Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

2 days ago


North Ryde, Australia Macquarie University Full time

PRIMARY DETAIL

We are seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst.
- From $108,139 to $117,519 (HEW Level 7), plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Full time continuing role. Based at Wallumattagal campus, North Ryde.
- High performing team. Hybrid working arrangement.

The Role

To provide expert financial analytics and technical insights into business activities across the University Group and perform financial planning and analytics activities for an allocated stakeholder group.

Key accountabilities:

- Support the Finance Business Partner across various business units.
- Lead the FPA activities including reviewing month end, analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
- Provide commentary and support the Finance Business Partner in providing strategic recommendations.
- Support the implementation of change initiative and process improvements across systems and reporting.

About Us

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community.

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We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index, having recently earned a five-star rating in the QS World Rankings with the highest rating for employability. Take a look at the

staff benefits

on offer.

Group Finance is responsible for providing a broad range of financial services to support the University’s core mission of teaching and research. Group Finance will be organised into the following functional areas:
Finance Shared Services - provides efficient transactional finance services to the University Group, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Purchasing.

Financial Operations - provides general accounting activities, including month-end and year-end financial closure of businesses across the University. The team will have full responsibility for month-end close activities and will be responsible for the primary review of University Group-wide results.

Financial Performance and Business Partnering - provides planning, reporting, analysis, and business partnering activities for business units across the University Group. Positions will be organised across 2 teams:

- Financial Planning and Analysis - full responsibility for the budgeting and forecasting processes, and financial reporting of all business units across the University Group. The team will also work closely with Finance Business Partners to provide analysis and insights for stakeholders.
- Finance Business Partners - full responsibility for providing a concise suite of high impact, value added services to Executive Group members and their teams. This will include providing critical analysis and insight, scenario modelling and cost-benefit analyses, commercial evaluation, and strategic financial advice.

Financial Control, Tax and Treasury - provides technical accounting, tax, treasury, control and compliance advisory for business units across the University Group.

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community.

Connect with us today


We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index, having recently earned a five-star rating in the QS World Rankings with the highest rating for employability. Take a look at the

staff benefits

on offer.

To Apply- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
- Good understanding of financial modelling and scenario analyses
- Good understanding of accounting principles and procedures
- Business Intelligence systems and reporting platforms skills e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Cognos TM1, Calumo
- Strong experience in forecasting financials and budget preparation responsibility
- Relevant experience in accounting, finance, or equivalent
- Experience conducting research and analysis with a commercial focus
- Strong financial modelling expertise to produce business models
- Strong experience working with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (preferably FinanceOne)
- This position requires a criminal record check.

Role-specific Enquiries: Alison Palmer, Head of Group Financial Planning and Analysis via


General Enquiries: Orlagh Morgan, HR Administrator via


Applications Close: Thursday 28 November 2024 at 11:59pm (AEST).

Applications Close:
28/11/2024 11:59 PM

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