Commercial Finance Manager

**Description** **About the Company** Busy Bees Aotearoa is part of a global early childhood education group, employing around 1,600 people across a growing network of New Zealand centres. The business is entering a new phase with a sharper focus on data-driven performance and commercial discipline. **Role Summary** Reporting to the CFO, the Commercial Finance Manager (12-month FTC) translates financial and operational performance into meaningful commercial insights, partnering with execs and operational leaders to support strategic priorities and improve business performance **Key Responsibilities** * Layer a commercial lens over key strategic initiatives in areas covering procurement, pricing and wage to revenue analysis. * Partner with leaders to evaluate business opportunities, investment decisions and operational performance * Partner with Regional Managers and Education leaders on commercial decisions * Support greenfield site business cases and investment appraisals * Provide financial modelling for strategic change and Group initiatives * Translate complex data into clear insight for the CFO and SLT **Key Skills & Experience Required** * CA/CPA (equivalent) qualified preferred * Commercial finance or business partnering experience, ideally in a multi-site organisation * Strong Excel skills and PowerBI experience advantageous * Experience with procurement and supplier contract analysis * Proven ability to build commercial models and business cases * Confident communicator, able to tell the numbers story at every level * Exposure to a funding-driven or labour-intensive sector highly regarded **What’s In It For You** You will work directly with the CFO and senior leadership team, with real scope to shape how Centre performance is measured and improved. It offers breadth across diverse range of projects and strategic initiatives.