Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Financial Services
Job title Finance Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 23/12/2025
Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Katherine
Position number 45696 RTF 331682 Closing 07/10/2025
Contact officer Jordin Oehm on 08 8972 5359 or jordin.oehm1@education.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=331682
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
This position provides operational leadership, advice and management support for schools located in rural and remote locations in
the NT, in areas of finance, procurement, administration and infrastructure. This position supports the management and mentoring
of staff within regional teams, including the Team Leader Shared Services.
Context statement
The School Business Services team in conjunction with our strategic partners provides high quality strategic and technical advice
to schools, corporate and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making to support school improvement. The team is
dispersed across the Northern Territory supporting all six regions and 152 schools.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Responsible for managing the receipting, invoicing, banking, accounts payable/receivable processing, creating purchase orders
and other ad-hoc business needs.
2. Ensure timely and accurate management of school data and information.
3. Assist Business Managers in managing school financial processes and support requests.
4. Oversee the generic mailbox and process requests as they come in or tag for escalation to another officer.
5. Provide administrative and logistical support as required, including word processing, data entry, freight and school infrastructure
repair requests.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated sound interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with an ability to interact effectively with people
from diverse cultures.
2. Demonstrated experience in financial management practices, in particular procurement processes, accounts payable and
receivable processing, bank reconciliations and payroll.
3. Demonstrated high level administrative and organisational skills, including tracking and managing work deadlines, adjusting
priorities to meet deadlines and working collaboratively with others.
4. Demonstrated high level computer literacy, including experience with the effective use of various office applications and
computerised accounting systems.
5. The ability to work in a team and maintain integrity and confidentiality.
Desirable
1. Qualifications in accounting. bookkeeping or business
2. Experience in the use of Ci Anywhere
Further information
1. The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children card.
2. This position will require travel to remote school communities by light aircraft and/or 4WD as required.