Financial Insights Analyst: Power BI & Data-Driven Impact

Hamilton City Council; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 104,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Wellbeing days

Health insurance

Annual health checks

Extra annual leave

Eye care support

Local discounts

Job summary

Hamilton City Council is seeking a Financial Insights Analyst to join its Finance and Enabling Services group in Hamilton, New Zealand. You will deliver clear financial and performance reporting, developing dashboards and insights to explain performance and drive informed decisions across the Council.

You will work with the Senior Financial Insights Analyst and broader Finance team to enhance an integrated view of financial and non-financial performance and continuously improve reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, data analytics or an equivalent discipline.
• Chartered Accountant registration, progress towards a CA qualification, or an internationally recognised equivalent qualification.
• Experience in financial analysis, performance reporting, decision support, business case development or a related discipline within a large or complex organisation.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards and insights using tools such as Power BI and Excel.
• The ability to analyse financial and non-financial information and identify the information that matters most.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• A positive and proactive approach, with a willingness to learn and continue developing your analytical and reporting capability.
• A high level of integrity, professionalism and commitment to accuracy.
• Experience in a capital-intensive, infrastructure, local government or similarly complex environment would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing regular financial and performance reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and analyse financial and non-financial data.
• Help identify trends, variances and the key drivers of organisational performance.
• Support the development and maintenance of dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and Excel.
• Contribute to the automation and continuous improvement of reporting processes.
• Help combine financial and non-financial information into clear, integrated reporting.
• Work with Finance Business Partners and other teams to gather information and respond to reporting queries.
• Explain financial information in a clear, concise and practical way.
• Support consistent communication and presentation of financial information across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Integrity

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, data analytics

Chartered Accountant or CA qualification (or international equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Hamilton City Council is seeking a Financial Insights Analyst to join its Finance and Enabling Services group in Hamilton, New Zealand. You will deliver clear financial and performance reporting, developing dashboards and insights to explain performance and drive informed decisions across the Council.

You will work with the Senior Financial Insights Analyst and broader Finance team to enhance an integrated view of financial and non-financial performance and continuously improve reporting