Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Budget and Financial Services
Job title Financial Analyst Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Darwin
Position number 26367 RTF Closing 29/10/2025
Contact officer Karina Gates on or
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Assist with the development and monitoring of the Agency's Budget, analyse financial data and provide clear and meaningful
reports and advice to relevant divisions, branches and relevant stakeholders.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Play a key role in the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of enhancements to the Department's reporting
and analysis systems.
2. Assist in the development of budget notifications and NT Health's forecasting of revenue and expenditure within the framework
of respective budget and actuals exercises and government policy direction.
3. Undertake detailed financial analysis, monitor expenditure and revenue, examine budget versus actuals trends and prepare
reports to provide meaningful and timely advice to key stakeholders and other management as required.
4. Examine and implement methods of analysis, evaluation and presentation of FTE and financial performance data that will
support effective management decisions.
5. Develop complex financial models to assist management decision-making utilising spreadsheets and/or other database
applications.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in, or detailed knowledge of, finance, budgetary procedures and accounting practices, including
accrual accounting.
2. Strong analytical skills, with proven ability to analyse and evaluate programs, statistics and Agency budgetary inputs, including
both revenue and expenditure, to determine financial implications and assemble data clearly and concisely.
3. Sound knowledge of the relevant government financial legislative requirements.
4. Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior
management.
5. Numerical, statistical and attention to detail skills of a high order and the ability to work under pressure within tight time frames
to meet deadlines.
6. Experience, knowledge, aptitude and ability in the use of information technology, in particular, spreadsheet and database
applications.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in accounting, business, commerce or related discipline.
2. Experience with government financial management systems.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice
and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with
blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.