Group Financial Controller

The Role
A career-defining opportunity with New Zealand’s largest private healthcare provider. Reporting to the CFO at Southern Cross Healthcare, you will lead a team of 18 across financial control and corporate services operations, own the full year-end reporting cycle across multiple legal entities, execute large scale transformation projects, and provide financial counsel to the ELT and Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of year-end reporting across PBE IPSAS and NZ IFRS RDR entities
• Lead the external audit process and manage relationships with tax and accounting advisers
• Present papers to the Board and Audit and Risk Committee on key financial matters
• Oversee treasury, cash flow, balance sheet management, and tax compliance
• Drive finance transformation and ERP systems improvement across the group
• Provide governance and oversight to hospital and joint venture management teams
• Support the execution of the long term financial strategy
• Collaborate with the GM Business Partnering & Analysis on the annual budgeting and forecasting processes

  
Key Skills and Experience Required

• CA qualified (CAANZ or equivalent), 12+ years’ experience including finance function leadership
• Strong technical knowledge across consolidations, statutory reporting, treasury, and tax
• Transformation and continuous improvement mindset with the ability to lead change projects
• Proven ERP and systems improvement experience
• Confident communicator and influencer at executive and board level

  
Why Apply
Southern Cross Healthcare is one of New Zealand’s most trusted organisations, and this role is a key part of the finance leadership team. You will have genuine autonomy, direct CFO access, and board-level visibility – all inside a complex, multi-entity environment undergoing active transformation.

For more info, contact Sam Pritchard at samp@huntercampbell.co.nz