Senior Analyst

University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Analyst at the University of Sydney provides strategic financial and commercial advice, collaborating with diverse stakeholders and translating complex requirements into actionable solutions. You will champion best practices in financial modelling and analysis while engaging internal partners to ensure requirements are met.

You will lead scenario planning, develop long-range forecasts, and create concise information packs, business cases and briefing papers for decision-makers across

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
• Business analysis and process analysis within a tertiary education institution.
• Identifying and mapping 'as is' and creating 'to be' processes and insights.
• Understanding of change management principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the ability to negotiate and influence.
• Stakeholder engagement experience translating complex commercial and strategic data.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholder collaboration in strategic financial and commercial analysis.
• Present complex financial information to stakeholders via information packs, business cases, briefing papers or concept papers.
• Drive development, implementation, and review of high-quality financial models including long-range forecasting.
• Provide insightful financial modelling and reports to Finance Services staff and management across faculties, schools, centres and foundations.
• Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis and other ad-hoc financial assessments.

Skills

Financial modelling

Strategic analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Business case development

Long-range forecasting

Education

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

Job description

• Utilise your expertise to provide strategic financial and commercial advice for the University


• Base Salary $152,045 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Senior Analyst will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, translating complex requirements into actionable solutions. As the successful candidate you will champion best practices in commercial and strategic analysis and engage deeply with internal stakeholders ensuring requirements are met through financial modelling and analysis. Furthermore, you will drive the conceptualisation and recommendation of innovative solutions, always upholding the highest standards of excellence.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• manage effective stakeholder collaboration and engagement in key pieces of strategic financial and commercial analysis and commentary


• present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders across all levels in the University, through the development and use of information packs, business cases, briefing papers or concept papers


• drive the development, implementation, and review of high-quality financial models, including long range forecasting and other key pieces of financial planning and analysis


• provide insightful, strategic and commercial and financial modelling and reports, analysis, business cases and assistance to other Finance Services staff and management of Faculties, Schools, Centres and Foundations, PSUs and DVCs


• lead the development of scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, and any additional ad-hoc financial and commercial assessment as required, implementing best practices in financial modelling.

About you

• postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of training and experience


• business analysis and business process analysis experience within a tertiary education institution


• identifying and mapping 'as is' and creating 'to be' business processes and insights


• an understanding of change management principles


• ability to communicate effectively with the ability to negotiate and influence


• stakeholder engagement experience with the ability to translate complex commercial and strategic data.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

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