External Reporting Manager Sustainability

Kia ora!

We have a 14-month fixed term opportunity for an External Reporting Manager Sustainability (Senior Finance Specialist) to play a critical role in strengthening how Air New Zealand reports, assures, and stands behind its climate-related disclosures. In this role, you will help build confidence in our sustainability reporting, ensuring we meet regulatory expectations while supporting long term value for our business, customers, and communities.

Sitting within Group Finance, this role exists to bring rigour, consistency and assurance to our greenhouse gas emissions reporting and Climate Statement. You will work closely with Group Finance, the Sustainability team, and external auditors to ensure our reporting stands up to scrutiny. With Air New Zealand operating at national and global scale, your work will influence investors and stakeholders who expect transparency and credibility from one of Aotearoa’s most recognised organisations. After recently being voted New Zealand’s most attractive employer, Air New Zealand continues to earn global recognition for its great culture, outstanding customer service and world class innovation. Join us to reach your full potential with the support of our whānau.

Your key responsibilities

• Prepare the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory reporting using the BraveGen carbon accounting system
• Co-ordinate information requests and act as the key liaison with external auditors in completing an assurance engagement over greenhouse gas emissions which are reported as part of the climate-related disclosures
• Support preparation of the Group’s Climate Statement in accordance with the Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards
• Provide support for the preparation of current and anticipated climate-related financial impacts reported within the Group’s Climate Statement, including maintaining effective record keeping for supporting evidence
• Support the Sustainability team on emissions accounting matters, including in relation to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
• Support regulatory inspection processes if required.

What we’re looking for

• You will also possess at least 8 years’ experience in sustainability or financial reporting with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in greenhouse gas reporting, auditing and/or climate-related disclosures in either a large corporate environment, a Big 4 Chartered Accounting firm or sustainability consultancy
• Confidence managing external auditors, including planning, negotiation and delivery against tight deadlines
• Experience with BraveGen carbon accounting system is preferred
• Experience designing or improving reporting processes, systems and internal controls
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work across Finance and Sustainability teams to deliver shared outcomes
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into clear, defensible documentation
• A proven track record of engaging and managing various stakeholders.

If you bring most of this experience, along with transferable skills and the drive to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Your journey starts here

If you’re motivated by purpose, precision and the chance to influence how a leading organisation shows up on climate and sustainability, this is your moment. Bring your expertise, curiosity and commitment to quality and help us build reporting that earns trust and drives impact. Apply now and be part of shaping the future of Air New Zealand.

Applications close Sunday, 15th February 2026

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."