JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Income Accountant
1. JOB PURPOSE
The Senior Income Accountant ensures accuracy and consistency of Income recognition in a compliant manner across the Group. The Senior Income Accountant supports the business with costings and calculations for tenders and the review of Service Level Agreements to ensure compliance. The Senior Income Accountant is responsible for reconciling funding income streams from Public bodies with actual Service Levels Agreements and ensuring that non-public contracts are supported by signed agreements and all such income is received and properly accounted for by Finance.
2. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/KNOWLEDGE
Formal Education / Training
| § Accounting qualification § Member of relevant accountancy body. (ACA,ACCA or CIMA) |
Work Experience
| § Minimum 2 years post qualification experience § Working in a costing/management accounting environment--desirable § Exposure to a tendering (RFQs/RFTs) as part of daily duties--desirable § Working to tight deadlines in large complex accounting function—essential § Working in a complex accounting function to strict reporting deadlines—essential § Proven experience in using a relevant financial software package. |
Skills and Knowledge . | § A commitment to living the organisational values of Team work, Dignity, Justice, Advocacy and Quality. § Ability to deliver tangible results within agreed, tight deadlines § Ability to take both macro and micro views of costing proposals § In depth knowledge of accounting, especially cost accounting § In depth knowledge of both full absorption costs and marginal costing/contribution analysis § Excellent computer-literacy skills. § Working knowledge of complex accounting systems---experience in Sun, Vision, Sage, and MS applications would be an advantage § Excellent relationship management skills § Ability to prioritise and multi-task § Analytical and conceptual skills § Excellent relationship management skills § Outcomes driven § Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. |
3. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
| Job Area |
1. | Develop detailed costing models to support RFQs, RFTs and other forms of service request proposals across the Group in line with Funders requirements. |
2. | Develop a working relationship with all key stakeholders, including Funders, Finance, Business Development and HR in order to ensure effective communication. |
3. | Develop scenario analysis to evaluate different costing options, to ensure the most effective and efficient option is included in response to service request proposals. |
4. | Develop and perform monthly income reconciliations between expected and actual income streams in order to produce monthly reporting and ad hoc reporting. |
5. | Develop and review procedures in order to evaluate unsuccessful tenders/quotes and building improvements for future submissions, where applicable. |
6. | Line manage the Assistant Income Accountant to include establishing and recording accountable work; providing support and guidance; and identify the development needs and opportunities of supervised staff. |
7. | Develop Income Recognition policies for use throughout the Group |
8. | Maintain register of all public and private contracted SLAs/other contractual arrangements across the Group. |
4. KEY DIMENSIONS AND RELATED JOB RESULTS
Key measurable items will include:
§ Delivery of costing proposals within agreed tight deadlines
§ Development of costing templates in anticipation of all types of costing proposals
§ Monthly income reconciliation
§ Detailed review and analysis of Tender applications and costing proposals.
§ Development of ongoing proposals to Finance, Business Development and Senior Management regarding potential efficiencies to be implemented, thus making proposal outcomes more successful
§ Ongoing review of the implementation of existing Terms and Conditions of operating contracts/SLAs, in conjunction with Operations and Business Development.
My client:
A Financial Accountant is responsible for running the accounting and financial activities of an organisation. They analyse the economic stability of the company and provide financial information to other departments, enabling these departments to make budgeting and investment decisions. A Financial Accountant reports on costs, productivity, margins and company expenditures.
This Financial Accountant will be responsible for tasks such as financial reporting, forecasting, management of credit control as well as having a hands-on approach to assisting the team.
What will I be doing?
• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
• Tax reporting and inventory processing
• Collecting and analysing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates
• Advising on estimates for project funding
• Creating KPI reports
• Preparing weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
• Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data
• Conducting internal audits such as wage reviews
• Examining financial records to check for accuracy
• Managing and training staff when necessary
Qualifications and Skills
• Part Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA) is essential and ideally with some post qualification experience
• Excellent math skills
• Experienced in bookkeeping
• Superior attention to detail
• Ability to work under high time pressure
• Experienced in MS Office
• Ability to handle and protect confidential documents
What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role?
• Ideally having trained within a practice environment looking to advance their career within a leading multinational regulated environment
• Knowledge of Workday or similar reporting tools
• Committed to carrying out tasks with an emphasis on right first-time approach
• Strong inter personnel skills with an ability to support and influence senior financial and operational colleagues
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of MS Office applications ( in particular Excel )
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is essential to perform this role
• Experience with data base accounting and management reporting systems together with working experience in the Financial Services sector would be an advantage
What behaviors are rewarded?
• Customer Obsession- We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we
make.
• Relentless- We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to
give up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrity - We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.
• Agility- We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and
technologies.
• Collaboration- We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared
• knowledge.
Can you tell me about the benefits?
• Excellent salary consummate to experience
• X% performance based annual bonus (if relevant)
• 33 paid days off per year (including bank holidays), that increases over time
• Pension with generous employer contribution
• Paid market leading medical cover plan with Irish Life or Medical allowance if you prefer
• Self- development funding
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Flexible and hybrid working model
• Work from anywhere once a year
Reach out to Matthew Moan at 01 947 6312 or [email protected]
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