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Job Description
Financial Analyst
A reputable organisation in Dublin is seeking a Financial Analyst to help develop and improve services used by millions of people every week.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the individual will play a lead role in business partnering and financial analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Business Unit with ongoing project work, preparing ad hoc reports for management and stakeholders.
- Liaise regularly with colleagues in other Finance sections, including Central Finance and the Capital Programmes Office.
- Proactively contribute to the maintenance of a positive and open working environment within the central finance function.
- Ensure interactions with all stakeholders are carried out in a courteous, patient, and professional manner.
Project Management:
- Manage individual project budgets and funding in conjunction with the project management office (PMO).
- Prepare monthly financial reports, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.
- Support project teams to deliver investments in new or improved services like apps, new ticketing schemes, and supporting the implementation of the planned ERP system.
Financial Analysis:
- Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis, and key performance indicators.
- Re-forecast budgets where project scope or direction has changed.
- Support the preparation of the annual budget and other financial analysis and projections.
Internal Controls:
- Ensure robust internal controls are maintained within areas of responsibility.
- Build strong internal business partner relationships.
Other Responsibilities:
- Support the establishment of new operational processes and standardisation and streamlining of existing processes.
- Continuous improvement of financial reporting processes.
- Support the production and maintenance of high-quality and up-to-date procedure documents.
Requirements:
- Hold a recognised accounting qualification.
- Have a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in the preparation of management accounts, reconciliations, business partnering, and financial forecasting.
- Have a proven ability to organise and manage a range of work activities while delivering results successfully and in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with stakeholders.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Key Competencies:
- Good analytical ability, with a logical approach to problem-solving and sound judgement.
- Capacity to proactively and constructively contribute to team tasks.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills.
- A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data.
- Deadline-oriented and an ability to stick to time constraints.