• Newly Created Role
• Auckland Location
• $120,910 + 5 weeks' leave & benefits

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ko tā mātou mahi - Our Role

As Manager Payables you will lead the Payables team who are responsible for ensuring the integrity of our payment processes, managing risk and ensuring payments are made accurately and on time. This role has leadership accountability with a focus on date driven performance, customer centric approach and strong business collaborating including;

• Lead the strategic direction of the Payables team, ensure key business outcomes are delivered; driving agreed changes or process re-engineering to improve business practices
• Responsible for end to end Payables process and related functions
• Manage Controls; maintain a robust Payables control environment, ensuring key controls are agreed and implemented
• Lead Process Excellence / Continuous Improvement Framework, supporting improvement of the Payables process, policies and procedures in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Use advanced networking skills to identify, develop, maintain and promote trusting, strategic relationships with wider business group in support of improved customer and supplier outcomes
• Support Shared Services Leadership Team to review the important metrics related to the Payables function and provide commentaries where required
• Develop and deliver training and information content related to the Payables process

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

• Tertiary level qualification in Accounting, Finance or Management
• 5+ years of management and leadership experience
• Demonstrated track record of successful interaction with Senior organisational leaders
• Experience in leading Payables activities across a large complex organisation, including operating under Service Level Agreement (SLA), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and performance metrics and monitoring for in scope activities
• Senior Experience with computerised Payables modules in an ERP environment
• Ideally Six Sigma, Lean Accounting, Project Management or Process Improvement certifications
• Strong customer service orientation with excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical or financial information to a non-technical audience
• Demonstrable ability to lead, coach, and develop the team to drive performance improvement and deliver objectives

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?  

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits. 

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities. 

ÅŒ Tātou Uara - Our Values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold

TÅ«hono mai - Join us

To view the position description go to http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz. Or apply now via this advert. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. For questions, please contact Kaingaora.recruit@kaingaora.govt.nz

Applications close on 30th January 2022

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.