Aps Level 4

**Job Reference Number **22-FMDIV-15846

**Classification **APS Level 4

**Job Title **Finance Officer

**Division **Financial Management Division

**Branch **Finance Branch

**Section **Reporting and Treasury Section

**Location **Canberra, ACT

**Status **Ongoing & Non-ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$73,706 - $77,879

**Security Clearance **Baseline Security Clearance

**Desirable Qualifications **Tertiary accounting qualifications and ideally, will be studying
towards a professional accounting qualification.

**Contact Officer Name**:Kris Arnold
**Phone**:02 6289 4207

**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 (FMD) provides support to Health through a range of

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

and other corporate services, including public facing enquiry management. FMD also

coordinates preparation and publication of key planning and reporting documents (the

Corporate Plan, Portfolio Budget Statements and Annual Report), and oversees the portfolio

regulatory framework, including coordination of deregulatory activities and reporting.

**Branch Responsibilities**

Finance Branch provides strategic financial advice to the Executive, manages Health's annual

and monthly financial reporting, and oversees internal financial control frameworks and

associated compliance. The branch monitors administered expenditure across all outcomes

provides accounting advice and is Health's taxation manager. The branch also coordinates

corporate planning and performance reporting and supports best practice regulation.

**Section Responsibilities**

The role of the Financial Reporting & Treasury section is to support the Department’s

statutory reporting requirements and to manage the Department’s complex cash

arrangements in support of the delivery of agreed objectives.***

**Key Responsibilities**

The key duties of the position include:
Under the general direction of the EL1 Assistant Director of Financial Reporting and

Treasury:

- Ongoing administration of TGA cash management;***
- Assist in preparation of end of year and end of month financial statements for TGA.

This includes preparing and processing general ledger journals, reconciling balance

sheet accounts. Prepare monthly balance sheet comments for TGA Executive;***
- Asset additions and disposals are processed in a timely manner. Perform asset

stocktakes annually.***

**Key Capabilities**
- Take responsibility for accurate completion of work and seek guidance when

required;
- Work within agreed priorities, share information and ensure others are kept

informed of issues;
- Build and sustain positive working relationship with others both within the team and

the branch/division.

**Minimum Requirements**

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and

also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment. All vacancies for

the Department of Health and Aged Care are advertised under the RecruitAbility Scheme.

Job applicants with disability who:

- opt into the scheme
- declare they have disability, and
- meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised under the scheme

are advanced to a further stage in the selection process.
More information on RecruitAbility can be found here: RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for
applicants

Minimum requirements for this role include:
The key duties of the position include: Under the general direction of the EL1 Assistant

Director of Financial Reporting and Treasury: - Ongoing administration of TGA cash

management;
- Assist in preparation of end of year and end of month financial statements

for TGA. This includes preparing and processing general ledger journals, reconciling balance

sheet accounts. Prepare monthly balance sheet comments for TGA Executive;
- Asset

additions and disposals are processed in a timely manner. Perform asset stocktakes

annually.

**Desirable Experience**
Previous experience working in a finance related field.

Experience in the use of a financial management information system (preferably SAP).

the real potential to develop, the required skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications

to perform the role. These requirements are based on the information provided to you as

part of the job advertisement, in line with the APS Wo