Snr Analyst Financial Reporting Sup

NSW Department of Education; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Superannuation & annual leave loading

Career mobility across Department

Job summary

NSW Department of Education seeks a Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting Support, to lead financial reporting across Finance teams and schools. You will drive insights from data, monitor query management, and provide clear reports to stakeholders while improving systems and processes in line with government policies.

You will manage complex financial queries, support service delivery priorities, and contribute to capability uplift within the department.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting or related discipline.
• Demonstrated understanding of the value of public education and commitment to Aboriginal Education Policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of financial reporting support and insights to Finance teams and schools across the Department.
• Oversee monitoring of query management data to provide advice on trends and issues.
• Provide clear reporting and advice to stakeholders on complex financial queries.
• Support improvements to financial systems, processes and ways of working in line with government policies.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Advisory skills

Prioritisation

Collaboration

Finance knowledge

Leadership coaching

Education

Bachelors in Finance/Accounting

Tools

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Job description

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Employment Fill Type: Permanent (Ongoing)

Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Description: At the NSW Department of Education , we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full time
• Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
• Salary: Clerk 9/10 with salary ranging from $133,348 to $146,945 + super and annual leave loading
• Bring your financial expertise to a role where data drives impact

About the role

As the Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting Support, you will lead the provision of financial reporting support and insights to Finance teams and schools across the Department.

You will oversee the monitoring of query management data to provide advice to teams in identifying trends and emerging issues, provide clear reporting and advice to stakeholders, and help manage complex financial queries to inform service delivery priorities and highlight opportunity for capability uplift.

You will also support improvements to financial systems, processes and ways of working while applying relevant government accounting policies and procedures.

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About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Analyse financial and transactional data and turn it into clear, practical insights
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders
• Provide high-quality customer-focused advice and support
• Manage competing priorities and respond effectively to complex and urgent issues
• Work collaboratively across teams and contribute to improving financial processes and services
• Apply sound financial knowledge and understand financial management processes, policies and systems
• Lead and support others, including providing guidance, coaching and capability development

Key knowledge and experience

• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting or a relevant discipline, or demonstrated successful experience in stakeholder/customer engagement in a Shared Services/Contact Centre environment
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education .

Benefits

• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date: Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Chris Reid via email at [e-mail]

For recruitment process enquiries, please contact [e-mail]

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.