Job Title - Director of Finance Date Prepared -February 2025 Reports To-Chief Executive Officer Roles Reporting -Financial Accountant, Finance Team, Procurement & Facilities Manager Key Relationships & Interactions Internal -CEO and Senior Leadership Team, Coordinators in Day Supports and Supported living, Management of the Social Enterprise.
Finance Sub Committee of the Board / Board of Directors External-HSE, Pobal and other funders (including exploring funding diversification), External auditors, External advisors, Colleagues in the disability sector.
Terms & Conditions Full time permanent contract Salary Comparable to General Manager HSE Salary Scale 2021 Range of benefits including hybrid working.
Eligibility criteria At least 5 years experience in a leadership role in finance or general Management.
A qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA).
Proven experience in working with funders, compiling grant applications and reporting.
Ability to think strategically, and to formulate and implement strategic initiatives.
Proven experience of leading, managing and developing diverse support teams.
This includes coaching and mentoring of staff and encouraging problem solving behaviour in teams.
Experience of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Ability to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and flexible, ability to meet deadlines in a busy role.
An understanding of WALKs Vision, Values, Ethos and Mission and a positive vision for the future.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products especially Word and Excel.
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Previous experience of working in a not for profit or healthcare environment.
Job Overview Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Finance is a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
This a key leadership role ensuring a platform of systems and practices are in place to support the delivery of WALK services.
The successful candidate will have significant financial, operational, and administrative responsibilities that include leading and developing finance, facilities, procurement and funding diversification.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities Leadership of the Finance and Administration team.
Building competence and capacity within the team.
Contribute to strategic planning process.
Lead on the delivery of operational plans across the finance, procurement and facilities team.
Finance Leadership Develop / maintain funding relationships with HSE / Pobal and other funders.
Support WALK operations with grant applications and business cases.
Effective communication around costing methodology.
Support the CEO in agreeing the Service Level Agreement with HSE Strategic leadership on the optimisation of WALK assets and future planning.
Attend bi-monthly meetings of the Finance / Audit subcommittee to the board.
Present annual budgets for approval and prepare bi-monthly finance reports of the Board.
Oversee the annual audit and liaise with Auditors on matters of importance to SLT and Board.
Oversee finance policy and practice to ensure all are in line with Statutory / HSE / Pobal requirements.
Oversee financial risks.
Facilities & Procurement Responsibility for all new leases / premises across WALK, liaising with Senior Leadership Team and Board where appropriate.
Responsibility for insurance arrangements for the organisation.
Oversee facilities function in relation to ongoing maintenance, utilities, and fleet management and especially any refurbishment or larger scale works.
Oversee Health and Safety policy and practice in line with that policy.
Oversee procurement policy, planning and compliance in respect of tendering.
Oversee Health and Safety and all risks in this area.
Other responsibilities Ensure that the organisation is compliant with all data protection legislation.
Lead on Finance and Administration Projects.
Personal Competencies Leadership Positive Attitude and encouraging of others.
Resilience.
Problem Solver.
Highly motivated individual.
Effective communicator with the ability to influence decisions.
Systems Savvy.
Flexible, with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
Emotional intelligence and empathy with others.
This job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment in the light of changing circumstances and may include other duties and responsibilities, as may be determined from time to time.
Skills: Leadership/Management Skills positive attitude Effective Communication Resilience