Job no: 541114
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Finance
- Employment Type: Full Time, Fixed Term 2-year role
- Remuneration: Level 9 – from $153,933 + 17% superannuation and leave loading
- Multiple roles focusing on O2C, PPM and/or A2R Processes
- Location: Kensington with transition to newly renovated office at our Randwick campus, anticipated for October 2026
About UNSW
At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.
About the Role
The Senior Business Analyst – Finance leads complex business analysis activities across high-priority enterprise projects, with a specific focus on supporting the integration and migration of legacy PeopleSoft systems into the broader Oracle Fusion cloud platform suite. Working closely with senior stakeholders, the role drives the comprehensive definition of business needs, data mappings, and cross-functional process improvements to ensure target-state Oracle solutions are highly practical, scalable, and aligned with UNSW’s strategic goals.
This position will support the Order to Cash (O2C), Procure to Pay (P2P) and Acquire to Retire (A2R) functions of the Finance stream within the BOS Project.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end business analysis across complex enterprise initiatives, driving activities from problem identification and business case development through to solution design, validation, and post-implementation review.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to define strategic requirements, assess impacts, and ensure technology outcomes directly align with UNSW's broader strategic objectives.
- Support the finance function throughout the transition by analyzing, mapping, and designing optimal "as-is" and "to-be" process models, with a dedicated focus on Order to Cash (O2C), Procure to Pay (P2P) and Acquire to Retire (A2R) streams.
- Collaborate closely with architects, developers, integration teams, and testers to ensure cross-functional solution models meet business requirements, data governance standards, and technical constraints.
- Guide, mentor, and upskill other business analysts across workstreams to maintain consistency, quality, and alignment with project objectives and enterprise architecture.
- Define appropriate analysis approaches and continuously contribute to the development of institutional standards, documentation templates, and quality assurance practices across the University.
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, paired with a commitment to UNSW's values, health, and safety responsibilities.
- Significant experience (typically 5+ years) as a business analyst leading strategic, enterprise-scale initiatives within large, complex organizations using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid frameworks.
- Essential, hands-on knowledge of the Oracle Fusion cloud platform suite, with the ability to confidently navigate its data models, structures, and integration capabilities.
- High-level expertise in core business analysis methodologies, including process mapping, data analysis, requirements elicitation, solution evaluation, and the development of robust business cases.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills to manage complex system interdependencies, alongside proven leadership experience in guiding, mentoring, and reviewing the work of other analysts.
- Outstanding communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills, with a track record of effectively partnering with diverse stakeholder groups including executive sponsors, technical teams, and end users.
For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the Position Description.
How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) before 11:55pm Wednesday 7 October.
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
- Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
- Career development opportunities
- Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
- Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)
Job queries contact: Tai James, Talent Acquisition Consultant
E: tai.james@unsw.edu.au (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Advertised: 23 Sep 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time