• Broad exposure across finance and customer-focused work
• Opportunities to learn, grow and build your expertise
• Full-time role offering flexible work arrangements

About the role:

We're looking for a Finance Administrator to join our Building, Planning and Regulatory (BPR) Finance team. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong customer service experience who's looking to build their career in finance.

You'll play a key role supporting a range of teams across Council, providing both financial administration and customer-focused support. No two days are the same — from processing transactions to helping customers and maintaining accurate records.

Key responsibilities include:

• Raising purchase orders and processing refunds
• Invoicing and managing cash receipts
• Supporting debtor management and reconciliations
• Maintaining customer databases and electronic records
• Responding to customer enquiries (phone, email and in person)
• Providing administrative support across the team

About you:

We're open to candidates who may not have direct finance experience — what matters most is your attitude, reliability, and attention to detail.

You'll bring:

• Proven customer service experience and confidence dealing with a wide range of people
• Around 2-3 years' work experience in an office or customer-facing role
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• The ability to stay organised and manage multiple tasks
• A positive, team-focused approach and willingness to learn

It would be a bonus if you have:

• Experience in administration or working with data
• Exposure to finance processes or systems

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is New Zealand's fastest growing district. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!