Forecast Analyst

What's the role?
You'll play a key role in helping our operations teams plan ahead with confidence. You'll partner closely with leaders to translate business changes, trends and data into clear, forward-looking workforce plans. You'll build and refine forecasts, explore different scenarios, and turn complex data into insights that support smart decisions, ensuring we're set up with the right capability, at the right time, to deliver for our customers.

You'll partner closely with stakeholders at all levels to understand business drivers, present meaningful insights, and support decisions on recruitment, training, and workforce strategy through clear, data-led recommendations.

Hyrbrid role- Sydney or Melbourne location preferred, with flexibility to also consider candidates based in Adelaide.

What do I need?

• Proven experience in workforce management ideally within banking or financial services operations, combined with strong analytical capability to interpret data and translate it into clear, practical insights
• Strong working knowledge of analytical tools such as Excel, Power BI or Tableau, and a proficiency in one or more contemporary scripting language (SQL, Python, R, etc.) with the confidence to analyse data and present clear, meaningful insights
• Ability to work with large datasets and identify trends, patterns and opportunities to produce Medium- to Long-term Volume & FTE forecasts for business partners
• Clear communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with Team Managers, Senior Managers, and Executives and to present insights and recommendations in a clear and meaningful way for the business

You'll thrive here if you enjoy combining data, curiosity and collaboration to shape better outcomes.

Why join us?

We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

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