Senior Functional Analyst

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Meal and entertainment benefits

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Career development opportunities

Inclusive team environment

Child safe, child friendly culture

Job summary

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst to own and optimise the Prophix EPM platform, delivering accurate consolidation and reporting. You will partner with Finance to translate requirements into practical system solutions and drive improvements across processes, security and workflows.

With strong Excel and financial modelling skills, you’ll analyse data, maintain system reliability, and train end users to maximise Prophix adoption

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining an EPM system such as Prophix, Workday, or similar EPM solutions, including administration, model maintenance, reporting, consolidation support and system improvements.
• Strong analytical capability, including advanced Excel and financial modelling skills to interpret complex data.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence both financial and non-financial stakeholders across the business.
• Ability to think creatively, adapt quickly and develop practical solutions in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong documentation skills, with the ability to capture system processes and user guidance clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own and support the Prophix platform, ensuring accurate and timely group consolidation and financial reporting outputs.
• Act as the subject matter expert for Prophix and broader EPM system maintenance, driving continuous improvement in processes, models, security, workflows and system capability across the business.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance to understand requirements, solve complex problems and deliver practical, value-driven solutions.
• Analyse and reconcile financial data, ensuring integrity, accuracy and strong system controls across non-ERP applications.
• Lead enhancements to financial processes, including intercompany allocations and detailed reporting structures across multiple business areas.
• Collaborate with technical teams and manage integrations across systems to support seamless data flow and insights (e.g. Dynamics 365, SAP, SQL).
• Provide guidance, training and support to end users, enabling effective self-service and adoption of Prophix.
• Develop and maintain clear documentation for EPM processes, system configurations, reporting logic and user guidance to support knowledge sharing and continuity.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and challenge thinking where needed to deliver innovative, fit-for-purpose solutions.

Skills

EPM experience

Prophix

Excel (Advanced)

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

System integrations

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

University degree in a relevant field

Tools

Dynamics 365

SAP

SQL

Workday

Job description

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families - Brisbane QLD

Full time

Hybrid

21d ago , from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families

Make a meaningful difference with us
Shape the future of financial performance through technology, insight and impact.

At UnitingCare, we’re looking for a Senior Functional Analyst with proven experience maintaining and improving Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems to take ownership of our Prophix platform and play a critical role in driving smarter financial processes across the business. Sitting at the intersection of finance and technology, you’ll act as the go-to expert for Prophix, supporting and partnering with teams across the wider business to solve complex challenges, maintain system reliability and deliver meaningful improvements.

This role is built on strong stakeholder partnership, a deep understanding of the business, and the ability to think outside the box in a rapidly changing environment. You’ll work closely with teams across Finance and the wider organisation to understand their needs, translate business challenges into practical system solutions, and use your knowledge of our operations, financial processes and EPM capability to enhance performance, accuracy and efficiency. With a strong foundation in financial principles and hands‑on experience administering, maintaining and optimising EPM platforms, you’ll bring curiosity, patience, adaptability and a solutions‑focused mindset to continually improve how our systems and people work together.

Please note,this position is Full Time - Fixed Term (12 - months). Flexibility is important to us, and we know it is to you, too - this role supports hybrid working by agreement.

Your part in our UnitingCare team:

• Own and support the Prophix platform, ensuring accurate and timely group consolidation and financial reporting outputs
• Act as the subject matter expert for Prophix and broader EPM system maintenance, driving continuous improvement in processes, models, security, workflows and system capability across the business
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance (junior to senior) to understand requirements, solve complex problems and deliver practical, value-driven solutions
• Analyse and reconcile financial data, ensuring integrity, accuracy and strong system controls across non-ERP applications
• Lead enhancements to financial processes, including intercompany allocations and detailed reporting structures across multiple business areas
• Collaborate with technical teams and manage integrations across systems (e.g. Dynamics 365, SAP, SQL) to support seamless data flow and insights
• Provide guidance, training and support to end users, enabling effective self-service and adoption of Prophix
• Develop and maintain clear documentation for EPM processes, system configurations, reporting logic and user guidance to support knowledge sharing and continuity
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and challenge thinking where needed to deliver innovative, fit-for-purpose solutions

What makes a difference for us?

• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.This may include aNationally Coordinated Police Check, Right to Work in Australia
• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. computer science, engineering, IT or similar)
• Proven experience in a Finance Analyst or similar role, with strong understanding of financial principles and data
• Demonstrated experience maintaining an EPM system such as Prophix, Workday, or similar EPM solutions, including administration, model maintenance, reporting, consolidation support and system improvements
• Strong analytical capability, including advanced Excel and financial modelling skills to interpret complex data
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence both financial and non-financial stakeholders across the business
• Ability to think creatively, adapt quickly and develop practical solutions in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong documentation skills, with the ability to capture system processes, configurations, business rules and user guidance in a clear and practical way

What makes a difference for you?

The opportunity to be part of the second-largest Queensland employer who has been leading by example for more than 100 years. Joining our team, you’ll be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. We’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via theSalaryPackagingExplained link

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months’ service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

Child safe, Child friendly

Diversity & Inclusion

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.