Your recent opportunity:

Join Queensland Treasury's Budget Office and help turn data into decisions that shape Queensland's future. This senior role offers the opportunity to influence how complex financial and operational information is transformed into meaningful insights for government. Working with executives, policy professionals and stakeholders across Treasury, you will help drive the evolution of analytical capabilities, support more informed decision-making and contribute to some of Queensland Government's most significant financial and strategic priorities.

In this role, you will:

- Drive complex analytical initiatives that support government priorities, long-term planning and financial decision-making.
- Create innovative dashboards, reporting solutions and business intelligence products that improve how information is understood and used.
- Provide leadership and guidance on contemporary analytics practices, helping others maximise the value of data.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting capabilities to better support organisational objectives.
- Present complex information in a way that is engaging, meaningful and accessible to a wide range of audiences.
- Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to understand emerging needs and deliver practical, value-adding solutions.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting high standards of information quality, integrity and responsible data management.

What experience you will bring:

- Experience leading complex analytics initiatives that have influenced business, financial or strategic outcomes.




- Strong capability in business intelligence and data visualisation, with expertise in tools such as Power BI, SQL, Excel and Power Query.
- The ability to transform complex information into clear insights and recommendations that support decision-making.
- Proven success building trusted stakeholder relationships and influencing outcomes across diverse business areas.
- Experience promoting sound governance, risk awareness and information management practices within data-driven environments.
- A strategic mindset, curiosity and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications needed for this role, relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

How to apply:

To submit your application, click on the Apply link to provide:

- Your resume detailing relevant experience.
- A cover letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in this position and how your knowledge, skills and experience makes you a strong candidate for the role.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability, and/or cultural or linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/700751/26Closing Date: Friday, 25 September 2026

📌 Principal Data Analyst (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of Queensland Treasury
📍 Brisbane