Rachel Bruce
Rachel Bruce
Chief Financial Officer
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Sue Slater
Executive Assistant / Project Manager · Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer
Finance
Rachel Bruce, Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Bruce began as Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Chief Financial Officer on 13 May 2024.
Rachel is responsible for working with Te Hiwa to develop and maintain the financially resilient and sustainable journey for the University.
Prior to joining the University, she was Chief Financial Officer for Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, and before that Deputy Director General Corporate Service for the Department of Conservation. Rachel has 30 years experience in the public service across a number of departments including the Ministry for Social Development, Ministry of Justice, Office of Treaty Settlements, Ministry of Health and the Public Services Commission.
Rachel has a history of building high-performing finance and corporate teams that tell the strategic story through the numbers.
She is a qualified chartered accountant, member of the New Zealand institute of directors, holds an honours degree in Management Science from Loughborough University, and is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand School of Government.