Senior Analyst, Business Intelligence - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Company Description

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support more than 1.9 million members, with around $70 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader.

Closing date: COB Thursday 26th September 2024.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Job Description

• Financial Services - Join an Award-Winning Fund Provider 
• Awarded LinkedIn Top 5 Company 2024 to Work 
• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• Great Opportunity to Provide Insights into Current and Likely Future Behaviour of Rest’s Members and Employers 
• Role is Sydney Located with Hybrid Working - A Blend of Office and Home Based 

About Us 

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job 

The Senior Analyst is part of the BI & Research stream of a broader Analytics & Research Team, supporting a spectrum of business stakeholders. The Senior Analyst provides insights into current and likely future behaviour of Rest’s members and employers by finding innovative connections through data mining, deep dive analysis, visualisation and data storytelling.

This role is embedded and will work day-to-day within a cross-functional Data and Insight product team.  Vision, roadmap and priorities for each team is set by a product owner.  Each team will contain the skills required to deliver working solutions to end-users (including, but not limited to, analysts, engineers, quality assurance, scrum master, etc).

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Designs, develops and implements analytical solutions to derive member insights as part of a cross-functional data and insights product team. As needed, this includes deployment of new analytical data models through sourcing, transforming and modelling necessary data.
• Works closely with business stakeholders to ensure analytical solutions meet needs, deliver insights and contribute to the development of business plans and strategies.
• Adheres to governance principles and guidelines, ensuring that solutions delivered are resilient, scalable, and consistent with Rest's existing framework and risk appetite.
• Performs in-depth analysis using SQL and other analytical tools (eg  Python, Github).
• Designs, builds and maintains Tableau dashboards to facilitate data-driven decision making and a self-serve analytic culture amongst stakeholders at Rest. Provides training and support in Tableau navigation, usage and interpretation to stakeholders as needed.
• Contributes to the development of the practice of insights, analytics and visualisation at Rest via a range of forums.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in mathematics/statistical modelling/computer science or related discipline

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a similar role.
• Solid experience with a range of databases and a high level of data literacy.
• Proven track record of using SQL/Tableau Prep/Python (or equivalent tool) to clean, transform and analyse data.
• Proven track record of using Tableau/PowerBI (or equivalent data visualisation tool) to deliver actionable insights and dashboard reports.
• Analytical skills to combine both quantitative and qualitative information that allows for the development of insights-driven reports and dashboards.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively relate data and information to a non-technical audience.
• Strong ability and interest in translating data into information; information into knowledge; including the ability to identify data patterns, trends and linkages.
• Strong eye for detail and numerical accuracy.
• Exposure to cloud-based platforms (E.g. AWS Redshift. Snowflake), Agile tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence) required.
• Exposure to machine learning methodologies and tools (E.g. R and Python) preferred.
• Industry knowledge preferred – experience and/or understanding of superannuation/ financial services industry/insurance.

Additionally, what we are looking for:

• Self-starter: self-motivated and entrepreneurial, with a strong execution ability, and able to set priorities and work independently under guidance.
• A can-do-attitude: you like a challenge and have a winning spirit, curious and driven to learn and understand how things work – keen sense of business and passion for professional development.
• Team-Oriented: a team player dedicated focusing on outcomes and will deliver on them.
• Effective communicator: strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into understandable insights.
• Flexible: and able to adapt quickly to a changing environment.
• Relationship builder: excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders at the same time: willing to reach out, discuss and collaborate with key stakeholders, both independently and as a team.
• Organised: ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong sense of curiosity: demonstrates a willingness to learn new things, get in and have a go, ask questions and be passionate about better outcomes.

Additional Information

Benefits

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia) 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops) 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 December 2022. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier