Corporate Strategy Analyst

Company Description

Empower Australia’s Payments Future with Cuscal 

At Cuscal, your skills drive change and make a real impact. Whether you’re supporting our clients’ customers in our Fraud Operations Contact Centre or delivering innovative solutions in Product Delivery, your contribution helps shape the payments industry’s future. 

Join a team that values collaboration, innovation and excellence. With a focus on professional growth and flexibility, Cuscal is where you can thrive. 

Forward with Cuscal. 

Job Description

We are looking for a Corporate Strategy Analyst to join our dynamic Strategy team within our Client, Growth & Strategy division!

Your Opportunity 

The Strategy Analyst supports the development and execution of Cuscal’s corporate strategy and growth agenda through high quality analysis, insight generation and structured problem solving. Working closely with the Head of Strategy, Senior Strategy Managers and broader leadership team, the role provides analytical rigour and practical support across enterprise strategy, market assessment, strategic initiatives and M&A activity. 

The role is well suited to a high calibre early career professional seeking exposure to executive level strategy, governance and decision making within a regulated financial services and payments environment. The Strategy Analyst combines strong analytical capability with clear communication, curiosity and a bias toward action, helping translate strategic questions into evidence-based insights that inform senior decision makers. 

You’ll also make an impact by:

• Supporting defined workstreams within the development and refinement of Cuscal’s corporate strategy, multiyear strategic roadmap and annual corporate planning process.  
• Conducting rigorous analysis of industry trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, regulatory developments and emerging technologies, translating findings into clear insights and implications.  
• Developing high quality analytical outputs, including market scans, competitor analysis, financial and commercial assessments, and scenario analysis.  
• Assisting in the preparation of executive and Board level materials, including strategy papers, presentations, and decision memos, ensuring clarity, accuracy and executive ready presentation.  
• Supporting strategic reviews, deep dives and strategy offsites through structured analysis, synthesis and documentation. 
• Supporting the tracking and monitoring of enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including progress reporting, risk identification and issue escalation.  
• Assisting in the preparation and coordination of Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and other strategic governance forums.  
• Helping translate strategic priorities into clear milestones, metrics and deliverables, supporting disciplined execution and transparency.
• Supporting the assessment of potential partnerships, alliances and acquisition opportunities aligned to Cuscal’s strategy.  
• Contribute to strategic fit assessments, market sizing, competitor benchmarking and high-level commercial analysis.  

Qualifications

What you’ll bring 

You’ve got an analytical mindset, an eye for detail with strong communication skills and a passion for delivering exceptional service. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven to contribute to a dynamic team. 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have: 

• 1–3+ years’ experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, financial services, banking, payments, technology or a related analytical role.  
• Strong analytical foundation, with experience in market analysis, financial analysis, research or structured problem solving.  
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to produce clear, well structured, executive ready analysis and presentations.  
• Strong written communication skills, able to synthesise complex information into clear, concise insights.  
• Comfort working with data, financial information and qualitative research to support strategic assessments. 
• Interest in financial services, payments, technology enabled business models and regulated environments. 

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following: 

• Exposure to executive level reporting or decision support.

Additional Information

Why Cuscal? 

At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.   

Here, you’ll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia’s financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves.  

You’ll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams. 

And you’ll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow.   

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• Recognition and growth: Celebrate achievements through IGNITE and grow with tailored development opportunities. 
• Wellbeing focus: Access initiatives supporting physical, mental, and financial health, plus discounts via ‘Cuscal Advantage.’ 
• Diversity and inclusion: Join a workplace that values different perspectives and flexible work arrangements. 

Join us and reimagine the future 

Ready to make an impact? Click APPLY to join Cuscal today. 

If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to explore how you can contribute to our vision for the future. Screening and interviews may occur before the job ad closing date, so don’t wait - apply now. 

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.  

We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.   

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.