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About Us

As Tasmania’s publicly owned training provider, TasTAFE is a vital contributor to the prosperity of the state’s economy through supporting jobs and employment and the economic resilience of our businesses and industry. With a focus on practical, real-life learning, we work hard to ensure the training our learners receive is industry relevant and we provide real industry skills that are highly valued by employers.

TasTAFE aspires to be a place of innovation, creating new ways of training, finding solutions, delivering differently and increasing access for all.

The Role

We’re seeking a Senior Project Analyst – Finance to play a pivotal role in the implementation of TasTAFE’s new Student Management System (SMS). This senior position will provide high-level financial analysis, process mapping, system configuration advice, and business acumen to ensure the SMS aligns with TasTAFE’s finance requirements and broader strategic outcomes.

Working with significant autonomy, you will support stakeholder engagement, analyse current and future state processes, document financial workflows, assist with data cleansing and migration, contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT), and provide advice on system configuration. You may also supervise a small team to ensure key deliverables are supported.

This is a Fixed-term position to June 2027, located in the South.

On any given day, your responsibilities will include:

• Analyse finance processes and develop clear future-state workflows aligned to SMS requirements

• Build financial models, pricing structures, and fee metadata using advanced Excel skills

• Support data migration, cleansing, validation, and finance-related business rules

• Contribute to system configuration decisions, risk assessments, and UAT activities

• Prepare documentation, reports, and stakeholder communications

• Build strong relationships across teams and represent Finance in senior-level discussions

What You Will Bring

• Demonstrated finance expertise, including accrual accounting, financial modelling, and strong Excel expertise

• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex issues

• Proven experience in business analysis or project environments

• Excellent organisation and self-management—able to meet deadlines and juggle competing priorities

• Highly developed communication skills and stakeholder engagement experience

• Understanding of service delivery environments, ideally within public, education, or training sectors

Essential Requirements
• Financial or Business qualifications
• Membership with CPA Australia, CAANZ, or equivalent

Desirable

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Experience in vocational education and training environments

A current Working with Vulnerable People registration is required, or the ability to obtain prior to commencement.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At TasTAFE, we encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexibility. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity in our community, and we are committed to building a culture we are all proud of.

Ask us how we can make this role flexible to suit you.

Join TasTAFE

If you think this could be the opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply by submitting a current copy of your resume which outlines your skills and experience (you do not need to include a cover letter). To be eligible, you must have the right to work in Australia.

Candidate screening and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know during selection. For more information regarding this opportunity, please call TasTAFE on 1300 655 307 and ask to speak to a member of the Talent Team.

Applications for this role close at 11.55 pm on Friday 02nd Jan 2026

TasTAFE is determined to create a positive application experience for all candidates.

We are committed to provide application outcomes via phone or email in a timely manner to all candidates.

TasTAFE prioritises Tasmania’s Child and Youth Safe Standards and the Universal Principle for Aboriginal Cultural Safety in its recruitment process, ensuring the safety and cultural well-being of children, youth, and Aboriginal individuals.