APS5 Analyst - Funding, Strategy, and Research

Role Overview:

Funding, Strategy and Research is responsible for the management and execution of the Australian Government’s funding and cash management tasks. This includes formulating the AOFM’s annual Debt and Liquidity Management Strategies.

The Analyst – Funding, Strategy and Research may assist in any of the Group activities. The incumbent will be involved in government cash management, transactions for the issue of Australian Government Securities, strategy drafting and other tasks depending on Group priorities. This will involve liaising with stakeholders internally and externally, modelling of relevant financial market factors that can inform AOFM decision making, and administrative activities related to cash management and debt issuance. 

This is an outward facing team with regular contact with market participants. The Group’s work requires clear communication, strong quantitative skills, and attention to detail under tight timeframes.

Key Activities:

Duties for the Analyst – Funding, Strategy and Research role can expect to include any of the following, with the workload varying from week to week according to the tasks assigned within the team:

• liaise with Government agencies including the RBA regarding daily government spending and receipt forecasts;

• generate forecasts of the Commonwealth’s funding requirements;

• quantitative modelling to inform decision making with respect to debt issuance and liquidity management strategies. 

• pricing analysis of new bonds and assessment of issuance transaction outcomes;

• conduct system entry, documentation and website publication processes associated with the issuance of Treasury Bonds, Treasury Indexed Bonds and Treasury Notes;

• liaise with market participants in respect of issuance of Treasury Bonds, Treasury Indexed Bonds and Treasury Notes, and other financial market transactions;

• contribute to discussions on debt issuance, including the choice of debt instruments, maturities, and the timing and size of tenders, within parameters set by the agency;

• prepare written briefs or analysis for presentation to senior executives; and

• other ad hoc tasks as required.

Further details are available in the Position and Duty Statement for this role.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email your application to recruitment@aofm.gov.au including:

• Your resume
• Your statement of claims against the Selection Criteria (no more than 750 words)
• A completed Candidate Form

CONTACT OFFICER

Graeme Jarvis 
recruitment@aofm.gov.au 
02 6263 1111