Job description
Agency Attorney-General’s Department Work unit Finance, Budget and Business Services
Job title Senior Budget Analyst Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full Time Duration Fixed up to 12 months
Salary $102,505 – $114,282 Location Darwin
Position number 46439 RTF 359145 Closing 27/10/2026
Contact officer Travis Summersides on 08 8935 7604 or Travis.Summersides@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://agd.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=359145
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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
Provide budget development and financial management services including analysis, advice, and assistance, to enable effective financial
management across the department.
Context statement
Business and Enabling Services is based in Darwin and provides finance and accounting services and support to the department’s divisions,
commissions, regulatory bodies, and courts across the Territory. The unit handles high workloads subject to change and tight deadlines,
requiring emphasis on professional client service, thorough and accurate work, reliability, and well-developed communication and
interpersonal skills.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Assist in the development and monitoring of department budgets and budget outputs including preparation of budget submissions in
consultation with senior management.
2. Provide information and reports relating to budget management strategies to department management and government, including
monthly variation reports and the preparation of parliamentary estimates committee briefings and comprehensive analysis.
3. Provide assistance to develop, implement and maintain department budget management systems including the input, monitoring and
reconciling of information in the Department of Treasury and Finance budget management system (APEX and SAGE).
4. Provide technical direction to team members and other areas of the department in relation to financial and budget management issues.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Well-developed experience in finance, accounting, or budget roles.
2. Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply key financial management legislation, policies, standards, and procedures and to analyse
and effectively convey complex information to a variety of stakeholders.
3. Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures, build and sustain strong
business relationships and networks and to maintain confidentiality.
4. Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills in a manner that is clear to the recipient.
5. Highly developed excel skills, proven accuracy, and attention to detail.
6. Demonstrated ability to work independently, good time management skills, particularly in prioritising competing work demands.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in business management, financial management or similar.
2. An understanding of Northern Territory legislation and financial management frameworks.
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