Aps Level 6

**Job Reference Number **22-FMDIV-15022

**Classification **APS Level 6

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

**Division **Financial Management Division

**Branch **Budget Branch

**Section **Various

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$88,439 - $99,772

**Security Clearance **Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***

**Desirable Qualifications **- Accounting, Economics and Commerce related
qualifications are desirable but not required.

**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, and

overseeing the Department’s performance monitoring and performance. 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 Deregulation and the Department of the Treasury.

The Branch is also responsible for estimates reporting arrangements, particularly 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 Divisions 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 to 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.
- Assisting with the evaluation & implementation of TM1 projects to assist the

Department’s administered reporting.
- Quality assurance of budgeted financial statements.
- Providing assistance to portfolio ag