Financial Insights Specialist

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role

This is a 9‑month fixed‑term opportunity until January 2027 within our Strategic Finance community, supporting priority initiatives at a pivotal time for Contact and the energy sector.

This role sits within our Strategic Finance community and works across Teams and Initiatives in a connected, matrixed operating model. You’ll bring financial insight into the heart of decision‑making — not as an observer, but as an active contributor.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with Business Unit Strategic Partners and initiative leads to support investment cases, performance discussions, and enterprise decisions
• Help shape and uplift how financial insights are developed across Contact — bringing consistency, clarity, and decision‑readiness
• Apply strong technical judgement to variance analysis, KPIs, performance commentary, and cost allocation approaches
• Contribute to governance, quality, and audit‑ready insight through technical review and sign‑off
• Work collaboratively across Finance disciplines, value streams, and initiatives to influence outcomes and build trust
• Support strategic initiatives and senior reporting by translating financial data into meaningful, actionable insight
• Role‑model adaptability and continuous improvement in how Finance works, learns, and delivers value

This is a role for someone comfortable operating through complexity, balancing technical depth with commercial pragmatism, and influencing without formal authority.

Ko wai koe | About you

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re someone who enjoys making sense of complexity and bringing others along with you. You’re confident in your technical foundations but equally aware that insight only matters when it helps people make better decisions.

You’re likely to bring:

• Strong experience in financial insights, analysis, or business partnering within a for‑profit environment
• A commercial mindset and an ability to connect technical work to strategic outcomes
• Confidence working in matrixed or cross‑functional environments
• The ability to build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders and diverse teams
• Comfort giving and receiving feedback, and contributing to the growth of others

Bonus points if you also bring

• Experience shaping or uplifting financial frameworks, standards, or methodologies
• Exposure to governance, assurance, or board‑level reporting
• A curiosity for improving how work gets done through better processes or smarter use of technology

If you don’t tick every box but this role speaks to how you want to work and grow, we still encourage you to apply.

This is a 9‑month fixed‑term opportunity until January 2027 (or if you want to finish in December to have a summer holiday we can work with that too) within our Strategic Finance community, supporting priority initiatives at a pivotal time for Contact and the energy sector.

We support flexible working where it works for the individual, the team, and the business. This role is ideally based in Wellington and is best suited to someone who can work flexibly from this location to support strong in‑person connection and collaboration.

Contact is not a place you’ll stagnate. Even in a fixed‑term role, you’ll enjoy bdnefits designed to support your wellbeing and make life a little easier. You’ll have the flexibility to work in ways that suit you and your team, plus you’ll get a boosted a 4% KiwiSaver employer contribution while you’re here with us! And of course, you’ll also have access to a range of additional corporate discounts that make it good to work at Contact.

Applications close on Wednesday 6th May, but just like peak demand, great talent surges early — so if this role sparks your interest, power up your application now!

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko), we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing – including flexible working arrangements, employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko, we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age, stage, background, and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. We're not about box ticking, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet everything stated above, please still get in touch. We'd love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent team. In the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.