Financial Controller

Our client is recruiting for a Financial Controller to join their organisation based in Dublin City Centre. This role offers a hybrid working structure.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The appointee will be responsible for financial management, internal financial control, and financial

planning/reporting within the organisation. The Financial Controller will

carry out the following functions:

 manage the financial control and reporting team - including sub teams; finance operations,

group reporting, treasury, project accounting;

 prepare monthly management accounts and the annual financial statements;

 consolidate and manage financial reporting of the organisation,

 Support the implementation and consolidation of finance systems including a finance

transformation programme.

 develop the financial processes, reporting capability and controls environment to support

the capital and current expenditure programmes;

 continuous improvement of corporate financial controls and systems;

 develop financial and management reporting capability to support the operational needs

and strategic objectives of the company;

 reengineer existing business processes and practices to increase the efficiency and

timeliness of financial transaction processing and financial reporting;

 building strong business partner relationships with internal and external stakeholders;

 maintain an excellent standard of internal financial controls;

 oversee the consolidated annual budget process;

 oversee the fixed assets of the Authority including working with custodians across the

authority to ensure appropriate safeguarding and reporting

 consolidated annual budget process;

 develop best practice project reporting and cost control governance;

 develop best practice financial, treasury, and procurement policies in line with Government

guidelines and national and EU guidelines and directives;

 Manage and ensure adequate control over the disbursement of payments, grants and

subventions to suppliers, local authorities, transport agencies and transport operators

 ensure compliance with the Public Spending Code;

 devise and implement value for money strategies and further enhance the 'value for money'

ethos within the Authority;

 report to relevant Government departments on financial matters and to the Comptroller &

Auditor General;

 manage tax compliance and returns;

 manage payroll processes and staff superannuation schemes;

 liaise with and support the Internal Audit function;

 prepare financial reports for the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board;

 Ensure that a systematic risk assessment process is embedded in the Finance Function

 manage finance related service providers;

 Monitor, report and take action on financial governance compliance;

 ad hoc project work; and

 generally support the work of the Authority.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Each candidate must meet the following requirements at the time of the competition closing:

a) Hold a professional accountancy qualification and be admitted to membership of a

recognised professional body of accountants;

b) Have at least 10 years' satisfactory relevant experience as a professional accountant or

equivalent experience in a public sector accounting environment, with 3 of those years

working as a senior manager;

c) Experience in financial management of large teams or consolidated finance environments;

d) Experience of conducting and leading audits;

e) Experience in development and oversight of financial controls, policies and procedures

f) Appropriate experience of managing and developing finance teams;

g) Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of accounting standards;

h) Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;

i) Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team and as leader of a group.

DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES

The ideal candidate will also:

j) Have knowledge of practices/procedures of the public sector and particularly public sector

accounting procedures;

k) Have knowledge of public procurement procedures at national and EU level;

l) Have project management skills and experience;

m) Have knowledge of investment appraisal techniques and cost benefit analysis;

n) Have knowledge of corporate governance and the requirements of the Code of Practice for

the Governance of State Bodies.

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.

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