Financial Analyst

• This is a 2-year fixed term contract opportunity
• Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative culture
• Impactful work that helps make a difference to the Australian people

We are seeking a dynamic Financial Analyst to join our team. This role is to support the finance team effectively by delivering accurate management reporting and insights through the provision of meaningful, standardised reporting and detailed analysis.


Your role:

• Financial Reporting - Prepare accurate, timely, and comprehensive financial reports to support decision-making and ensure compliance.
• Performance Evaluation - Assess the organisation's financial health by analysing key metrics, including profitability, liquidity, and efficiency ratios.
• Trend Analysis - Identify and interpret patterns in financial data over time to support strategic planning.
• Variance Analysis - Analyse deviations between actual financial results and budgeted or forecasted figures to understand underlying causes.
• Profitability Analysis - Evaluate the financial performance of business units, products, or services to inform resource allocation and pricing strategies.
• Risk Assessment - Identify and evaluate financial risks such as market, credit, and operational risks to support proactive risk management.

About You:

• Experience in financial modelling and analytical reporting
• Experience working with charge-back/cost-recovery/show-back models
• Experience in preparing, monitoring and reporting of annual and project budgets
• Knowledge and Experience using budgeting and planning tools, and Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with budgeting and Management reporting processes, including preparation of internal Management reports
• Knowledge of Management accounting methodologies
• Experience with BI applications, preferably PowerBI

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.