Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Senior Finance Analyst

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)

Temporary Full-Time opportunity until June 2027

Salary package starting at $149,973 Package includes salary from $132,132 - $145,848 per annum, plus superannuation and annual leave loading.

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

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

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 live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work, and inspire our performance.   

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, ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35-hour working week with a variety of 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 have experience in analysing big, complex data sets and will provide expert guidance to finance teams and leaders with month end performance reporting and analysis, 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. A Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
2. Strong knowledge of, and experience working with finance systems and complex financial dataset for the purposes of creating insights and recommendations.
3. Demonstrated experience building driver-based financial models, ideally including revenue or demand forecasting.
4. Strong analytic skills with demonstrated experience translating insights into implementable recommendations, and ability to write concise, executive-ready commentary that draws out what matters for decision makers.
5. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skill, with the ability to provide clear and concise information, and build trusted partnership to optimise business outcomes.

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

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

TAFE NSW is committed to building a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

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

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role
• Response to the targeted question when prompted in the application form (MAX 300 words)
  
  Targeted Question:
  1. Tell us about a time you prepared a briefing or commentary for a senior executive on complex financial analysis. What did you decide was the key message, what did you deliberately leave out and why, and what happened as a result?

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

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday, 2nd of November, 2026

Additional Information:

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Peta Handley, Peta.Handley@tafensw.edu.au

Role-specific enquiries: Please contact Rachel Ding, Senior Manager Budget & Planning via email at rachel.ding@tafensw.edu.au

For support with preparing your application and understanding the recruitment process, visit our Application Process page, and explore the helpful resources available through I Work for NSW.

This is a child-related position. Successful candidates must hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to commencing. TAFE NSW will also conduct an Australian National Criminal Record Check on the preferred applicant as part of the pre‑employment process.

To be eligible for a position at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position and used to fill future vacancies.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note that preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.