Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security Hiring for Finance Officer Job at Palmerston Full Time

Agency Department of Environment, Parks Work unit Business Services Division – Financial

and Water Security Services Unit

Job title Finance Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3

Job type Full Time Duration Fixed to 02/09/2022

Salary $62,773 – $67,746 Location Palmerston

Position number 25896 RTF 221851 Closing 04/10/2021

Contact Adrian Fojas on 08 8999 4441 or [email protected]

About the agency https://depws.nt.gov.au

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=221851

Applications must be limited to a one-page summary sheet and detailed resume

Information for applicants – Inclusion and diversity and Special measures

The NTPS values diversity and aims for a workforce that represents the community. 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.

Under the agency’s Special Measures Recruitment Plan eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) applicants

will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures, go to the OCPE website.

Primary Objective

To ensure an efficient, effective service to the Agency with regard to advice on financial policy and accounting services

procedures, the timely and accurate processing of reports, invoices, travel requisitions, travel acquittals, payment of

accounts, disbursement of invoices, administration and queries relating to credit cards, travel and travel management and

purchase orders and calculation and processing of accrual journals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist Agency staff in relation to all accounting services operations.

2. Administer and provide advice on agency travel system (i.e. TRIPS), ledger transfer facility, and fleet.

3. Maintain online travel management system (i.e. QBT).

4. Distribution and processing of purchase invoices, liaising with Agency staff to ensure invoices are paid in a timely manner

and in accordance with procurement framework, financial policies and delegations.

5. Assist in the calculation of whole of agency invoice disbursements, upload of disbursement and accrual journals and

circulation of information to Agency staff.

6. Assist Agency staff with credit card system queries, operational queries and facilitation of new, cancelled and change

requests and ad-hoc training.

7. Assist in the regular internal audits for Credit Card, Cab Charge and Travel, providing advice to the agency governance

manager and CFO.

8. Assist in regular reporting and review to ensure financial management information is accurate and adheres to policies

and procedures (e.g. estimates reporting).

Selection Criteria

Essential

1. Experience in providing customer service delivery with effective communication skills and an ability to relate effectively

to Divisional staff and external suppliers at all levels and with people of diverse cultures.

2. Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and complete a number of tasks concurrently while

maintaining accuracy and close attention to detail.

3. Experience in the use of computer based financial systems e.g. GAS, PIPS, Smartlink, Excel or similar (or the ability to

quickly acquire the level of knowledge required)

4. Considerable personal motivation and initiative with a demonstrated ability to work both within a team and as an

individual.

5. Working knowledge of financial management and procurement legislation, current financial management cycles, and

financial procedures within the Northern Territory or the ability to quickly acquire the level of knowledge required.

Desirable

1. An understanding of Departmental function and organisational structure.