Senior Business Analyst

Due to internal movement and a number of exciting projects that are taking place here at RBNZ, we are looking for a Business Analyst to join our team. Join a collaborative and supportive team! Enjoy hybrid working, WFH and the office. Fixed term role through to October 2025, Wellington based. Te tūranga – The role and your impact In this role, you will use your business analysis skills such as facilitation, requirements gathering, data analysis, creating technical documentation, and solutions analysis to contribute to your squad’s success. You’ll be supporting and enhancing a set of applications that capture and provide data that is critical for decision making across Te Pūtea Matua. On a daily basis, you’ll build strong relationships with your product owner and squad members, plus the wider Digital Solutions team and stakeholders. Your work will help us to deliver system improvements that support our business outcomes. You will also have some fun along the way. To be successful in this role you’ll have the experience to:

1. Lead, gather, and document requirements and processes, including business, functional, non-functional, and technical.
2. Map and understand data flows between and within systems and ideally have experience in data analysis e.g., SQL queries and advanced Excel.
3. Undertake options and scenario analysis to understand the impact of design decisions.
4. Work collaboratively in a cross-functional agile delivery squad and across the wider organisation.

We’re kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem – enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash, helping to keep prices stable, maintaining safe banking, and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend, save, insure, and do business. We do all we can to support a sustainable, productive, and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation, and inclusion. We’re building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work – reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti, and Tikanga. Ngā painga – What we can offer you The Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture, our benefits include additional leave options, a wellness package, working-from-home equipment subsidy, generous parental leave provisions, learning and development opportunities, and access to numerous social, networking, and sporting activities. The anticipated appointment range for this role is $127,826 to $138,479 (actual salary will be dependent on your skills and experience). Come join us if you want to make an impact Working at the Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here you’ll have a career, a community, and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Bring your talent, curiosity, and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most trusted and respected central banks. We’ll invest in you. And with you, we’re investing in New Zealand. We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying, or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments: email recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz. Applications for this role close on Friday 10 January. Please include a cover letter outlining why you think you’ll be a great fit for the role.

Join the Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua team

Join us and you’ll contribute to New Zealand’s economic wellbeing and prosperity, help shape our future, and the future for all who call New Zealand home. We’re one of the world’s most trusted, connected, and respected central banks and we have a broad range of roles to match people across all stages of their careers. Our people come from many disciplines and many walks of life. We embrace differences and new perspectives. The wellbeing of our people and work/life balance are really important to us. We provide a wide range of benefits, flexibility, and support to help you thrive and succeed. #J-18808-Ljbffr