If you’re looking for more than just a job, come and join us at Communities. Your opportunity As a driven and high performing Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst you will play a pivotal role in providing high level, extensive financial and variance analysis for individual business units, projects and programmes. As a Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst you will be responsible for: Monthly financial reporting and providing analyses on major variances with appropriate strategies to be undertaken. Ensuring the integrity of budget information and assisting in the annual budget development and quarterly review process. Conducting high-level financial and non-financial analysis across business units, projects, and programs, providing insights and recommendations to supported decision-making and improve financial performance. Provide support to the manager to effectively manage the budget process and report on the Department’s budget position. Managing cost recovery processes, billing, and cost allocation across business segments, ensuring timely payments and accurate distribution of corporate overheads. Enhancing budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes, while ensuring compliance with policies, ethical standards, and workplace safety and diversity principles. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the development and analysis of financial reports and have experience working with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite. For further information we encourage you to contact Sandra Hou, Manager Strategic Budget Management, on 0466 269 via email communities.wa.gov.au. Our offer We currently have four (4) permanent vacancies available for immediate appointment within both external and internal budget reporting teams. In return for your skills, passion and commitment we will offer you a challenging job, a safe and healthy working environment and a range of benefits (subject to eligibility) including: Flexible working arrangements inc. working from home, 9-day fortnight consideration, flexible working hours 10 days Disability Leave 5 days Reproductive Health Leave Discount on private health insurance Additional 3 Days Public Service Leave per annum 3 months long service leave for every seven years consecutive service Eligibility to join the Fitness Passport program 18 weeks paid parental leave Comprehensive learning and development opportunities that focus on your career aspirations 5 days cultural and ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees Working for a nationally recognised Accredited Carer Friendly Employer through the Carers Employers program. What we do The Department of Communities brings together vital services and functions that enable individual, family and community wellbeing. Our committed people come to work every day to make a positive difference to the lives of Western Australians, including some of our most vulnerable citizens. At Communities, everyone can bring their whole self to work. We want all of our employees to feel valued and free to be who they are, regardless of their individual differences. We value diversity, treat everyone with dignity and fairness, and seek to understand the perspectives and experiences of others. We encourage applications from individuals young and old, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability and those with diverse gender identities and/or sexuality. Want to join us? Visit the main advertisement on the WA Government Jobs Board by clicking the Apply button, or visit https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/ and search COM12226. Here you will find the Job Description Form (JDF) and application requirements. We look forward to receiving your application! Closing date Applications close 4pm Monday 6 July 2026 (AWST).
