This significant finance leadership role will see you ensuring financial integrity while influencing strategic and commercial decisions across a well-known regional entity.
Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), based in the heart of Napier, is a highly regarded tertiary education provider.
From their Napier and Gisborne based campuses and six regional learning centres, they proudly serve the regions and communities of Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti; providing foundation level courses right through to Masters degrees.
Their reach also goes well beyond the East Coast region; offering an international postgraduate campus in Auckland, and offshore relationships in China and the Cook Islands, reflecting the diversity and growth mindset of this independent institute of technology.
Having recently regained its independence, EIT is now charting its own course into the future, based on a solid 50-year track record.
Tertiary funding, the nuances of education, and the scale and reach of EIT mean this CFO role is crucial.
As CFO you will have oversight of financial management, procurement, financial systems, and reporting, ultimately ensuring strong stewardship of public funds and organisational assets.
Reporting to the CEO, you will be a key partner across the business, ensuring integrity of the finances, and providing your executive peers and governance with clarity of reporting and performance, all with a view to ensuring ongoing financial viability and optimal delivery for EIT's learners.
Your modelling, budgeting and forecasting expertise will help steer strategic direction, policies and plans for EIT's vision and priorities.
You'll be leading and guiding a capable team to ensure integrity and enhancement of the financial reporting, and you will sit across the management of procurement, financial systems and reporting.
Relatability to complex funding models in tertiary education or similar regulatory based settings will be highly regarded, although not essential.
You will be an experienced finance leader with experience working closely with management and governance.
You must have expertise in financial analysis and modelling and be known for providing visibility and guidance to support and impact positively on future funding utilisation, investment and capital planning.
Relevant tertiary, and CA qualifications are essential.
Qualified applicants who are committed to being a good te Tiriti partner will flourish here.
This will include you having an understanding of the significance of and obligations under te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the ability to apply te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in this role.
This is a great opportunity to help steer, navigate and bring further rigour to future commercial decisions at EIT.
If you have the required finance expertise and commitment to see EIT flourish then we would love to hear from you.
