Senior Financial & Economic Analyst

Senior Financial & Economic Analyst

Location: Parramatta - Hybrid

Employment type: Ongoing Full Time

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 ($129,464 - $142,665 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

As a Senior Analyst in the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit within Reporting and Analytics in Strategic Finance at DCJ, this role plays a key part in supporting evidence-based decision-making across the justice and social welfare system. The position is responsible for undertaking complex financial and economic analysis, including modelling costs and benefits, identifying cost drivers of activities and delivering in-depth insights. The insights generated are used to inform policy development, support strategic planning and enable decision-makers to manage costs, assess alternative scenarios and optimise resource allocation across the system.

What you’ll do

As part of the Financial Economic Analysis team within Strategic Finance Division, you will lead and undertake detailed financial and economic analysis and modelling to support budget proposals, policy initiatives and service delivery options. Day-to-day work involves sourcing, cleaning and analysing data/information across the justice and social welfare system, working closely with stakeholders and data custodians to build robust datasets, develop and maintain financial and economic models. The role includes identifying key cost drivers, data mining, conducting cost-benefit analysis and translating complex analytical outcomes into clear, actionable insights. The Senior Analyst also contributes to developing analytical frameworks, tools and methodologies and regularly communicates findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior executives, to support informed decision-making.

The team plays a key role in supporting the Department by delivering financial analysis and building costing/economic models that inform critical decision-making across the organisation. We operate in a dynamic environment that balances a mix of annual BAU responsibilities alongside a variety of ad hoc projects that evolve with the Department’s needs. We pride ourselves on being a highly collaborative team where knowledge sharing and working together is central to how we operate — whether tackling day-to-day work or delivering complex work, you will never be working alone.

What we’re looking for

The ideal candidate is a strong analytical thinker with a natural ability to problem-solve and work confidently through complex financial and operational data. You will bring advanced Excel skills and ideally have experience with tools such as Alteryx, SQL and Power Query to support the team’s broader analytical capability. Equally important is your ability to communicate effectively, this role requires meaningful engagement with stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop models, troubleshoot issues and present findings in a clear and compelling way.

Whether you come from a finance, economics or data background, what matters most is your curiosity, attention to detail, willingness to take on new challenges, collaboration and your ability to manage competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Tuesday, 9th June 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Yiming Liu, A/Director Financial and Economic Analysis on 8346 1533 or at [email protected]

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via [email protected]   

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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