Strategic Financial and Project Analyst

Lead with purpose. Shape progress for a growing city.

Join Blacktown City Council and use your financial expertise to support major investment decisions and Council’s long-term financial sustainability.

Reporting to the Senior Coordinator Financial Strategy, you develop financial models and forecasts for Council’s Long Term Financial Plan, major projects, funding strategies and business cases. You model cash flow, Net Present Value and different financial scenarios to assess affordability, financial risks and long-term impacts. You also monitor project expenditure, commitments, reserves and restricted funds, and investigate significant financial variances.

You work with Finance, project managers and other stakeholders to test assumptions and improve the accuracy of financial information. You prepare reports, dashboards and presentations that give senior management, Executive and Council clear information to make informed funding, project and service decisions.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils 
• an entry level salary commencing at $2,437.99 per week
• a 35-hour working week 
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description

For more detail on this opportunity, click here to view or download the position description.             

 

Closing date:           Sunday 15 November 2026, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Katherine Hayhow at Katherine.Hayhow@blacktown.nsw.gov.au

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