Junior Analyst: Turn Data Into Real Impact

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

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.