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Finance Analyst 

• Employment Type: Full time 35 hours per week
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration: Level 7 $110,073 - $119,132 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid)

Who Your Role Matters:

The Finance Analyst delivers financial management activities, including financial planning, forecasting 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 position reports to the Finance Manager and has no direct reports. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation and delivery of financial management activities including month end, planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis activities, working with relevant stakeholders and customers to achieve desired outcomes. 
• Undertake 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. 
• Investigate variances to budget and forecasts to ensure all issues, risks and/or compliance breaches are identified and managed in a timely manner. 
• Collaborate with customers/Chief Investigators to monitor budgets, ensuring data integrity and alignment to financial management and control frameworks, relevant policy and contractual obligations. 
• Meet customer and Finance needs by undertaking any other duties that are required commensurate with the role and level.

Skills and Experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and completion of a CA or CPA qualification (or equivalent) and relevant professional sector experience. 
• Demonstrated experience in core financial management and financial control processes, financial analysis, providing accurate operational advice and delivering financial services. 
• Well-developed audience appropriate communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills and demonstrated ability to inform, persuade and negotiate successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. 
• Sound working knowledge of analytical tools, in particular, a good 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. 
• Highly developed time management and organisational skills, and the ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines, adopting a commitment to providing excellent customer service.

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW

How to Apply: Submit your CV & a succinct one-page cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) by 11:55pm, 3rd April 2025
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

Contact: Amy Denney a.denney@unsw.edu.au - Talent Acquisition Team
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.

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.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.