Executive Level 1

**Job Reference Number **22-FMDIV-14849

**Classification **Executive Level 1

**Job Title **Budget Officer/Analysts (Several Positions)

**Division **Financial Management Division

**Branch **Budget Branch

**Section **Budget Management Section

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$108,680 - $123,951

**Security Clearance **Baseline

**Desirable Qualifications **Accounting and accounting related qualifications

**Contact Officer Name**:Naomi Murray
**Phone**:02 6289 2123

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,

and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

Financial Management Division provides support to the Department through a range of

financial and budget management services and advice, property and asset management,

and other corporate services, including shared services for the Health Portfolio.

**Branch Responsibilities**

Budget Branch is responsible for the management of the Portfolio’s Budget strategy,

coordination and negotiation which provides a unique strategic overview of activities across

the Portfolio. This is achieved through the provision of expert advice on New Policy

Proposals and associated costings, Cabinet Submissions, development of the Portfolio

Budget Submission, compliance with Budget Process Operational Rules and maintenance of

the Department’s current year and forward estimates. This includes working closely with the

Executive, the Ministers and their offices, divisions, the Department of Prime Minister and

Cabinet, the Department of Finance and Treasury. The Branch is also responsible for

estimates reporting arrangements, specifically through the Portfolio Budget Statements and

the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.

**Section Responsibilities**

**Budget Management Section** is primarily concerned with the policy and costing aspects of

the Budget. This includes creating and processing New Policy Proposals, negotiating

costings, interrogating numbers, and liaising with their division for updates. They have a

deep understanding of each individual Division’s budget management. Their duties include:

- Provide guidance, advice and support to Divisions in creating and costing NPPs, and

also ensuring Divisional compliance with the NPP process (including offsets, Impact

Statements and Risk Assessments)
- Advise Divisions that are responsible for their own Ministerial Submissions and

Cabinet briefings that may be directly relevant to the Budget process
- Provide guidance, advice and support to the divisions, the Executive and the

Minister’s Office regarding the budget process, including compliance and

interpretation of the BPORs
- Manage relationships and liaise with external agencies (particularly Treasury,

Finance and PM&C)
- Assist in number checking for media releases and Ministerial documents
- Clear financial figures in media releases and other documents
- Facilitate the Budget Bids process

**Budget Strategy Section** coordinates the Portfolio Budget Submission and broader issues

relating the Federal Budget lifecycle. The section is responsible for portfolio Budget

coordination and briefing the Executive and Ministers on Budget matters including Budget

strategy, progress through the Budget and items being considered by the Expenditure

Review Committee (ERC) of Cabinet. The section is also responsible for preparing the

Portfolio Budget Submission and the Budget Key Facts and Figures publication as well as

coordinating the communication activities for each fiscal update. Working with other

Sections, their duties also include:

- Finalising Key Facts and Figures documents
- Preparing ERC and Cabinet briefings
- Preparing Budget briefings
- Verifying Question Time Briefs
- Quality assuring media releases
- Liaising with external stakeholders

**Budget Estimates and System Section** manage the budget estimate process and other

related activities, including:

- Central Budget Management System (CBMS) and TM1 GEUS updates, adjustments,

monthly phasings, quality assurance and reconciliation for administered,

departmental and national partnerships estimates.
- Quality assurance of budgeted financial statements.***
- Providing assistance to portfolio agencies in relation to budget estimates queries;
and
- Assistance in the development, maintenance, upgrades and implementation of

CBMS andTM1.***

**Key Responsibilities**

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