"Senior FP&A Analyst"

Prime Opportunity for an experienced Financial Planning Analyst to join Swinburne.

Fixed term (12 months) Full-time position based in a central Hawthorn location. 

HEW 9 + 17% Super. Staff benefits include hybrid work and discounted study fees.

About the Role

Join a dynamic team at the heart of strategic decision-making within the University, where your financial expertise will directly influence institutional success.

As the Senior FP&A Analyst, you’ll deliver accurate and insightful analysis and reporting to key stakeholders, including the Executive Group and University Council. Your work will span critical areas such as University load and revenue, performance metrics, and financial trends—empowering leaders with the data they need to shape the future of education.

Beyond analysis, you’ll play a pivotal role in coordinating and delivering the University’s annual budgeting and forecasting processes. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate across departments, streamline financial planning, and contribute to a culture of transparency and excellence. If you're passionate about turning numbers into strategy and thrive in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Assist in the production of standard (e.g. monthly and quarterly) University wide financial performance reporting and analysis to the Executive Group and Council. 
• Lead the modeling and production of University- wide load and revenue analysis and prepare recurring and ad-hoc load and revenue reports including key metrics, trends and insights that align with the University strategy.
• Support the annual budget, quarterly and 5-year forecasting planning processes and timelines including the coordination of the load and revenue planning activities.
• Deliver the load and revenue budgeting and forecasting processes across the Finance team ensuring the forecast timelines are met and reporting outcomes are delivered in line with KPI’s
• Identify and implement process improvements in the reporting and analysis of University wide financial information to key stakeholders, including the integration of data analytics into financial analysis and reporting to provide insights and drive discussions. 

For more information please refer to the Job Description

Qualifications

• Accounting degree/Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (CA) or Certified Practicing Accountants Australia (CPA).
• Experience working in Higher Education or a large and complex organisation, in a Commercial Finance, General Finance or Financial Planning & Analysis capacity.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research. 

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position. 

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check. 

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au.

Applications Close: 28th of July at 11.30 pm.

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes. As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates. 

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.

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