Finance Business Analyst – UNSW Science Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week) Duration: 12-month contract Remuneration: Level 8 $123,044 - $138,637 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading Location: Kensington, NSW (hybrid flexible working) About UNSW: UNSW isn't like other places you've worked.
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Why Your Role Matters: We're seeking a Finance Business Analyst to join the FBP team supporting the financial activities for UNSW Science.
Working as part of a strong and dynamic team, you'll bring a practiced understanding of financial management activities to support your client group in making forward thinking and sound business decisions across financial processes, risks, and opportunities.
Practiced in stakeholder engagement and confident in presenting findings and recommendations, you'll offer dedicated guidance and support to UNSW Science clients to ensure financial processes and responsibilities are understood.
You'll have the confidence to autonomously work across: Delivery of financial management activities across project/capital: planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis activities.
Development of financial modelling and scenario analysis and advice.
Working collaboratively with your business area to create financial plans, report financial performance and monitor expenditure.
Investigating variances to budget and forecasts.
Identifying, reporting and managing financial risks and opportunities Cost benefit analysis activities in the development of business cases.
Providing guidance and support to stakeholders across financial processes and responsibilities.
The Finance Business Analyst position reports to the Finance Manager for UNSW Science and has no direct reports.
Skills and Experience summary: You'll hold substantial professional sector experience in management accounting and have confidence in presenting to and engaging with senior stakeholders to make sound recommendations, alongside: Relevant qualifications (CA or CPA qualification or equivalent).
Strong experience in core and complex financial management and financial control processes, insight driven analysis and modelling, providing accurate operational advice, and delivering financial services.
Confidence across project/capital forecasting and reporting.
Demonstrated ability to take a client-focused approach when analysing, interpreting and integrating large sets of data.
Highly developed audience appropriate communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
Practiced experience in presenting and engaging with stakeholders to support strategic financial decision making.
Extensive working knowledge of analytical tools, in particular, a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and its application in financial modelling and analysis.
For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on 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.
Career development opportunities.
17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your application online: CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.
Sponsorship is not available for this role, full Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Amy Denney - Talent Acquisition Coordinator ****** Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
Applications close: 11.55pm, 8th October 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.
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