Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Continuous Improvement and Capital

Location: Parramatta / Hybrid

Employment Type: Ongoing Full Time

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $125,693 to $138,510 pa, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

This role supports the Continuous Improvement & Capital Team (within the Reporting & Analytics branch), by offering ongoing review and enhancement of reporting processes, policies, guidance and other strategies. This role will be responsible for both regular reporting and strategic reform deliverables.

The key deliverables include supporting strategic reform projects, implementing new strategic reform initiatives, and assisting with business-as-usual capital reporting processes. The role is actively involved in the development of whole-of-department budgeting and prepares periodic reporting products to DCJ Executive Leadership. The role may also provide strategic advice to improve and optimise the Department’s service delivery to help inform senior stakeholder decision making on operational matters while ensuring compliance with fiscal policies and guidelines.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be expected to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment where communication and collaboration are key, enabling the team to manage strategic reform, interpret complex financial data, and deliver high-quality financial reporting.

Responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with the executive director and manager to analyse, develop and implement efficient new systems and processes to meet changing business requirements.
• Undertake analysis of monthly reports and other performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities and efficiency measures that meet the changing business requirements of the unit.
• Apply a thorough understanding of policies, regulations and guidelines (especially regarding accounting, budgeting and financial best practices) guidelines to ensure services and relevant improvement initiatives align with business needs and requirements. For example, the applicant would be comfortable with concepts of depreciation, how they relate to capital assets and conducting a forecast simulation based on available information.
• Identify policy gaps and improvement opportunities, and the development of logical, well-reasoned solutions.
• Preparation of high-level strategic financial advice, to be provided to DCJ Executive Leadership, which supports the achievement of organisational goals while upholding best practices in public administration.
• Support, coordination and oversight of all aspects of financial and performance reporting for a range of Capital projects, initiatives, and functions to ensure that government reporting requirements are met, the department’s position is properly explained to government, and outcomes are achieved.
• Coordination and collaboration with Divisional executives, Finance Business Partnering teams and other stakeholders is essential to understand and analyse key financial drivers.

What we’re looking for

The ideal candidate would have:

• Applied knowledge and experience in policy, strategic reform and change management.
• Applied knowledge and experience in accounting, business and financial analysis.
• Knowledge of annual government budget process and principles like the NSW Government Business Case Guidelines (TPG24-29) is preferred, but not essential.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Wednesday, 7th May 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Xing He, A/Manager – Continuous Improvement and Capital at xing.he@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au   

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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