Finance Analyst

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Finance Analyst. Terms and conditions vacancy

• $50 per hour plus super
• Federal Government Opportunity
• 8 week temporary assignment

• $50 per hour plus super
• Federal Government Opportunity
• 8 week temporary assignment

The Organisation:

Based in the CBD, this organisation is committed to best practice and quality. With academic experts and challenging research and analysis projects, this organisation is not a university or bound by the hierarchy of a tertiary institution.

The Role:

• Collating, validating and storing financial data received
• Undertaking the analysis of qualitative and quantitative financial information to:
  • support financial risk assessments;
  • support regulatory decision making and regulatory functions, such as through compliance assessments;
  • provide advice and input to other specialist risk and regulation experts.
• Consulting with the Assessment and Investigation and Assurance groups to seek and share expertise in relation to financial assessments and liaise with providers as appropriate;
• Analyse and provide advice on mitigation strategies that may reduce financial risk;
• Developing and undertaking analysis and reporting on financial indicators and trends at the sector level

About You

• Relevant qualification in accountancy or finance and CPA/CA qualified or working towards qualification
• The successful candidate will possess tertiary qualification in accountancy or finance and will be CPA/CA qualified or working towards this qualification.
• A thorough understanding of financial information including financial statement preparation, profitability analysis, financial KPIs, cash flow and balance sheet analysis is essential.
• Experience in analysing the financial performance across a range of organisations is preferred. An advanced level of proficiency using Microsoft Excel and exposure to working with datasets is required.
• Exposure to the tertiary education sector is desirable but not essential.