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* Financial Managers, Branch or Department
* Full Time
* Application Closes 29 Aug 2025
* Wellington - Wellington City
* Financial Managers, Branch or Department
At Heritage Lifecare, we’re investing in the future of care. With over 40 care homes and villages across Aotearoa, we're growing—strategically, sustainably, and with aroha at our core.
We’re on the hunt for a high-performing Head of Commercial Finance to help drive our next chapter. This is your opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role that combines strategic financial stewardship, commercial rigour, and tangible influence on care outcomes.
About The Role
Reporting to the CFO and leading a talented team, you’ll be responsible for:
* Shaping financial strategy aligned with enhanced resident experience and shareholder value.
* Providing trusted commercial insight through robust reporting, data analytics, and business partnering.
* Driving performance and productivity across our care homes and villages through smart capital investment.
* Chairing our Capex Committee, guiding investment decisions that fuel our quality improvement and growth agenda.
* Championing change, leading finance transformation projects and embedding smarter systems and controls.
* Ensuring compliance, particularly under the Retirement Villages Act and wider audit obligations.
You’ll work cross-functionally across operations, IT, HR, and quality to align financial management with the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care.
What You’ll Bring
We're looking for a commercially astute, values-driven leader with:
* 8–12 years’ experience in a complex commercial environment or Big 4 (audit/advisory).
* Proven leadership of finance teams and delivery of strategic financial reporting.
* Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
* Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and business planning.
* Confidence in leading change and uplifting financial systems and processes.
* Clear, professional communication with executive presence.
* Experience with TechOne or sector knowledge in aged care a bonus—but not a deal-breaker.
Why Join Us?
At Heritage, You'll Find
️ A purposeful organisation committed to respectful, resident-first care.
️ National scale with nimble decision-making and strong ELT support.
️ The ability to influence real outcomes—financial, clinical, and cultural.
️ A values-led culture where professional courage, collaboration and impact matter.
Join Us
Submit an online application today by selecting the ‘Apply’ link.
Heritage Lifecare fosters an environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We welcome diversity and the different perspectives such diversity brings to our work.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand. Following NZ Immigration requirements, we must first consider candidates that already hold the right to work in NZ for this role. Therefore, we may be unable to support a visa application for this role.Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date.
* Head-of-Commerical-Finance_July-25_Position-Description.pdf
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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