Senior Business Analyst-- Finance Modernisation

• Senior Business Analyst-- Finance Modernisation role within Finance, ePMO
• Fixed Term position for 1.5 years at our Hawthorn campus
• Attractive salary and benefits with hybrid work environment

About the Role
The position of Senior Business Analyst resides in the ePMO and is responsible for supporting change at Swinburne by enhancing business outcomes through the provision of quality and innovative business analysis services.  The Senior Business Analyst role is critical to the identification of business needs and delivery of solutions that maximise value to the organisation.

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for planning, managing, eliciting and defining requirements, from inception through to implementation for the Finance Modernisation program of work. This would typically include but not limited to, establishing and defining the BA approach and plan, followed by the elicitation, analysis and documentation of end to end business requirements and acceptance criteria. 

In addition to managing solution scope and requirements, the role is expected to maintain requirements for re-use, requirements traceability and identify and analyse risks and development of mitigation plans.  The role is expected to collaborate with the project team members including the Project Manager as well as Information Technology project teams, the business and external solution vendors to support with business case development, procurement process/Request For Quote (RFQ), development, testing, UAT, operational readiness, change management and post implementation support activities.  The Senior Business Analyst will also be responsible for leading process improvement to optimise business operations through the analysis of current state processes, and the design of innovative future state processes that streamline our ways of working and drive efficiency. 

For more information, please see the PD at the bottom of this ad on our Career’s page.

About You 
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• BA Knowledge – Solid appreciation of BA methods and techniques, ideally relatable to common and best practice industry standards.
• Business Process Management – Experience in the application of Business Process Management techniques including business process mapping (BPMN 2.0), gap analysis, reengineering and automation to streamline ways of working and achieve sustainable efficiencies.
• BA & Project Delivery Experience – Experience working in large and complex projects, with demonstrated responsibility for the production and delivery of BA outcomes.
• Agile Delivery Experience – Elicitation and production of epics, user stories and acceptance criteria. Providing BA input into key project activities and ceremonies such as backlog management, spring planning, work estimation, stand-ups, showcasing and retrospectives.
• BA Toolset - Experience with common industry BA and Project tools (such as Jira, Confluence, HP-ALM). Proficient in MS tool suite, including MS Excel, Work, Visio and PowerPoint.
• BA Capability Uplift – Solid appreciation and understanding of best practice BA methods and process. Familiarity with and exposure to developing, implementing and embedding related changes into an organisation (i.e. through process, supporting standards, methods, guidelines & tools).

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards post graduate qualifications and extensive relevant BA experience;
• or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training and certification E.g. CBAP, CBATL

Swinburne is a research-intensive dual sector university of technology. With our strategic plan, Horizon 2025, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of technology, of innovation and of entrepreneurship; and, we’re proud of it! We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education, research, and innovation so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots is underpinned by our values, where our people are empowered to work together to build a better future. 

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position. 

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For more information about this role, please contact Eve at [email protected]

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected] .

Applications Close: Sunday January 21st  at 11PM

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan .

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action , Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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