Labour Analytics & Reporting Lead

Melbourne Water; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Melbourne Water is seeking a Labour Analytics & Reporting Lead to strengthen how the workforce is understood, managed and invested in. You will lead analytics, develop governance, and partner with People Services and Finance to deliver trusted reporting and insights.

The role is a two-year fixed-term contract with potential for extension, based on program progression and results. You will design dashboards and reporting tools that provide a clear enterprise view of labour trends and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading analytics, reporting or workforce initiatives with a solid accounting background.
• Strong understanding of workforce analytics, financial analysis and business intelligence.
• Ability to integrate and analyse complex workforce and financial datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead labour analytics and reporting initiatives to improve visibility of workforce demand and labour cost.
• Develop frameworks, reporting products and governance for consistent labour management.
• Combine financial and workforce data to create meaningful insights.
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards and reporting tools for enterprise view of labour trends.
• Collaborate with People Services, Finance and leaders to support evidence-based investments.
• Identify opportunities to improve labour management processes and system capability.
• Build capability by helping leaders interpret labour data and apply management principles.
• Influence senior stakeholders with clear analysis and practical recommendations.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Financial analysis

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Accounting/Human Resources degree

Tools

TechOne

Chris21

Job description

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet or kayak down the Yarra, we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

About The Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Digital, Data, Reporting & Payroll, the Labour Analytics & Reporting Lead will play a key role in strengthening how Melbourne Water understands, manages and invests in its workforce.

This role will lead the development of a more consistent and transparent approach to labour management across the organisation, bringing together workforce, financial and business data to support better planning, stronger governance and more informed decision-making.

You will work closely with stakeholders across People Services, Finance and the broader business to build trusted reporting, analytics and insights that help leaders understand labour demand, cost, utilisation and productivity.

This opportunity is initially offered as a two year fixed-term contract, with the potential for extension subject to the ongoing delivery and progression of key programs of work.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the delivery of labour analytics and reporting initiatives that improve visibility of workforce demand, labour cost and productivity outcomes.
• Develop practical frameworks, reporting products and governance approaches that support consistent labour management across the business.
• Bring together financial and workforce data to create meaningful insights
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards and reporting tools that provide a clear enterprise view of labour trends and performance.
• Partner with People Services, Finance and business leaders to support evidence-based workforce investment decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve labour management processes, reporting quality and system capability.
• Build understanding and capability across the organisation by helping leaders interpret labour data and apply labour management principles.
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear analysis, practical recommendations and strong facilitation of workforce and investment discussions.
  

About You

You will bring:

• Experience leading analytics, reporting, business improvement or workforce-related initiatives with a solid accounting background.
• Strong understanding of workforce analytics, financial analysis, management accounting or business intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and analyse complex workforce and financial datasets.
• Experience in labour budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modelling or related planning activities.
• Experience developing dashboards, metrics, scorecards or reporting frameworks, ideally using Power BI.
• Experience with TechOne and Chris21 would be highly regarded
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting and/or Human Resources disciplines preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• High attention to detail, sound judgement and a practical approach to solving problems.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes in a changing environment.
  

For more information, please review the attached position description: Labour Analytics & Reporting Lead.pdf

Why Join Us

At Melbourne Water, we care about water and all life that springs from it.

Our people are fuelled by passion, and with safety at the forefront, we have an unwavering sense of purpose, and are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We walk the talk when it comes to flexible working - but that’s not all. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning permeates everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, neurodivergent individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and care deeply for public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive an application and learn if you could be a great fit.