Senior Finance Analyst

NSW Department of Justice; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 129,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in New South Wales is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to drive financial reporting and analysis. You will work within a collaborative team, providing insights that inform budget decisions and enhance community services. The ideal candidate has strong experience in financial analysis and reporting, excellent stakeholder management skills, and relevant qualifications in finance or accounting. This role offers competitive pay and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Health & Wellbeing programs

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven ability to prepare accurate and timely financial data under tight deadlines.
• Strong experience in financial analysis, reporting, and modeling within a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial consolidations and reports for Treasury, external agencies, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide expert financial analysis, evaluation, and modelling to support strategic decisions.
• Support budget planning and cash flow management.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Reporting

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, accounting, commerce, or economics

Job description

NSW Department of Justice – Sydney Western Suburbs NSW

• Employment type – Temporary Full-time up to 12 months with possibility of extension
• Salary – $129,464 pa – $142,665 pa plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Join us as a Senior Finance Analyst and drive impactful financial reporting and analysis across the Stronger Communities Cluster. You’ll work in a high-performing, collaborative team, providing critical insights that inform budget decisions, improve financial processes, and support essential community services. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise, influence decision‑making, and contribute to initiatives that make a real difference in the community.

What you’ll do

As part of the Central Agency Reporting team, you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting and analysis that drives informed decision‑making across the Stronger Communities Cluster.

You’ll work in a collaborative, high-performing team that values integrity, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Prepare financial consolidations and reports for Treasury, external agencies, and internal stakeholders
• Provide expert financial analysis, evaluation, and modelling to support strategic decisions
• Support budget planning, cash flow management, and the annual audit process
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and efficiency

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking a proactive and skilled finance professional who can deliver accurate insights and build strong relationships across the organisation. The successful candidate will have:

• Strong experience in financial analysis, reporting, and modelling within a complex organisation
• Proven ability to prepare accurate and timely financial data under tight deadlines
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a focus on collaboration
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, accounting, commerce, or economics (or equivalent experience)

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Tao Guo via email at *******@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Poppy Sgro on 02 9765 3*** or via email at **********@dcj.nsw.gov.au .

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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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