Senior Analyst

Centre for Continuing Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary AU$152,045

17% superannuation

Job summary

The Senior Analyst at the University of Sydney will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, translating complex requirements into actionable solutions and champion best practices in commercial and strategic analysis across faculties and divisions.

You will develop long-range financial models, present insights in clear reports, and support decision-makers with business cases and concept papers, ensuring high standards of excellence in financial planning and analysis.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience in business analysis and business process analysis within a tertiary education institution.
• Ability to identify and map current and future business processes and insights.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling

Communication & negotiation

Education

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

Job description

Senior Analyst University of Sydney Forest Lodge, NSW, AU

• Full time, continuing opportunity
• 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.

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

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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Applications Close

Thursday 17 September 2026 11:59 PM