Senior Associate, Data Analytics in Sydney

Brand-new position within growing team. Balance working from home with team connection days. 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction.

Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world’s leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms. Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience. In Australia, we’re proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people. With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.

About this role: Grant Thornton Australia is looking for a Senior Associate, Data Analytics to join our Financial Advisory team in Melbourne or Sydney. As part of our Financial Advisory practice, you will collaborate with other areas of the business, gather, extract and analyse data to help provide meaningful and actionable insights and recommendations for the firm’s clients, providing solutions to complex financial and business problems. This role offers a compelling opportunity for a data-driven professional with 3/4 years’ experience to deepen their expertise in analytics, and would be ideal for someone who’s already worked with data in a commercial setting and is looking to expand their impact through more complex problem-solving, stakeholder engagement, and scalable delivery. You will have direct interaction with senior leaders and other key stakeholders, enjoying a diverse workload and being involved in the ongoing strategy and development of this growing team.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into data analysis tasks, specifying the data to be collected and methodologies and tools used.
• Work closely with stakeholders to identify data sources, gather relevant information, and perform ETL processes (extraction, cleaning, transformation and loading).
• Build and maintain data models, dashboards, and reports using tools such as Power Query, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, or Python to automate and simulate processes, adjusting and recasting models as required.
• Learn how to identify trends and patterns, and provide actionable insights and recommendations based on data findings.

Skills and experience:

• University degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Adaptable and dynamic approach to work, with ability to pivot between different projects and teams as needed.
• Excellent communication skills, including interpreting requirements of diverse teams and adapting interpersonal style to different audiences.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction.
• Funded professional membership and study assistance.
• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave | paid secondary carers’ leave.
• Fully funded gym membership | Health Insurance discounts.
• And many more!

Should you have questions or require any adaptations or additional support for your individual circumstances so you may perform at your best during the application or recruitment process please contact our Talent Acquisition team.

As we provide fair consideration and evaluation to a high volume of applications, we endeavour to provide feedback on your application at the earliest opportunity.