Strategy and Planning Officer

Excel Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Excel Recruitment is seeking an experienced Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst in Brisbane, Australia. The role focuses on coordinating strategic and operational planning, with strong Power BI and advanced Excel skills to drive organisational performance.

You will gather and analyse data from multiple sources, transform information into insights, and support evidence-based decision-making across the organisation. Immediate start preferred.

Qualifications

• Power BI dashboards and reports experience.
• Advanced Excel for large data sets.
• Experience with data analysis and performance reporting.
• Experience supporting strategic planning or operational planning.
• Ability to consolidate data from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support strategic and operational planning activities.
• Prepare enterprise-wide performance reports aligned with internal and statutory reporting requirements.
• Analyze complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, risks and opportunities.
• Develop, maintain and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting tools.
• Gather, consolidate and interpret data from multiple sources.
• Translate complex data into clear, meaningful insights to support business decisions.
• Support organisational performance monitoring and reporting processes.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to improve reporting quality and data accuracy.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Our client is looking for an experienced Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst with strong Power BI and advanced Excel skills to support key strategic planning, operational planning and organisational performance activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with complex data, generating meaningful insights and supporting evidence-based decision-making across an organisation.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will play an important part in coordinating operational planning activities, monitoring organisational performance and preparing enterprise-level performance reporting. You will be responsible for gathering and analysing data from multiple sources, transforming information into meaningful insights and supporting strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the delivery of strategic and operational planning activities.
• Prepare enterprise-wide performance reports aligned with internal and statutory reporting requirements.
• Analyse complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, risks and opportunities.
• Develop, maintain and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting tools.
• Gather, consolidate and interpret data from multiple sources.
• Translate complex data into clear, meaningful insights to support business decisions.
• Support organisational performance monitoring and reporting processes.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to improve reporting quality, data accuracy and performance outcomes.

About You

• Strong, hands‑on Power BI skills, with proven experience developing dashboards and reports.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret large data sets.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, performance reporting and generating business insights.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, operational planning or organisational performance activities.
• Ability to extract, consolidate and analyse data from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

Engagement:

Ongoing work until April 2027.

Extension:

Possibility of further extension.

Start Date:

ASAP.

Interested?

If you have advanced Power BI and Excel capabilities and enjoy turning data into meaningful insights that influence strategic decisions, we would love to hear from you.