Data Analyst (Financial Compliance)

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A national security agency in Canberra is seeking a Financial Compliance Data Analyst to analyze financial data for compliance and fraud detection. The ideal candidate will manipulate large datasets using R, Python, or SQL, and develop Power BI dashboards. A background in data analysis is essential, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Due to the nature of this role, Australian Citizenship and a Baseline security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a financial or compliance data analyst.
• Ability to manipulate and interpret large financial datasets.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Professional skepticism and sound independent judgement.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Clean, transform and analyse large-scale financial data.
• Build logical rules for compliance testing.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and visualisations.
• Partner with auditors and risk teams to investigate anomalies.
• Prepare reports summarising findings and recommendations.

Skills

Data manipulation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial data analysis

Power BI

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Overview

This role sits within the financial compliance and assurance area of a large national security agency. The team is split between offices in Canberra and Melbourne and offer up to two days working from home. It is led by a new Director who has an excellent approach to working with others and is able to foster collaboration.

The Opportunity

The team is growing in size and capability and takes a flexible yet structured approach in solving problems.

You’ll be querying and using large data sets (every transaction across 15k+ credit cards) to improve non-compliance, detect potential fraud and produce reports to enable evidence-based decisions.

The Role

As an APS6 Financial Compliance Data Analyst, you will:

• Clean, transform and analyse large-scale financial data (all transactions of 15k+ credit cards) to detect potential non-compliance or fraud
• Build logical rules, for example, flagging transactions made on weekends or public holidays, to feed into dashboards and compliance testing
• Develop Power BI dashboards and visualisations that tell stories, show trends, exceptions and patterns
• Partner with auditors, risk teams and business areas to investigate anomalies and recommend control improvements
• Prepare concise reports and briefs summarising findings, risk implications, and actions
• Collaborate closely with the data science team, whose machine-learning models build on and use the datasets you prepare

The Ideal Person

You’re an experienced data analyst (or finance professional pivoting into data) who enjoys digging into large, complex datasets to uncover trends, weaknesses, or non-compliance with policy and legislation. You understand how to turn data into practical insights and how sound analysis can strengthen financial controls and assurance.

The ideal person will have

• Proven experience as a financial or compliance data analyst
• The ability to manipulate and interpret large financial datasets and prepare detailed reports
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a structured approach to problem-solving
• Professional scepticism and sound independent judgement
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
• Experience cleaning and wrangling large data sets (R, Python or SQL) with intermediate or above Power BI

Due to the nature of the work Australian Citizenship and a minimum of a Baseline security clearance is mandatory.

Salary

• $95k – $109k + 15.4% Super
• Offered as either a permanent s26 transfer or an initial 12-month non-ongoing contract

How to Apply

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Lucas Walker on 0483 911 561 quoting ref no. 21039.

HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.