• Utilise your Data Analyst expertise to provide support and advice to Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme
• Fixed - 30th June 2026, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Financial Data Analyst to provide a critical role within Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination

About the Business Unit

The FAS represents a major leap forward in government's response to victims of crime. Established under the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022, the FAS provides financial assistance through a simple and easy to navigate process that is fair, sensitive, and responsive to victims' needs. The FAS aims to acknowledge harm done and be trauma informed, inclusive and culturally safe.

About the Role

You will identify reporting needs for the FAS and undertake scoping activities for various data, analysis and reporting requests.

Contribute to the exploration and development of contemporary digital information management architectures to support data capture and retrieval requirements, ensuring compliance with WoVG policy and legislation. While improving design and develop reports and dashboards for sharing with end users, using a variety of design tools, including Microsoft Excel, Power BI and Oracle BI.

Some of your duties will include:

• Use SQL programming language for data extraction to respond to scheduled and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Interrogate and manipulate a variety of large data sets, including data sourced from the Zycus contract management system, Oracle Financials, and Salesforce.
• Extract, interpret and manipulate data in different formats, for the purpose of identifying trends and opportunities.
• Support the Payments team in reconciliation, financial accounting and processing of payments.
• Support in providing information for internal and external audits and independent review

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Technical Expertise

• Experience in conducting data analysis on financial data within a government context
• Experience utilising analytics systems and tools to gather, process, analyse and interpret data

Qualifications

• Hold a tertiary qualification(s) in commerce, finance or a related discipline.
• Relevant certifications in Data Analysis will be an advantage.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.