Head of Local Board Financial Advisory

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

Auckland Council’s Finance directorate has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Local Board Financial Advisory to join the Financial Advisory team responsible for driving financial planning and performance to create an Auckland we can all be proud of.

This role is critical for ensuring the Council understands the unique financial opportunities and challenges of local boards, with a key indicator of success being its ability to both understand and articulate these to influence senior leadership decision making and drive change.

The role leads a team of senior finance professionals responsible for providing high quality strategic financial advice to support local board members make key trade-off decisions, and drives long-term financial planning and performance reporting for local activities.

The ability to translate complex financial information into accessible insights is crucial, so local boards can make confident, informed decisions when adopting annual Local Board Agreements and 3-yearly Local Board Plans.

You could expect to work on:

· Representing local board perspectives in senior leadership and regional financial decision making

· Leading the financial planning and options analysis for local board priorities

· Driving innovation in local board financial governance and advisory processes

· Ensuring alignment of investment proposals to Local Board Plans and Council policies

· Supporting elected members with capability uplift and decision making

He kōrero mōu: About you

This role requires senior experience in the strategic financial advisory space. You will have experience in similar roles within large, complex, and potentially political organisations.

We will be looking for specific experience with these key role requirements:

· 10–15 years’ experience advising boards, elected members or executives

· Proven ability to influence executive and political decision-making

· Strong knowledge of the New Zealand local government sector

· Tertiary qualification in finance, commerce or business management

· Experience leading and coaching senior finance professionals

We still encourage you to apply if you have some but not all these requirements

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

Auckland Council is the largest local government council across Oceania, serving over 1.7 million people and contributing towards making Tāmaki Makaurau a world-class city. We offer a range of employee benefits and proudly support flexible working options where possible. View a snapshot of some of our employee benefits HERE.

Help us make a difference to Tāmaki Makaurau.

For a copy of the position description please click here

If you have any support or access requirements, please advise us when submitting your application so we can assist you.

This role has a remuneration range of $180k to $200k

Our employer Kiwisaver contribution is additional to base salary offered.

Applications close Sunday, 12th October 2025

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.