APS6 Senior Business Insights Analyst

Location:
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Employment status:
Non-ongoing, Ongoing
Hours:
Full-time
APS classification:
APS Level 6
Applications close:
AEST

About the position

The Senior Business Insights Analyst will report to the Assistant Director Strategic Analytics and support the Industry Analytics and Publications offering within the Strategic Analytics & Intelligence section. This team is responsible for producing statistical publications, internal reports to inform decision making and regulatory program insights. The Senior Business Insights Analyst – working with financial, demographic, and geospatial data sources – will be responsible for extracting, consolidating, and analysing regulatory data for different audiences. The role is also responsible for the implementation of data management practices and ensuring the integrity of information assets.

Supporting the Strategic Analytics & Intelligence section in its commitment to delivering high quality data analytics and reporting services is a key aspect of this role. The role undertakes data extraction, data enrichment, data visualisation and data reporting to produce high-quality statistical information and insights. The Senior Business Insights Analyst will collaborate with colleagues across the Strategic Analytics & Intelligence Section to deliver data-driven insights, data visualisations and apply appropriate modelling techniques.

Key accountabilities

Activities will be performed under the direction of the Assistant Director Strategic Analytics, key accountabilities include: 

  • Actively contribute to the Strategic Analytics & Intelligence section’s commitment to delivering high quality statistical advices, timely reports and the development of regulatory program insights.
  • Lead a small team to deliver statistical publications, data quality initiatives, data integrity and data analyses to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Interpret data requirements and extract regulatory program data to service ad-hoc data requests and support the development of data-driven insights.
  • Analyse datasets utilising tools like Excel, SQL and other statistical products to contribute to regulatory program insights and data integrity.
  • Ability to develop dashboards, codify business requirements and deliver program insights using PowerBI and/or Tableau.
  • Data storytelling and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders from both technical and non-technical backgrounds.
  • Actively contribute to data sharing activities and promote data linkage initiatives by applying current privacy and data governance practices.

Qualifications and experience

The following are highly desirable for the role:  

  • Tertiary qualification in Applied Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience (3-6 years) working as a Data Analyst in the financial services, regulation or other related industry delivering reports and publications. 
  • Excellent data management and data transformation skills using business intelligence tools and the ability to write queries in SQL is highly desirable. 
  • Strong understanding of data management best practices and the Australian public data system.

All duties will be performed in accordance with: 

  • the APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles
  • WHS obligations, taking responsibility for own health and safety and that of others
  • AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation, including guiding others to identify and mitigate foreseeable risks.

Why AFSA?

You will enjoy excellent conditions including:

  • Generous superannuation (15.4%)
  • A modern work environment
  • Access to Employee Assistance Provider
  • Flexibility to balance work and personal life (including working from home arrangements and flexible start and finish times where applicable).

We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. At AFSA we encourage every employee balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.

Eligibility

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens. The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo a security clearance to the level of Baseline as a condition of employment. To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.

Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment. We encourage applications from peoples from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

How to apply

Applications close Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59 PM AEST.

Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through the AFSA careers portal. Further instructions on how to apply can be found on the advertisement webpage.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.

For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability.

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