Financial Planning Analyst

Financial Planning Analyst

Location: Parramatta (hybrid working)

Employment type: Ongoing Full Time

Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8 ($116,981 - $129,492 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Supports financial analysis, modelling and budget monitoring to inform infrastructure investment decision‑making across the portfolio. The role delivers high‑quality financial analysis, maintains forecasting models and contributes to month‑end performance monitoring to optimise funding utilisation and support effective program delivery.

The role contributes to the development and use of portfolio‑level planning tools to support prioritisation, forward planning and scenario‑based decision making.

What you’ll do

As part of the Investment and Financial Planning team within Infrastructure and Assets, you will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Conduct financial analysis to support infrastructure investment planning, prioritisation and lifecycle cost assessment


• Support month‑end processes by analysing variances, identifying emerging risks (e.g. underspends or pressures), and preparing insights for consideration


• Assist in coordinating budget adjustments and transfers, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates to financial positions


• Contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of portfolio planning tools, including updating financial inputs (actuals, forecasts, funding availability)


• Undertake scenario analysis to assess the impact of changes to project timing, funding allocation and prioritisation


• Identify potential opportunities to reallocate funding (e.g. from delayed projects), escalating recommendations for consideration


• Prepare financial models and analysis to support capital planning activities and reporting requirements


• Contribute to preparation of the DCJ Capital Investment Plan submission to NSW Treasury


• Support TOTEX analysis by improving visibility of whole‑of‑life costs across capital and operational expenditure.

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate will work with various professionals within the finance team to provide analysis and insights to various stakeholders within the business under tight time pressures. 

• Strong data analysis and all-round financial accounting expertise


• Attention to detail when creating financial models and reviewing month end reports


• Ability to provide strategic analysis and opinions within a dynamic team environment


• Strong communication skills - able to communicate effectively key messages with stakeholders, have an adaptive style and influence outcomes


• Prioritise team efforts to support business requirements


• Experience working with SAP, Excel, and exposure to business intelligence tools, such as SAP Analytics Cloud. (preferred, but not essential)

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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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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 Sunday, 9th August 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 Rosie Montgomery, Senior Manager, Investment & Financial Planning on 0439 174 073 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.

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