll analyze both financial and non-financial data, identify trends and key drivers, and support decision-making with practical insights. The work also involves developing and maintaining dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and Excel, as well as contributing to automation and continuous improvement of reporting processes. You’ll aim to present a cohesive, integrated view by combining financial and non-financial information into straightforward reporting for the wider council.

Collaboration is a big part of the job. You’ll work with Finance Business Partners and other teams to gather information and respond to reporting queries, and you’ll explain financial information in a clear, concise way while helping ensure consistent communication and presentation across the organisation. The role provides an opportunity to help shape how performance is understood and shared, supporting practical, evidence-based decisions that affect the community.

Your Ideal Fit for the Financial Insights Analyst Role

To be considered, you’ll have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, data analytics or an equivalent discipline, and Chartered Accountant registration, progress towards a CA qualification, or an internationally recognised equivalent. You’ll bring experience in financial analysis, performance reporting, decision support, business case development or a related area within a large or complex organisation, along with a track record of developing reports, dashboards and insights using Power BI and Excel. You should be able to analyse financial and non-financial information and identify the information that matters most, paired with strong organisational, communication and stakeholder relationship skills. A positive, proactive approach and a commitment to accuracy and integrity are essential, as is a willingness to learn and continue developing your analytical and reporting capability. Experience in a capital-intensive, infrastructure, local government or similarly complex environment would be an advantage.

Nice-to-have attributes include prior experience in a capital-intensive, infrastructure, local government or similarly complex environment, and a familiarity with working across multiple teams to gather information and deliver consistent reporting.

Salary, Benefits and Practical Details

The salary is Circa $116,000 dependent on skills and experience. The council backs its people with a range of benefits, including flexible working options to support wellbeing and team needs, ongoing professional development opportunities, two wellbeing days each year after one year of service, fully funded Unimed health insurance with discounted rates for dependents, free annual health checks and flu vaccinations, the option to purchase additional annual leave, eye care support including testing and glasses, and access to local discounts across gyms, cafes, healthcare providers, retail stores and more. This is an onsite, full-time role based in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Apply now to join a team that aims to deliver the best possible outcomes for the Hamilton community, guided by the council’s values and commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its work with iwi and mana whenua.

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Applications close on the: 18/10/2026

Note: We will be shortlisting as we receive applications.

The council is committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi through its relationship with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.

All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. View more information about these checks, our commitment to the Privacy act and details for international applicants by clicking here

It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.

As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) – we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.

This role is being sourced directly. If/where Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, Hamilton City Council will seek this support from its panel of selected agencies and will not pay commissions or fees for unsolicited contact.

Tips for Your Application

Lead your resume with your most relevant qualifications and experience, especially your degree field and any CA progress or registration, plus your experience building dashboards and reports in Power BI and Excel. Show how you’ve turned data into actionable insights that influenced decisions in a large or complex environment. Keep examples concrete and include brief outcomes or metrics where possible. Be ready to discuss how you gather information from multiple teams, how you handle reporting queries, and how you maintain accuracy under tight deadlines. End with a concise question about how the team measures success for this role or the organisation’s data governance plans.

When you prepare for interviews, bring examples of dashboards you’ve built, a short case where you identified a key driver of performance, and a story about how you automated a reporting process. Have a clear explanation of how you translate financials into practical messages for non-finance stakeholders. For your resume, place your degree and CA-related qualifications up front, followed by your experience with Power BI and Excel, and then your experience delivering integrated reporting and performance insights.

One smart question to ask is how the council envisions the Financial Insights Analyst’s role evolving with ongoing data modernization and how success is measured for dashboards and reports across the organisation.

To apply, view the position description, click apply, and complete your application. Include a cover letter if you want to, and combine it with your resume into a single PDF file, or use the 'Write a message to the Hiring Team' box if you prefer. Remember, applications close on 18/10/2026, and shortlisting happens as applications are received.