Finance Transition Manager

• Location: Auckland, New Zealand
• Contract Type: Fixed-Term 12-month Contract
• Function: Finance

As a Finance Transition Manager (Fixed-Term, 12 Months), you’ll drive digital and data transformation within our Finance function, streamlining reporting, automating planning cycles, and enhancing business insights as part of HEINEKEN’s EverGreen strategy. You'll lead projects from scope to execution, consolidating tools, optimising processes, and ensuring a single source of truth. Engaging with stakeholders, managing resources, and tracking milestones, you’ll deliver meaningful improvements that future-proof our operations.

Key Accountabilities:

General:

• Define project scope, goals, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop plans, communication documents, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Engage stakeholders, gather feedback, and manage resources/budgets.
• Lead teams, delegate tasks, and resolve issues hands-on.
• Track milestones, manage dependencies, and evaluate project success.

Your journey:

• Prioritise and deliver reporting improvements with stakeholders.
• Implement quick wins like CIL flat file uploads and user-friendly reporting.
• Establish a single source of truth by consolidating reporting tools.
• Support automation of the (Opco) company’s planning cycle (SOP, RoFo, AP & SP).

Your background and experience:

• Proficiency in PowerBI, Azure Data Warehouse, SAP, SAC, and Anaplan
• Functional expertise in ERP systems; knowledge of HEINEKEN is a plus
• Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills
• Excellent time management, relationship-building, and collaboration abilities
• Adaptable in ambiguous situations, effectively managing complexity and time pressure
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, contributing to team process improvements

If you're hands-on, data-driven, and passionate about digital transformation, apply now, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact!

Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.

When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whānau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries. 

We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer. 

We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes:

• 3% employer contribution to your KiwiSaver.
• Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.
• Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.
• As a member of Mind The Gap, we’re committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we’ve also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.
• Flexible work arrangements for roles that can be performed remotely including work-from-home up to two days each week.
• Free parking.