Department of Communities WA – Fremantle WA

The Department of Communities brings together the services and functions of disability services, child protection and family support, community initiatives and regional services reform.

Communities is a nationally recognised Accredited Carer Friendly Employer through the Carers + Employers program. The program defines best practice standards by creating a carer friendly workplace, enabling staff to balance work and care, while continuing to contribute to the wellbeing of individuals, families and the community.

The Opportunity

As a driven and high performing Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst you will play a pivotal role in providing high level, extensive financial and variance analysis for individual business units, projects and programmes.

Key Responsibilities

- Monthly financial reporting and providing analyses on major variances with appropriate strategies to be undertaken.
- Ensuring the integrity of budget information and assisting in the annual budget development and quarterly review process.
- Conducting high‑level financial and non‑financial analysis across business units, projects, and programs, providing insights and recommendations to support decision‑making and improve financial performance.
- Providing support to the manager to effectively manage the budget process and report on the Department’s budget position.




- Managing cost recovery processes, billing, and cost allocation across business segments, ensuring timely payments and accurate distribution of corporate overheads.
- Enhancing budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes, while ensuring compliance with policies, ethical standards, and workplace safety and diversity principles.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the development and analysis of financial reports and have experience working with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Equity and Diversity

Communities welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people with diverse sexualities and genders, youth, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Please let us know if there are adjustments we can make to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, as well as in the workplace.

Integrity and Honesty

The public sector is built on a robust foundation of integrity where employees act ethically, and public sector bodies promote and maintain integrity. In line with Communities policies, applicants may be asked for consent to undergo criminal record screening and integrity checks during the application process.

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📌 Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst (Fremantle)
🏢 Department Of Communities Wa
📍 Fremantle