Financial Analyst

Full-time fixed-term role until August 2028

Drive strategic decision-making by transforming complex financial and operational data into meaningful insights, dashboards, and visualisations for senior leaders.

Base Salary $117,133 - $127,610+ 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Financial Analyst, within the Strategic Financial Analytics team in Financial Control, Treasury and Infrastructure (FCTI), supports the delivery of strategic financial analysis, dashboards and data visualisations, business partnering, financial reporting, and data-driven insights across a range of initiatives and projects.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

develop a strong understanding of the operational and financial drivers within aligned portfolios, including Infrastructure Finance, to deliver meaningful, context-driven financial analysis and insights

build collaborative relationships with stakeholders and finance teams to support effective business partnering and ensure analytical outputs are relevant, understood, and actionable

develop and maintain dashboards, visualisations, and reporting outputs (e.g. Power BI and PowerPoint), applying data visualisation and storytelling techniques to communicate complex financial and operational information clearly and effectively

extract, validate, and manage financial and operational data to support reporting, analysis, and recurring financial processes (e.g. budgets, forecasts, and monthly reporting), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and data integrity

support the development and maintenance of financial models, scenario analysis, and business cases to evaluate options and inform strategic decision-making.

About you

proactive and adaptable, with a strong desire to learn, an open-minded approach to problem-solving, and a commitment to continuous improvement

demonstrated experience in financial planning, analysis, decision support, and business partnering, including advising senior stakeholders and contributing to strategic decision-making

demonstrated experience working with large and complex datasets, using enterprise financial systems (e.g. PeopleSoft) and analytics tools (e.g. Power BI) to extract, validate, model, visualise, and report data that supports decision-making

strong analytical, problem-solving, and data storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesise complex financial and operational information into clear, concise reports, presentations, dashboards, and insights for both technical and non-technical audiences

demonstrated experience in financial modelling, scenario analysis, business case development, and the evaluation of operational or strategic initiatives

experience working in the higher education sector or within a large, complex, multi-faceted organisation.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion , evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Liz Mackinlay, Recruitment Operations by email to liz.mackinlay@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Monday 03 August 2026 11:59 PM