Power BI Developer - Finance Operations

TAL Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TAL Australia is seeking a Power BI Developer to join the Finance team. You will create intuitive reporting and visualisations that deliver timely financial insights, transform data into meaningful reporting, and partner with business stakeholders to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.

You will collaborate to translate questions into measures, extend the semantic model, and develop reports and dashboards with performance considerations, driving continuous improvement and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Degree in BI, Data Analytics, IS or equivalent with demonstrated experience in BI reporting.
• Proficiency in DAX for measures and calculated columns.
• Strong data modelling skills, especially star schema and relationships.
• Experience in life insurance or financial services reporting; familiarity with regulatory cycles.
• Experience creating user documentation or training materials.

Responsibilities

• Translate business questions into measures and visuals with stakeholder input.
• Source, transform, and shape data to populate the semantic model using SQL/Power Query as appropriate.
• Extend the semantic model to support new reporting needs with senior team support.
• Develop professional, user-friendly Power BI reports and dashboards using the semantic data model (star schema).
• Create DAX measures to support new visuals and logic with performance in mind.
• Improve dataset refresh performance, workspace structure and documentation for reliability.
• Take an end-to-end view of delivery from requirements elicitation and design through to implementation, testing and feedback.

Skills

DAX

Data modelling

Star schema

Stakeholder engagement

Documentation

Education

Degree in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

Job description

Company Description

At TAL, we're committed to helping our people build meaningful careers while making a real difference to Australians. Internal career opportunities are an important part of how we develop capability, support career growth and create opportunities for our people to explore new challenges across the business.

Company Description

At TAL, we're committed to helping our people build meaningful careers while making a real difference to Australians. Internal career opportunities are an important part of how we develop capability, support career growth and create opportunities for our people to explore new challenges across the business.

Job Description:

NOTE: This role has potential to be extended beyond the initial 12 month contract.

Join TAL's Finance team as a Power BI Developer, where you'll create intuitive reporting and visualisation solutions that enable stakeholders to access timely, accurate financial insights. Leveraging an established data environment, you'll transform complex data into meaningful reporting that supports better business decision-making while driving operational efficiencies and continuous improvement. Working within a collaborative and supportive team, you'll partner closely with business stakeholders to understand challenges, uncover opportunities and deliver fit-for-purpose reporting solutions. Success in this role will come from your curiosity, analytical mindset and ability to learn quickly, ask insightful questions and continuously refine solutions based on user feedback. You'll thrive in an environment that values teamwork, knowledge sharing and practical problem‑solving.

In this role you will:

• Work directly with stakeholders to translate business questions into measures and report views, iterating as requirements evolve Source, transform and shape data to populate the semantic model, applying tools such as SQL and Power Query where appropriate
• Extend the semantic data model where needed to support new reporting requirements, with support from senior team members Develop professional, user-friendly Power BI reports and dashboards using the semantic data model (star schema)
• Create DAX measures to support new visualisations and business logic, with attention to performance and correctness
• Engage report users to collect feedback on draft views, assess whether reports are useful and being adopted, and improve reports based on their input
• Improve dataset refresh performance, workspace structure, and documentation so reporting stays reliable and maintainable over time.
• Take an end-to-end view of delivery from requirements elicitation and design through to implementation, testing, reconciliation, feedback and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or equivalent demonstrated experience Experience developing Power BI reports and dashboards
• Working proficiency in DAX for measure creation, calculated columns, and Calculation Groups
• Good understanding of data modelling concepts, particularly star schema design and table relationships
• Desirable: Qualified or part-qualified Actuary (FIAA or equivalent), or Accountant (CA or CPA)
• Experience in life insurance or financial services reporting Familiarity with financial reporting cycles and regulatory requirements
• Experience creating user documentation or training materials

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to:

• Build your expertise and develop new skills in a different area of the business
• Expand your network and collaborate with stakeholders across TAL
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that support our customers, partners, and people
• Continue building your career through experiences that broaden your capability, strengthen your network and support your long-term development goals.

Additional Information

Before applying, ensure you have an open conversation with your People Leader about your interest in this opportunity and your career development goals.

If you have questions about the role, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Partner listed on the requisition.

Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone's responsibility.