Junior Analyst

Foodbank; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Foodbank Queensland is seeking a Junior Analyst to turn data into actionable insights across finance and operations. You’ll build and maintain dashboards, analyse trends, support budgets and forecasts, and contribute to management reporting. Working with the Finance Manager and CFO, you’ll grow your skills in Power BI, Cognos and Excel while helping the organisation optimise resource use and impact.

Qualifications

• Early in your career with strong analytical mindset.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to investigate data trends and drivers.

Responsibilities

• Extract, organise and analyse financial and operational data
• Maintain dashboards and recurring reports using Excel, Cognos, Power BI or similar tools
• Identify trends, anomalies, data gaps and underlying performance drivers
• Investigate actual results against budget and forecast
• Support annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and scenario analysis
• Assist with funding acquittals and management reporting
• Complete ad hoc analysis to support decisions
• Build and update straightforward financial models and reports under guidance

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce, Economics or Business

Tools

Power BI

Cognos

Pronto

Job description

Turn data into insights. Build your analytical career. Make an impact.

Are you curious about the story behind the numbers and looking for a role where your work has genuine purpose?

About Us

We are Queensland's largest hunger relief charity. Our vision is a Queensland without hunger.We believe that access to healthy food is a basic human right. Each week, we support 135,000 Queenslanders in crisis and provide breakfast to 52,000 children each school week. We work in collaboration with 350 Community Partners and 430 Schools. Alongside food relief, we rescue surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, reducing landfill and protecting the environment.We’realso focused on long-term change, partnering with communities to build fairer, more resilient local food systems.

• Every$1 donated creates 2 meals
• We provide more than150 meals every minuteand over10,000 meals every hour of operation
• Each year, we provide12.7 million kilogramsof food and groceries, which is the equivalent of22 million mealsand1.1 million breakfasts

At Foodbank Queensland, data and financial insight help us make better decisions about we use our resources effectively and ultimately support the work we do as we strive to achieve a Queensland without hunger.

We are looking for a Junior Analyst who enjoys working with data, investigating trends and understanding what is driving performance. This is an exciting opportunity to build your career across data analysis, management reporting, forecasting and business intelligence while contributing to a purpose-driven organisation where good decisions really matter.

Working closely with the Finance Manager and CFO, you will take responsibility for dashboards, reporting and analysis while gradually developing the skills and organisational knowledge needed to tackle more complex business questions.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll work with financial and operational information from across the organisation, helping turn data into meaningful insights.

You will:

• Extract, organise and analyse financial and operational data
• Maintain dashboards and recurring reports using Excel, Cognos, Power BI or similar tools
• Identify trends, anomalies, data gaps and underlying performance drivers
• Investigate actual results against budget and forecast
• Support annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and scenario analysis
• Assist with funding acquittals and management reporting
• Complete ad hoc analysis to support financial and operational decisions
• Build and update straightforward financial models and reports under guidance

What You'll Bring

You may be early in your career, but you'll already have a strong analytical mindset, an eye for detail and a genuine interest in understanding why the numbers look the way they do.

Ideally, you'll have:

• A tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Business or a related discipline
• Around one to two years' experience in data analysis, management reporting, business analysis or a related environment
• Experience preparing reports, reconciliations or data analysis
• Sound problem-solving skills and the curiosity to investigate unexpected results
• The ability to manage recurring deadlines, take ownership of established tasks and know when to ask questions
• Exposure to Power BI, Cognos or Pronto, which would be highly regarded

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to develop your career and use your skills in an organisation with a meaningful purpose.

Rather than analysing numbers in isolation, you'll see how financial and operational information connects to real activity across the organisation. Your work will help leaders understand performance, identify opportunities and make informed decisions about how resources are used.

You'll be supported by experienced finance leaders while being trusted to take ownership of your work and grow your capability over time.

If you're curious, analytical and looking for a role where you can build your career while contributing to an organisation that makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.