Duties and Responsibilities The National Transport Authority wishes to establish a Financial Accountant -Professional AccountantGrade II panel from which candidates may be drawn as relevant vacancies arise across the NTA Finance function.
Roles are envisaged to become available across the finance team.
These roles may include: Rural Finance accountant Fixed Asset accountant Management and financial reporting accountant Treasury accountant Finance systems governance accountant and finance business process analyst Project reporting and cost accountant Ticketing and controls reconciliation accountant Appointees will have a key role in creating a positive and open working environment, and they will proactively contribute to an ethos of continuous improvement within the wider NTA finance function.
The sections below indicate the range of duties and responsibilities associated with the positions, however these will be more tailored according to the business area where successful candidates are placed.
Core Responsibilities: The core responsibilities may include some or all of the following: Manage and develop members of the NTA Finance team within your area; Ensure the timely and accurate completion of the month end management reporting and business partnering to the Executive and as required for the Board, Audit and Risk Committee and the Department of Transport; Preparation of annual Financial Statements and audit files for audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General; Prepare financial analysis, provide reporting expertise and financial support to the business and act as Strategic Business partner providing insight and challenge to the business to drive a value for money ethos; Assisting in the preparation and interrogation of inputs for various business units into the annual budgeting and forecasting processes; Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis and key performance indicators; Completion of weekly, monthly and annual controls and assist in development and enhancement of control procedures and matrices, ensuring controls are maintained to the highest standards; Provide new insights and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements; Controls and maintain a robust control environment ensuring continuous improvement of processes and escalation of risks and issues to Finance Managers in a timely manner; Ensure high-quality and up-to-date procedure documents are maintained; Assist with other ad hoc assignments and generally support the work of the NTA; Ensure that the Fixed Asset Register is kept up-to-date, accurate and complete.
Also ensure that it is maintained in a clear and concise manner; Work with the reporting and systems implementation teams to migrate excel reports and templates into the reporting tool and expand and generate a detailed monthly review pack for the financial controller; Provide analysis and support to the Finance Managers and the Financial Controller as required; Coordination with various stakeholders including both finance and non-finance personnel both internal and external; and Maintain open communications with Finance management, keeping them informed of any relevant issues or queries.
Other Responsibilities: Building strong internal business partner relationships; Performing financial analysis including Return on Investment calculations; Conducting periodic risk assessments within the Finance area; Provide support for administration of the financial accounting and grant management systems; Assist with any systems development or implementation within areas of responsibility; Assist with the various audits and reviews that take place throughout the year; and Other ad-hoc duties as required.
Note:The functions and responsibilities initially assigned to the positions are based on the current organisational requirements and may be changed from time to time.
The persons appointed require the flexibility to fulfil other roles and responsibilities at a similar level within the Authority.
Essential Criteria Please note: In order to satisfy the shortlisting panel that you meet these criteria you must explicitly reference how you meet same in your application.
Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages.
Each candidate must meet the following requirements at the time of the competition closing: Have a professional accountancy qualification and be admitted to membership of a recognised professional body of accountants; Havea minimum of 5years relevant experience inthe preparation of management accounts, reconciliations, business partnering and financial forecasting, with2 of those years managing projects or people; 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 attention to detail, including through the application process for this position;and Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Desirable Criteria Please note: Should further shortlisting be required after essential criteria above, a selection of the following may be assessed.
The ideal candidate will also: Hold a minimum of a NFQ Level 7 qualification in finance, business, or related discipline other than the accounting qualification; Have knowledge of practices/procedures of the public sector and particularly public sector accounting procedures; Have a strong analytical capability, with a logical approach to problem solving and sound judgement; Have the ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team and as leader of a group; and Have the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
Skills: Is personally trustworthy and can be relied upon Has high levels of expertise Encourages open and constructive discussions