Job Description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Finance, Southern Region
Job title Finance Manager, Southern Region Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Alice Springs
Position number 27008 RTF 355084 Closing 08/09/2026
Contact Officer Rachel Flavell at [email protected]
About the agency https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=355084
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
The role encompasses technical expertise in finance, business management and compliance as well as working collaboratively with internal
and external stakeholders to deliver win-win solutions. This includes budget development, reporting and provision of financial advice to
continuously improve decision making in a Health Care System both in an Acute Care and Primary Health Care setting.
Context statement
Extensive experience and leadership is required to provide expert financial management advice with a commitment to deliver outcomes
within strict timelines. The role leads a professional team, with a customer focus and process improvement mindset.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership and manage the finance team in the achievement of required outcomes ensuring services are being delivered
effectively, efficiently and sustainably to clients and NT Health on contemporary financial policy initiatives to assist in meeting agreed
financial targets, productivity and efficiencies and reports directly to the Director of Finance.
2. Provide financial expertise in a dynamic, high transaction environment, including budget development, financial reporting and analysis
and continuous process improvement to strengthen compliance and internal controls.
3. Responsible for the development of budgets, financial reports and analysis for both revenue and expenditure, within strict timelines
and assuring integrity and accuracy of data.
4. Maintain compliance with the agency's financial and reporting obligations under the Financial Management Act, Treasury Circulars,
other NT legislation as well as relevant Commonwealth legislation and Agreements.
5. Undertake research and project work to support the Director of Finance, with a commitment to achieving quality outcomes.
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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated high-level experience in consulting and liaising with stakeholders to develop and implement revenue and operational
budgets, cash flows and accruals, prepare and load budget bids in accordance with the Treasury financial cycle, and analyse financial
performance against agreed resource strategies and expenditure and revenue targets.
2. Demonstrated high-level knowledge and practical application of accrual accounting principles, financial management practices and
standards, particularly in a health and/or public sector environment, including relevant financial governance, compliance and reporting
requirements.
3. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and extensive experience in interpreting contractual arrangements, managing change and
implementing continuous improvement practices in a complex and continuously changing environment.
4. Demonstrated high-level experience in leading and managing a professional team to achieve outcomes, with the ability to work
independently and collaboratively while maintaining a strong customer-focused approach.
5. Demonstrated high-level experience working with diverse teams, including recruitment, human resource management, performance
management and the effective resolution of workplace issues and conflict.
6. Highly developed interpersonal, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated ability to build
effective relationships and interact appropriately with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting or related business discipline and/or extensive high level experience in an appropriate
finance role at a Senior Level and experience working in the Public Health Care Sector.
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.
