Senior Finance, Investment & Portfolio Performance Specialist

Help shape the decisions that drive Air New Zealand's future, connecting financial performance, strategic investment and enterprise-wide delivery. We're looking for a commercially minded professional who combines strong financial analysis with investment governance and portfolio performance expertise. You'll work collaboratively with business leaders and teams across Air New Zealand, providing commercial insights, constructive advice and independent perspectives to strengthen investment decisions and help ensure our strategic investments deliver the outcomes and value expected. This is more than a traditional finance role. You'll work at the heart of investments and transformation oversight, providing a clear view of how our strategic initiatives and investments are performing, where value is being realised and where we can improve.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leaders to provide commercial advice, financial insights and constructive challenges that support robust investment and strategic decision-making; Drive visibility of enterprise portfolio performance, monitoring investment costs, delivery progress, risks and benefits to identify emerging issues and opportunities to improve outcomes; Support the development and independent assessment of business cases, ensuring financial assumptions, strategic alignment and investment recommendations are robust and commercially sound; Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying opportunities to optimise resources, improve delivery performance and maximise returns from strategic investments; Strengthen portfolio governance through effective reporting, investment monitoring, benefits tracking and post-implementation reviews; Contribute to financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting, connecting portfolio investment decisions with broader business objectives; Build trusted relationships across Finance, project and programme teams and business leadership, lifting commercial capability and continuously improving how we measure and manage performance

Requirements

Significant experience in senior finance business partnering, commercial finance, investment analysis or a related role within a complex organisation; Strong financial modelling, analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable recommendations; Experience assessing business cases, evaluating investments or monitoring financial performance across projects, programmes or strategic initiatives; An understanding of portfolio management, investment governance, project lifecycles and benefits realisation, or the ability to quickly develop this knowledge; Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, constructively challenging thinking and influencing decisions through credible insights; A collaborative, improvement-focused approach, with the ability to build capability and support better financial and commercial decision-making across the business; A natural aptitude for adopting innovative AI-enabled solutions; A relevant tertiary qualification

Nice to have

Chartered Accountant membership or an equivalent professional qualification

Benefits

Enjoy discounted staff travel opportunities for you and your whānau; Grow your career through exposure to enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, senior leaders and meaningful development opportunities; Access FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year; Enjoy a range of work perks, including discounts on hotels, activities, retail and other services; Access wellbeing support and discounted healthcare options designed to support you and your family