Key responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of the Cost of Teaching model cycle, including data preparation, quality assurance, validation, model updates and output delivery through the Pilbara Insights platform.
• Assist with coordinating and validating input data from internal data owners across Finance, HR/Payroll, Student Services, Schools, ASU, Library and Facilities Management.
• Support liaison with Pilbara Group on model configuration, data issues and output delivery, escalating material matters to the Senior Financial Analyst for review and decision.
• Document key business rules, assumptions, data sources, allocation logic, validation outcomes and model version changes to support continuity, comparability and audit readiness.
• Analyse Cost of Teaching outputs by school, course and program, identify anomalies or variances, and support school-level review prior to executive presentation.
• Assist with preparing Power BI outputs, briefings, slide decks and commentary that clearly present cost, revenue and margin insights for executive, academic and operational audiences.
• Apply activity-based costing principles, as required, to support analysis of university teaching and overhead costs, including cost drivers, activity pools and cost object allocation.
• Support broader Financial Services analysis, modelling, business case, budgeting, forecasting and reporting activities as directed during the temporary appointment.
• Build constructive working relationships with internal stakeholders and contribute to accurate, timely and professional financial outputs.
• Contribute to process improvement suggestions relating to model processes, data quality and output usability, and raise these with the Senior Financial Analyst for consideration.
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