Contracts & Finance Admin Officer | 35-Hour Week | Growth

Catholic Education Northern Territory; Darwin; On-site; AUD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

35-hour week

Five weeks’ annual leave

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Leave loading 17.5%

Employee rewards program

Discounted school fees

Professional development

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Catholic Education Northern Territory is seeking an Administration Officer- Contracts & Finance based at the Catholic Education Office in Berrimah. You will support the CFO and Contracts Manager, processing data, monitoring compliance, updating systems, and handling day-to-day admin and financial tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires meticulous data handling, ability to manage multiple priorities, and strong communication with school staff and external partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a fast-paced administrative or finance support role.
• Strong data entry and record-keeping skills with high accuracy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet timelines.
• Experience with MS Office or Google software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• NT Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administration support to the Finance & Infrastructure team as directed.
• Assist CFO and management with calendars, travel, board decks, minutes.
• Handle credit card and minor financial reconciliations, and month-end support.
• Maintain program reporting docs and update internal/external systems with compliant data.
• Monitor school reports and follow up on outstanding documentation.
• Populate CENT contract templates, coordinate signing, and upload to Contract Register.
• Maintain records and draft policies and guidelines; update policy register.

Skills

Data entry

Record-keeping

Document preparation

Prioritisation

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Catholic Education Northern Territory is seeking an Administration Officer- Contracts & Finance based at the Catholic Education Office in Berrimah. You will support the CFO and Contracts Manager, processing data, monitoring compliance, updating systems, and handling day-to-day admin and financial tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires meticulous data handling, ability to manage multiple priorities, and strong communication with school staff and external partners.