Senior FP&A & AI Analytics Business Analyst

Dow Jones; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Job summary

News Corp Australia is seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst for a six-month max-term contract. You will bridge Finance SMEs, executive partners and engineering squads to drive AI and data automation solutions.

You will lead discovery workshops, map FP&A workflows, and ensure successful delivery and business adoption. As a Senior/Lead BA, you will manage backlogs, coordinate cross-functional teams, and validate automation outcomes with UAT.

Qualifications

• 6+ years as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst on large-scale systems rollouts.
• Experience within finance functions, enterprise transformations, FP&A processes and core accounting system architectures.

Responsibilities

• Map end-to-end accounting and FP&A workflows to identify bottlenecks and automation opportunities.
• Convert complex requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and workflow diagrams for engineering execution.
• Maintain and refine backlogs across multiple technical squads and manage dependencies.
• Facilitate discovery and requirements-gathering sessions across business and tech teams to build consensus.
• Coordinate UAT frameworks focused on validating AI outputs, data integrity, and system integration.
• Create prompts, release notes, and user guides to train finance users in AI adoption.

Skills

Finance FP&A

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Backlog management

Lucidchart

Miro

Visio

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Lucidchart

Miro

Visio

Job description

News Corp Australia is seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst for a six-month max-term contract. You will bridge Finance SMEs, executive partners and engineering squads to drive AI and data automation solutions.

You will lead discovery workshops, map FP&A workflows, and ensure successful delivery and business adoption. As a Senior/Lead BA, you will manage backlogs, coordinate cross-functional teams, and validate automation outcomes with UAT.