Business Analyst

Peoplebank; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a Business Analyst with strong Power BI and reporting skills to support a major university transformation in Brisbane. You will translate business needs into dashboards, define KPIs, and work with stakeholders, project teams and developers to deliver trusted insights across admissions and planning.

You will gather requirements, write user stories and acceptance criteria, and lead UAT while ensuring data governance and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience translating business needs into reporting and dashboards.
• Proven ability to gather requirements and define KPIs for reporting solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality and compliance principles.
• Familiarity with BI/reporting platforms and data modelling concepts.
• Experience facilitating UAT and working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder workshops to capture reporting and dashboard requirements.
• Define business needs, KPIs and metrics for reporting solutions.
• Translate objectives into clear requirements and dashboard specs.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Bridge between business stakeholders and developers during delivery.
• Support UAT and assist with issue resolution.
• Drive stakeholder alignment throughout project delivery.
• Assist with change management, training and adoption of new reporting tools.
• Ensure data governance, compliance and data quality in solutions.

Skills

Power BI

KPIs

Data modelling

Stakeholder engagement

JIRA

UAT testing

Data governance

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Business Analyst - Power BI & Reporting | Brisbane | Hybrid Working | Contract Opportunity

Join a major university transformation initiative focused on improving insights. We're seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong dashboard and reporting requirements expertise to support the next phase of a high-profile program.

About the Opportunity

This role will play a key part in translating business needs into meaningful reporting and dashboard solutions. Working closely with stakeholders, project teams and developers, you'll help shape reporting capabilities that provide consistent, trusted and transparent planning and admissions information across the organisation.

You'll be responsible for gathering requirements, defining KPIs and metrics, creating user stories and acceptance criteria, and ensuring dashboard solutions are delivered in line with business expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement workshops to capture and analyse reporting and dashboard requirements.
• Define business needs, KPIs and key metrics for reporting solutions.
• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable requirements and dashboard specifications.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Work closely with technical teams, acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and developers.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and support issue resolution.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure ongoing alignment throughout project delivery.
• Support change management activities, training and adoption of new reporting solutions.
• Ensure reporting solutions meet data governance, compliance and quality standards.

Key skills include

• Strong Business Analysis experience focused on Power BI or similar BI/reporting platforms.
• Proven ability to gather, document and prioritise reporting requirements.
• Experience defining business metrics, KPIs and reporting outcomes.
• Knowledge of dashboard design, wireframing and prototyping.
• Understanding of data modelling concepts and their impact on reporting solutions.
• Experience facilitating UAT and validating delivered solutions.
• Familiarity with data governance, compliance and data quality principles.
• Experience using JIRA or similar tools to manage requirements and delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Location: This role is based in Brisbane with a hybrid working model (2-3 days onsite). Candidates must be able to attend onsite requirements sessions when required. Fully remote and interstate applicants will not be considered.

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