Based at Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua

Police Employee

Permanent, full time

Multiple positions available

JR 5045137

Mō te tūnga | About the role

The NZ Police Finance function provides several critical services required to enable the success of our organisation. This ranges from ensuring our staff and suppliers are paid, to ensuring compliance with public sector legislation, standards, and expectations, maintaining a “licence to operate” and providing strategic and practical financial advice to decision makers to ensure we operate within our budgets and deliver value for money.

We are seeking Finance Support Coordinators who enjoy working in an exciting work environment, have excellent customer service skills, and who can develop relationships with internal / external customers who use our services. The position reports directly to the Manager: Financial Processing, although will work closely with the Financial Processing team.

Coordinators need to be innovative and be able to continuously improve their outputs in order to add greater value to the service provided to our customers, while ensuring our internal checks and controls are adhered to.

As a Coordinator in the Finance group, they will be responsible for a portfolio of internal customers, assisting with their queries and supporting them to be as self-sufficient as possible.

Key Accountabilities:
Provide excellent customer service and proactive resolutions for Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivables queries
Strong relationship management and act as a liaison between customers and Finance portfolios.
Create and manage purchase orders, conduct invoice resolution and clearing.
Manage accounts payable & accounts receivable payments, and conduct dispute resolutions and corrections
Conduct accounts receivable reconciliations and debt recovery.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To be successful in this role you will require the following:
Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable experience is essential – a minimum of 2 years working with these is essential.
Experience with financial management system – SAP – is preferred.
Proven customer service skills and the ability to solve problems for customers in a professional manner.
A proven ability to build effective working relationships with internal staff and external partner organisations.
A proactive, continuous improvement mindset to your own work and in supporting the wider team.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

This role is based full-time at RNZPC Porirua (Papakowhai).

This role is set at Individual Contributor level , this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/11-2024/finance_support_coordinator.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $69,337 and $72,430 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Tuesday 10th December 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact john.downs-carroll@police.govt.nz .