Finance Assistant

Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki te Kuratini Tuwhera.

The Open Polytechnic - Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

At the Open Polytechnic we offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Our Finance Assistants are a key part of the Financial Services Team, who work together to provide leadership in financial and business management, as well as managing financial resources to ensure the long-term viability of the Open Polytechnic. 

The role has a focus on accounts receivable including receipting and collection of overdue balances, accounts payable, and general financial and administration support for the team. You'll be working closely with the Financial Services Team and other areas of the organisation, and externally with learners, other customers and suppliers.

Ngā pūkenga mo te tūnga | What you will bring to the role

• Well developed skills in accounts procedures;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong customer focus with a desire to provide high quality service;
• A high level of accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.

Mō mātou | About us

The Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We are a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology). We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

We offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

Open Polytechnic is a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, together with all other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Set up as part of the Government's Reform of Vocational Education [link removed], Te Pūkenga is creating a national network of online, on-campus and on-job learning. Under this exciting new direction, Open Polytechnic will be fully incorporated within the new organisation from 2023.

Ngā hua o tō tomo mai ki a mātou - Why you should join our team

We offer our people free education (50% off for whanau), free car parking on campus, flexible working options (including working from home), a modernised working environment, subsidised school holiday programmes for your children, free fitness classes, and an on-site café.

We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all of our people.

Applications close Sunday 29 May 2022

Noho ora mai. Tēnā koe.