Your new company
Hays has partnered with a major Queensland Government department to recruit a Senior Finance Analytics Officer within its Finance Innovation and Analytics function. The team delivers contemporary financial analytics and business intelligence solutions to support strategic and operational decision-making, while leveraging technology to improve finance processes and reporting.
Your new role
Reporting to the Principal Finance Analytics Officer, you will contribute to the development and delivery of analytics and business intelligence solutions supporting financial management and decision-making. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate complex data into effective data models and interactive reporting solutions.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Engaging with stakeholders to understand and document business and reporting requirements.
- Developing effective data models and interactive reporting solutions.
- Analysing complex business problems and delivering innovative data and information solutions.
- Supporting and enhancing the technical business intelligence environment.
- Providing guidance and training to stakeholders to uplift finance BI capability.
- Leading business improvement initiatives using technology to improve financial management processes.
- Researching emerging BI trends and applying contemporary best-practice approaches.
- Maintaining a strong focus on end-user experience, quality assurance and accurate outcomes.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position, you will ideally have:
- Demonstrated experience analysing complex datasets and translating business requirements into effective data models and structures.
- Strong business intelligence skills, particularly across Power BI, SQL and data warehousing technologies such as Azure and SQL Server.
- Knowledge and understanding of financial management practices and processes.
- Qualifications in data science or a related discipline will be highly regarded.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to gather requirements and develop practical reporting and analytics solutions.
What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity to join a Queensland Government environment and work on contemporary financial analytics, BI and business improvement initiatives. The position provides exposure to complex financial datasets and the opportunity to contribute to technology-enabled improvements in financial reporting and decision-making.
The contract will run until 30 June 2027, with potential for extension.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.