Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

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

The Senior Financial Analyst provides strategic, financial oversight for a division within the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ This position bridges the gap between business operations and the central Finance team, along with other key stakeholders. This role offers pertinent financial guidance, empowering senior staff to make informed decisions regarding operations.

What you’ll do

• Provide support in delivering high level strategic, tactical, and operational financial advice to Divisional executives to ensure they meet the required standards of probity, equity and best practise in public administration.
• Assist, and provide analysis, in the preparation of high quality, timely financial reporting for the assigned Division to meet the organisational needs.
• Develop ground up budgets for the assigned Divisions, working with the Business Partner Director and Divisional executives to ensure the budgets reflect the businesses plans and remain within their budgetary allocation.
• Identify appropriate funding sources, report pressures on Divisional budgets and work with the Divisions in consideration and implementation of mitigation strategies to reduce the impact.
• Provide financial analysis and advice regarding the impacts arising from Divisional initiatives, including assistance with costing and consideration as to the sources of funding.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience in a similar role providing strategic, financial advice to key executives.
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Business, Commerce or related discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience.

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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 an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Why do you want to work for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ)?

Applications close Thursday, 17th April 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 Brian Falconer on 02 9716 2531 or at brian.falconer@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   

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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