Geoscience Australia

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SYNOPSIS: Finance Business Analyst Applications Close 27 February 2020 Ongoing/Non-ongoing - (18 months) Contact name: Michael Koh Phone: (02) 6249 9496 Email: [email removed] In consultation with their manager and the Chief Finance Officer, the Finance Business Analyst is responsible for planning and implementing projects to improve Finance-related business processes and to deliver business intelligence and communicate actionable insights to senior management to support better decision-making. This is a key role in the transformation of the Finance function to deliver value to the organisation into the future. This role has a high level of autonomy in the development and implementation of a Finance improvement work plan for the business area. The role encompasses compliance with accounting standards, financial law including the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, related legislation and guidance. The provision of quality advice and support will assist Geoscience Australia to deliver its outcomes, and meet obligations to government, stakeholder departments, industry and the community. The analyst contributes to the long-term priorities of Corporate Services, including entity-wide improvements in business processes. The ability to respond dynamically to changing environments and business needs is required, including changes in priorities, resources, methodologies and government direction. The financial management information system used is TechnologyOne. In this role you will: Plan and develop a work plan of business process improvement and data analytics projects. You will work with the finance management team to prioritise and implement the work plan. Collaborate and partner with stakeholders across business units to analyse existing business processes and/or qualitative and financial data to identify issues, mitigate risks, create improvement opportunities and inform strategic decision making. Business processes include; procure-to-pay/accounts payable, credit card processing, budgets, treasury, accounts receivable/debt management, end-of-month and management reporting, travel, asset management, financial reporting. Prepare and review a range of artefacts and written material such as; process maps, design artefacts, user journey maps, personas, project briefs, reports, presentations, procedures, requirements and specification documentation. Analyse and interpret data on business processes and from complex data sets in multiple data sources (e.g. TechnologyOne, Aurion, Appian travel card tool, QBT) using analytic tools (such as Microsoft PowerBI) to identify insights, trends and opportunities for improvement. Investigate opportunities to streamline and automate business processes through innovative solutions to improve effectiveness, efficiency and user experience through user-centred design principles. Communicate insights with management through written reports, presentations and data visualisation. Develop, document, and maintain Finance’s data analytics capability, models, systems and methodology.

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Company Type: Government

Company Size: 501 - 1000

Revenue: 100 - 500 million (USD)

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