Financial Accountant Job In Dublin

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the financial operations of the Authority, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and providing financial analysis to support business decisions. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure month-end close is completed and all controls are carried out efficiently, effectively, and according to schedule.
• Manage the grant administration process and any miscellaneous income streams of the Authority.
• Administer the sales and invoicing process for grant revenue streams.
• Complete the monthly bank and grant reconciliation processes in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring the timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Manage the financial accounting system administration, including change control management and develop the financial and corporate databases in line with the Authority's policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and assist in the development of Finance Systems, upgrades, enhancements, and process developments.
• Prepare key performance indicators and metrics monthly, and implement any necessary actions to improve performance.
• Coordinate, support, and training of finance staff and wider business teams.
• Respond promptly to queries from external and internal auditors and assist the annual statutory audit as required.
• Business partner with internal stakeholders, including finance teams, internal operational teams, and external stakeholders, including the Department of Transport, in line with service level agreements and service expectations.
• Ensure the team has a strong focus on, and awareness of, internal controls, including data and payment security measures.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including analysing and investigating variances.
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and liaising with the auditors.
• Monitoring and reporting KPIs to management and other departments and preparation of monthly reports.
• Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis, and key performance indicators.
• Financial analysis, reporting expertise, and financial support to the business.
• Continuous improvement of financial control and reporting processes.
• Assisting in the preparation, interrogation, and consolidation of the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Preparing monthly variance analysis reports and business partnering with business units to understand and resolve variances.
• Liaising with Finance Managers and Financial Controllers of other business units to reconcile and align internal controls and intercompany accounts on a monthly basis.
• Document, update, and implement both existing and new policies, procedures, and manuals, ensuring that they are communicated to the team and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Maintain open communications with Finance management, keeping them informed of any relevant issues or queries.
• Assisting and ensuring data protection policies and procedures are implemented.
• Support process improvement and development of finance controls.
• Support the development of internal finance portals and business partnering reporting.
• Support implementation and improvement of business analysis and reporting.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A minimum of an NFQ level 7 qualification in a finance, business, or related discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the preparation of management accounts, reconciliations, and annual financial statements, with 2 of those years managing projects or people.
• A recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Experience working with the financial modules of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or similar finance software.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• A proven ability to organise and manage a range of work activities while delivering results successfully and in a timely manner.
• Strong attention to detail, including through the application process for this position.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.