Senior Finance Business Analyst

Senior Finance Business Analyst

• Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration: Level 9 $138,171 - $146,613 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid)

About UNSW:
UNSW isn't like other places you've worked. Yes, we're a large organisation with a diverse and talented community - a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It's the reason we're one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia's prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you're in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters:
The Senior Finance Business Analyst delivers financial management activities, including financial planning, forecasting, consolidation and reporting across all funding sources, data analysis, financial modelling and adhoc reporting.
The Finance Business Partnering team is accountable for providing end-to-end finance services to Faculties and Divisions, including financial planning, forecasting and reporting, financial analysis and decision support, general accounting and transactional services across all funding sources.
The Senior Finance Business Analyst position reports to the Finance Manager and has no direct reports.
Accountabilities:

• Provide complex financial, budget and associated reporting activities through delivery of financial management activities including planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis activities, working with relevant stakeholders and customers.
• Undertake complex financial modelling and scenario analysis to support decision making
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders and customers to support the development of business area financial plans, report financial performance and monitor expenditure across operational, strategic and external funds.
• Provide innovative analytical recommendations and strategic solutions to stakeholder queries and issues to deliver advice that is aligned with customer expectations.
• Proactively identify, report and manage financial risks and opportunities through regular monitoring and analysis.
• Provide strategic financial advice using a variety of techniques and integrating relevant information from multiple sources.
• Undertake financial modelling and cost benefit analysis activities in the development of business cases.
• Provide training and support to customers and stakeholders to ensure financial processes and responsibilities are understood.

Who You Are:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, CA or CPA qualification (or equivalent) and relevant professional sector experience.
• Substantial experience in core and complex financial management and financial control processes, insight driven analysis and modelling, providing actionable operational advice and delivering financial services in a complex organisation.
• Proven experience in working autonomously and proactively to identify and deliver innovative insights and models to drive business performance.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly absorb information and utilise it to analyse, interpret and integrate ambiguous and complex data.
• Strong audience appropriate communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of analytical tools, in particular, a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and its application in financial modelling and analysis as well as computer applications, enterprise systems, and the delivery of reports and presentations.
• Excellent organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities.

Further details can be found in a copy of the Position Description linked below or via JOBS@UNSW.
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over December/January holiday period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit
To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.
Contact: Amy Denney: Talent Acquisition Coordinator e:
Please note applications sent directly to the contacts above cannot be accepted.
Applications close: 11.55pm, 23rd January 2024
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.