Group Consolidation and Reporting Analyst
Job no: 536928
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Finance
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: $127,351 - $143,488 +17% super + leave loading (commensurate with experience)
- Location: UNSW Kensington Campus (Hybrid Working Opportunities)
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community, a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters:
The Group Consolidation & Reporting Analyst provides complex financial services aligned with the University’s Financial Management framework and supports primarily a portfolio which includes Central BAU and UNSW’s controlled entities. The position plays a key role in the management of reporting and analysis, forecasting and controlling to enable tracking of revenues, expenditures and monitoring financial performance across designated business units.
The work is time sensitive and reporting deadlines closely adhered to in ensuring FP&A leads have clarity of the results and performance of business units looked after.
This position reports to the Senior Manager Group Management Reporting and has no direct reports.
Responsibilities Summary:
- Prepare, review and analyse financial reports for Central BAU. When required, work with relevant Finance and Human Resources staff to correct omissions and inaccuracies.
- Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Human Resources to record, forecast and analyse centrally funded severance and redundancies and Parental Leave.
- Review and manage accuracy and integrity of Central BAU data. Investigate variances to budget and forecasts to ensure all issues are identified and managed in a timely manner.
- Prepare and post ad hoc journals and prepare ad hoc analysis and data as required.
- Maintain a three-year rolling forecast for Central BAU.
- Manage the reporting cycle and scope of deliveries (month-end, quarterly and year-end) for the main Controlled Entities. Load forecast data in Calumo. Check and review returned packs to make them ready for distribution to Senior Management.
- Collaborate with other departments, including Financial Control & Compliance, Treasury, Finance Systems, Finance Business Partners’ teams, Human Resources and Controlled Entities, to facilitate the flow of information needed for accounting, reporting and forecasting.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive financial records, ensuring documentation is organised and accessible for audits and reporting purposes.
- Maintain the strictest level of confidentiality of sensitive information.
For more information regarding the responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description at JOBS@UNSW.
Skills and Experience Summary:
- Relevant tertiary qualification with (or working towards) a CA or CPA qualification (or equivalent) combined with experience in analysis and reporting.
- Substantial experience of accounting standards relevant to Central BAU and Controlled Entities’ transactions.
- Demonstrable self-motivation and personal drive to succeed combined with intellectual curiosity and a drive for continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, complex environment.
- A proven background in accurate budget preparation and monitoring, financial analysis, forecasting and management reporting in a multi-faceted, large and complex environment.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and ability to analyse, interpret and integrate complex data and provide analysis to FP&A leads.
- Sound knowledge of computer applications, reporting tools, and particularly a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
How to Apply: Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your CV along with a cover letter that addresses your suitability for the position in relation to the selection criteria (listed in the ‘Skills & Experience’ section of the PD) via the application portal.
Applications close: 11:30pm on January 20th, 2026.
A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.
Get in Touch: For queries regarding the recruitment process, contact Lucy Gerondis, Talent Acquisition Consultant, UNSW: l.gerondis@unsw.edu.au
Applications sent via email will not be accepted, please apply via the application portal.
UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
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