Senior Finance BI & Planning Analyst

University of Sydney; Australia; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Sydney is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead requirements gathering, BI reporting and planning initiatives within Finance PSU. The role focuses on dashboard delivery, testing, and change management, including AI reporting support.

The successful candidate will engage stakeholders, write user stories and participate in go-live hyper-care while transitioning to BAU support. Salary includes base + 17% super and is a fixed-term maternity cover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or equivalent.
• Experience with financial planning and budgeting systems.
• Experience in financial reporting projects and systems.
• Strong communication and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Professional accounting certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with Finance PSU and other areas to drive initiatives.
• Develop and implement test plans (System and UAT) for dashboards and planning.
• Lead workshops and meetings to document and implement BI improvements.
• Collaborate with project managers to support delivery of large Financial Services projects.
• Drive rollout via knowledge base, user training and ongoing system education.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

BI tools

Job description

University of Sydney is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead requirements gathering, BI reporting and planning initiatives within Finance PSU. The role focuses on dashboard delivery, testing, and change management, including AI reporting support.

The successful candidate will engage stakeholders, write user stories and participate in go-live hyper-care while transitioning to BAU support. Salary includes base + 17% super and is a fixed-term maternity cover.