Finance and Commercial Delivery Coordinator

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Wellington (Ferry Holdings Ltd)

FHL was established in 2025 to lead the replacement of the Cook Strait ferries and deliver the port infrastructure required to support reliable, rail-enabled inter‑island connections for decades to come. As a Crown‑owned Schedule 4A company, we operate with transparency, accountability and a clear mandate: secure safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible ferries and supporting infrastructure while delivering value for taxpayers.

We’re a small, agile organisation bringing together specialist expertise to deliver a complex, high‑profile programme critical to New Zealand’s economic resilience, connectivity and sustainable future.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a highly organised

Finance and Commercial Delivery Coordinator to keep our Commercial & Finance team running smoothly. This role is central to ensuring the team meets key commercial and financial deliverables by coordinating workflows, managing documentation, and supporting planning cycles across a multi‑stakeholder programme.

If you thrive in fast‑moving environments, enjoy connecting people and information, and have a knack for keeping complex workstreams aligned, this role offers a unique opportunity to use your skillset, and contribute to a nationally significant programme.

What you’ll be focused on:

Team Operations & Administration

• Organise team meetings, prepare agendas and papers, capture minutes, and track actions.
• Support reporting cycles with accurate, well‑organised information.

Team Coordination & Planning

• Act as a central point of contact across internal teams and delivery partners.
• Coordinate cross‑functional activities to ensure integrated delivery.
• Track key deliverables, approvals, milestones and governance requirements.

Document & Contract Management

• Maintain secure, organised document repositories for commercial contracts and team materials.
• Ensure accurate version control, naming conventions and compliance with information management standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and consistency across the Commercial & Finance team.

Experience you will bring:

• Experience in project coordination, business support, administration or operations within complex or multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Strong organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail and confidence managing competing priorities.
• Advanced communication and documentation preparation capability.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across teams.
• Professionalism, discretion and sound judgement when handling confidential information.
• Experience in infrastructure, transport, capital programmes or government/Crown entities (advantageous).
• Tertiary qualification in Business Administration, Project Management or similar (preferred but not essential).

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a small, high‑performing team working on a once‑in‑a‑generation programme that will shape New Zealand’s transport future. You’ll work closely with delivery partners, government stakeholders and specialist teams across FHL, contributing to a programme that is nationally significant, complex and deeply rewarding.

If you’re a proactive organiser who loves keeping people, information and processes moving, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help deliver a programme that will support New Zealand’s resilience and connectivity for decades to come