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OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
BBNZ has an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional with a relevant experience and qualifications to fulfil a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role. The primary responsibility of the role holder will be overseeing and leading the finance functions for an increasingly complex not for profit organisation, bringing broad specialist skills in Finance and preferably experience in Commercial, Risk, Legal, Integrity and IT to support business decision-making, manage accounting processes, and contribute to financial planning and analysis of the organisation with a key focus on commercial success and system wide sustainability.
The Role:
The role will be instrumental in providing commercial insights and financial support to drive the strategic goals of the organisation. Ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of key commercial insights, financial reporting, risk reporting and budget process improvements that align with our strategic goals and financial sustainability goals. The role will also involve supporting the existing Finance Team and Senior Leadership Team in delivering long-term and short-term plans and forecasts. A key part of the role will be establishing and maintaining constructive relationships with internal stakeholders, BBNZ Members and partners while supporting continuous improvement programmes for the organisation across BBNZ and National Basketball Leagues Limited (NBLL).
We are looking for someone who has interest in being able to have an impact that is wider than just the organisation, this role will be pivotal in leading initiatives that promote and support the financial sustainability of our sport across our associate members.
To succeed in this role, the role holder will be experienced in financial management roles, have sound business acumen, and a passion for supporting organisation wide financial understanding and strategic thinking. The role holder will need to show they have the capability to be innovative in their thinking, looking for ways that BBNZ can continue to deliver in exciting and proactive ways across the system.
What BBNZ offers:
• An exciting, dynamic, and challenging work environment
• Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
• Flexible working arrangements
• The opportunity to make an impact with one of the fastest growing major sport in NZ
Desired Skills and Experience:
• Experience of at least five years in a senior financial role within an organisation with a significant budget, partnering with executive staff, resulting in the development and implementation of strong financial management strategies.
• A solid understanding of business management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organisation skills.
• Ability to network and build positive and effective business relationships.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills.
• Previous experience in the Sport and Recreation Sector
Qualifications
• A relevant tertiary qualification in finance/commerce and hold CA membership to the NZ Chartered Accountant body (CAANZ) or CPA qualified/membership or equivalent.
Do you have what it takes to take up the challenge of a fixed term role as BBNZ’s new CFO?
All applications must be received online via Seek and will be acknowledged by email.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday the 16th November 2025
Click here for a full copy of the Job Description Job Description Chief Financial Officer
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
Role purpose:
An exciting opportunity has presented itself to support Basketball New Zealand’s High Performance team to achieve their overall goal of creating and delivering optimal training camp and tournament experiences that increase opportunities for athletes/teams to succeed on the world stage at an age grade level of the Basketball New Zealand pathway.
This is a fulltime employment opportunity, based ideally in either Wellington or Auckland.
Your responsibilities include:
- Leading the coordination of all age grade campaign logistics in consultation with the HP Programme Manager, relevant Head Coach and Team Manager
- Ordering and distribution of team apparel
- Collating team programmes and information packages for participants
- Maintaining athlete depth charts
- Maintaining the High Performance database
As the successful candidate, you will have:
- 3 years of experience in administration or similar role
- High level of computer literacy
- High level of organisation and communication capability
What BBNZ offers:
- An exciting, dynamic, and challenging work environment
- Professional development and exposure to the sport and recreation sector
- Flexible working arrangements
- The opportunity to make an impact with the fastest growing major sport in NZ
We pride ourselves on our supportive and collaborative team culture, and we are looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to delivering exceptional service to our clients.
Do you have what it takes to be BBNZ’s new Pathways Coordinator?
For a copy of the job description, please click here
All applications must be received online via seek and will be acknowledged by email.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, 5 December.
No recruitment agencies please.
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
U23 3×3 Women Head Coach Vacancy
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
U23 3×3 Men Head Coach Vacancy
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
U21 3×3 Women Head Coach Vacancy
OUR VISION – Hoops in the heart of every community
OUR MISSION – We exist to inspire you to live & love this game as much as we do
About us:
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) is the national body for the rapidly growing sport of basketball in Aotearoa. Our role is to develop, grow and promote basketball and participants of the game.
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