Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Senior Finance Analyst – Institute of Applied Technology

Kingswood or Meadowbank Campus

Temporary full-time until 30 June 2026

Package valued up to $135,320, includes salary ($119,757 - $132,188) plus superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and flexible working options.

About the role

The Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for analysing financial data and risks, creating, and supporting financial models, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making to achieve business outcomes.

You will provide expert guidance to the project team and leaders with finance performance reporting and analysis, managing external reporting requests and conducting analysis to support coordination with external partners, support forecasting processes and ad hoc analysis to support business decision making that aligns with TAFE NSW priorities.

About You 

To succeed in this role, you will need:

1. Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge, and experience.
2. Strong knowledge of, and experience working with finance systems to create insights and recommendations.
3. Strong analytic skills with demonstrated experience translating insights into implementable recommendations.
4. High-level stakeholder engagements skills, building trusted partnerships to optimise business outcomes.
5. Strong communication skills to interact with various internal and external stakeholders, providing clear and concise information.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 22 January 2025 at 11.55pm AEST

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (PDF)
• Response to the targeted question below when prompted in the application process (max 300 words)

Targeted Question 1:  Can you provide an example of a time when you delivered financial reporting or analysis that influenced a key business decision? How did you ensure the data was accurate, and how did you communicate your findings to both internal teams and external stakeholders? (max 300 words)

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor, Kate Pickett via kate.pickett@tafensw.edu.au.  

Role-specific enquiries: Winnie Xu, Senior Finance Business Partner via Winnie.xu1@tafensw.edu.au  

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.