Analyst Enterprise Performance
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Analyst is responsible for contributing to the operations of the Deputy CFO team. These responsibilities include:
- Supporting the Manager Enterprise Performance and the Principal Advisors to improve the Ministry’s outcomes, appropriations. and performance reporting measures.
- Applying the corporate allocation framework.
- Maintaining the integrity of planning and reporting products and processes.
- Provide planning and performance support to teams within Finance and Performance.
- Supporting the production of key accountability documents.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Experience in management reporting in public sector organisations preferred.
- Strong modelling skills.
- Experience in Financial systems and related reporting preferred.
- Demonstrate commitment to effective client servicing and the ability to liaise with staff at all levels within the Ministry.
- Willing to learn and develop their business analysis, planning, performance and reporting skills and the ability to provide high quality and innovative advice.
- Willing to learn the ‘machinery of government’ and Public Sector non-financial reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly communicate technical information in plain language.
- A demonstrable commitment to improving planning and reporting across MBIE.
- Proven ability to think independently.
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude.
- A relevant tertiary qualification preferred.
- An innovative thinker.
Pre requisites
- Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) or in the process of becoming one.
- Must consent to and satisfactorily complete a credit check.
- Must have the right to live and work in New Zealand.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Delivery and results
- Drive insightful financial management performance and forecasting analysis to drive improved business performance.
- Monitoring performance against approved input budgets and appropriations and challenge finance teams as appropriate around expenditure and forecast accuracy.
- Provide analysis and financial modelling to inform decisions where required.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly centralised reporting to support the Senior Leadership Team and Finance Leadership team, including core financial (Statement of Financial Performance and Statement of Financial Position) and non-financial information, variance analysis, commentary, key performance ratios and relevant metrics and insights and a result of a forward view of both the business and this information.
- Provide assistance in the reporting for OIA and PQ requests where required.
- Administer the MBIE monthly appropriation cost allocation process.
- Assist colleagues in the Enterprise Performance team in providing strategic financial advice to the CFO and Senior Leadership Team.
- Assist in the development of financial strategies and operating models that support the Ministry’s business plan.
- Actively identify financial management capability gaps within business groups and implement an action plan to address this.
Relationship management
- Maintain effective working relationships with both the Finance Business Partners and wider Finance customers.
- Develop and maintain trusted advisor status with Finance Business Partners and Finance leadership team in order to be able to appropriately influence managers in decision making processes around investment and expenditure.
- Communicate to Finance Business Partners and senior management in relation to financial management policies and processes that impact them and require their attention and input.
Customer focus
- Provides excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders in all situations, including existing service level agreements, to a required standard.
- Provision of operational support and guidance on all Finance and Performance systems, including ad-hoc internal stakeholder support and instruction to ensure operation in alignment with MBIE policies and procedures.
- Delivers the requirements and expectations of customers.
- Treats internal customers with the same courtesies they would extend to external customers.
- Works hard to meet customer deadlines.
- Always looks to improve service.
- Maintains professionalism.
- Looks for opportunities to provide value.
Action oriented
- Self-starter.
- Takes responsibility for own work. Well organised, plans systematically, regularly monitors and reports on progress towards achievement of team’s objectives.
- Seeks input if required. Knows when to work alone and when to seek advice and identifies resources necessary to meet objectives of self or team.
- Recognises and acts on opportunities.
- Support and cover for other team members as business needs require.
- Additional support to the Manager as/where required.
- Effectively and consistently identifies and manages risk, escalating unresolved and potential problems to the Manager with proposed solutions.
- Encourages and supports open honest and constructive relationships with colleagues.
- Ensures data integrity accuracy and confidentiality are maintained at all times.
Wellbeing, health & safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry
The Analyst position reports into the Manager, Enterprise Performance within the Finance and Performance branch. The branch sits within the Corporate Services, Finance and Enablement group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
