Senior Data Analyst

Queensland Treasury; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Treasury is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in Budget Office to turn complex budget data into trusted analysis, reporting and visualisations. You will build reporting, dashboards and analytical solutions using Excel, Power Query, Power BI and SQL, while supporting key products underpinning the State Budget process.

This central agency role emphasises data storytelling and stakeholder collaboration, offering a chance to shape decisions that matter across government and improve digital

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience creating high-quality analytics, business intelligence, reporting and visual products that enable informed decisions.
• Strong capability across Excel, Power Query, SQL and Power BI.
• The ability to distil complex information into clear, meaningful insights and communicate them confidently to technical and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative and service-focused approach, supported by sound judgement, attention to detail and the ability to adapt when priorities shift.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced analytical techniques to uncover insights that inform government funding decisions, financial planning and performance monitoring.
• Design contemporary reporting and visualisation products that make complex information accessible and useful to decision makers.
• Help strengthen the digital tools and analytical processes used to coordinate budget information and communicate government initiatives.
• Understand how information moves through Budget Office systems and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and usability.
• Turn analysis into clear and compelling narratives, briefings and visual products tailored to a range of audiences, including executives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver practical solutions that uphold strong standards of quality, governance and security.

Skills

Excel

Power Query

SQL

Power BI

Tools

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Python

Job description

Turn complex budget data into clear insights that help shape decisions for Queensland.

As Senior Data Analyst in Budget Office, you will build reporting, dashboards and analytical solutions using Excel, Power Query, Power BI and SQL, while supporting key products that underpin the State Budget process.

This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise, data storytelling and stakeholder collaboration in a central agency role with outcomes that matter across government.

Your new opportunity

Use your data expertise to support one of Queensland Government's most significant financial processes. As Senior Data Analyst in Budget Office, you will transform complex information into trusted analysis, reporting and visualisations that support the annual State Budget, financial reporting, forecasting and executive decision-making. You will work across Budget Office functions, contribute to the improvement of key digital products and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver practical solutions that make data easier to understand and use.

In This Role, You Will

• Apply advanced analytical techniques to uncover insights that inform government funding decisions, financial planning and performance monitoring.
• Design contemporary reporting and visualisation products that make complex information accessible and useful to decision makers.
• Help strengthen the digital tools and analytical processes used to coordinate budget information and communicate government initiatives.
• Understand how information moves through Budget Office systems and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and usability.
• Turn analysis into clear and compelling narratives, briefings and visual products tailored to a range of audiences, including executives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver practical solutions that uphold strong standards of quality, governance and security.

What Experience You Will Bring

• Demonstrated experience creating high-quality analytics, business intelligence, reporting and visual products that enable informed decisions.
• Strong capability across Excel, Power Query, SQL and Power BI, with the confidence to develop effective reports and dashboards. Exposure to Azure Synapse, Databricks or Python would be an advantage.
• The ability to distil complex information into clear, meaningful insights and communicate them confidently to technical and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative and service-focused approach, supported by sound judgement, attention to detail and the ability to adapt when priorities shift.

Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications needed for this role, relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably.

This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability and/or cultural or linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference

QLD/700839/26

Closing Date: Friday, 25 September 2026

Occupational group

Policy & Planning