Tenure: 1 year, with potential for permanency
Location: Dublin 2
Reporting to: Associate Director, Strategic Financial Planning
Salary c80k + 10% + bens
Our client is a high profile and high calibre educational sector organisation seeking a Senior Financial Accountant in the Strategic Financial Planning team :
Specifically, the duties of the post are:
• Responsibility for financial management and cost control across Ireland, Middle East & Asis campuses, to include annual budgeting, forecasting, management accounts, modelling, payroll forecasting, ad-hoc reporting, analytics, tax compliance and planning and external audit.
• Financial Business Partner for operational expenditure budget holders, including Director of IT, Director of HR, Director of Corporate Strategy, Head of Estates and Head of Communications.
• Manage a group cost savings and efficiencies project to ensure value for money on all operational expenditure.
• Continuously develop and improve financial reporting methodologies, structures and outputs to meet the changing demands of the organisation, with a focus on high quality outputs, automation and Lean principles.
• Involvement in the group procurement process, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
• Qualified ACA / FCA - with some years experience post qualification
Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):
• Big 4 / Top 10 trained ideally
• 5 years ++ years PQE, one of which to be in a commercial, multi-currency environment of a large company.
• Knowledge of MS Office suite.
• Excel modelling skills
Knowledge & Experience (Desirable):
• Business partnering experience
• AI / BI Tools
Skills & Competencies:
• Proven track record of success and high quality outputs.
• Strong results focus, allied with an ability to work to and enforce strict reporting deadlines
• Contribute to and support continuous improvement and change to improve and develop service levels.
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to audience and situation.
• Ability to ensure that project plans are communicated and that all timelines are met
• Ability to operate effectively as part of a team – is cordial, tolerant and willing to help others, is co-operative and patient; shares work and information; establishes rapport, can influence and develop effective networks
• Have a pro-active approach to work, anticipating and resolving problems in advance; have keen attention to detail - from anticipating and addressing issues in advance to understanding requests and delivering quality work with minimal errors.
• Can operate flexibly within a busy environment; can shift focus when required.
• Have strong customer service skills. Be able to communicate with a high level of initiative, tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.
• Display a ‘can-do’ attitude; demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for the role.
To apply : Please send your CV to Dave Riordan on 01 6377251 or dave.riordan@charteredaccountants.ie
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