Company description:

Legal Aid

Job description:

• Clerk 7/8 - $113,574.00 - $125,720.00 + super + entitlements
• Temporary full-time contract for 12 months
• Haymarket location - 5-minute walk from Central Station

About us

Legal Aid NSW delivers accessible legal services across criminal, family and civil law. We provide advice, court representation, and family dispute resolution through 28 offices and phone-based support, helping people navigate the legal system with confidence and fairness.

About the role

As a Finance Analyst at Legal Aid NSW, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality financial analysis, reporting, and budget support to a portfolio of internal clients. You'll provide expert advice to help teams meet financial targets, ensure accuracy in reporting, and contribute to strategic forecasting and performance monitoring. This is a dynamic role where your insights will support informed decision-making across the organisation, while you collaborate closely with the Budget and Forecasting Team and contribute to key reporting obligations for NSW Treasury and other stakeholders.

About you

You're a detail-oriented and proactive finance professional who thrives in a collaborative environment.
You will bring:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
  
  
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting within a large or government organisation.
  
  
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
  
  
• A commitment to delivering high-quality, timely advice and support to internal clients.
  
  
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools (particularly SAP), with advanced Excel skills.
  
  
• A sound understanding of public sector financial management frameworks and reporting requirements including experience with Prime (or a willingness to learn). Experience with Government Shared Services environments would be beneficial.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities.

For application support (including accessing information or require the application in an alternate format) or recruitment adjustments please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] or 02 9134 9347.

To learn more about Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments please visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.

Other benefits of working with us

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life
• Find out more at Working at Legal Aid NSW

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• Hold a tertiary qualification(s) in accounting or equivalent and/or extensive relevant experience

How to apply

You must submit your application online. Applications received late or by email, will not be accepted. Please make sure your application is complete, and that you have answered all questions before submitting.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the two (2) below target questions:
  
  

1. Describe a time when you had to interpret complex financial data under tight timeframes. What approach did you take?
   
   
2. What strategies do you use to communicate financial insights effectively to non-financial stakeholders?

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

Do you need help to apply?

If you have questions about the role, you can reach out to Craig Cole, Talent Acquisition Business Parter at [email protected]

If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.

The Role Description sets out the responsibilities and Focus Capabilities of the role.

The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.

Applying for a role is a great NSW Government resource for helping you prepare your application.

Closing Date: Monday, 13th of October 2025 at 11:59pm