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Head of Finance Governance and Assurance, Dublin
Client:
Cpl
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
0072ef02d60b
Job Views:
107
Posted:
21.01.2025
Expiry Date:
07.03.2025
Job Description:
My client, a leader in the Real Estate Sector, is hiring a Head of Finance Governance and Assurance to join their team.
This position involves providing independent oversight of our fee and non-fee earning departments within Ireland for an initial period and thereafter with the potential to expand the role across the European portfolio.
Reporting to the Finance and Operations Director, the Head of Finance Governance and Assurance will provide professional, high-quality, and independent assurance to the senior leadership team around the integrity and performance of internal finance and non-finance processes with the business.
On successful hire, you will:
1. Set out and execute the annual surveillance plan to independently assess the performance of the business including measuring the ongoing conformance with client service level agreements and contractual obligations.
2. Create a heat map of revenue streams by client, service line, and risk to enhance transparency, inform senior leadership, and facilitate the prioritization of oversight activities.
3. Develop a risk register to include all key operational and strategic risks and undertake periodic risk assessments of the function driving the timely completion of associated follow-up action plans emphasizing remediation of control weaknesses.
4. Build relationships with the departmental management team to ensure support around oversight activities and unfettered access to staff, processes, systems, reports, and activities.
5. Develop an in-depth understanding of the overall performance of the business, cost recoverability against budget per key instruction, and the productivity and efficiency of staff.
6. Establish metrics and reporting to clearly and concisely communicate relevant financial information on the performance of the business.
7. Provide recommendations for implementing best practices to drive improvement in the quality, efficiency, and accuracy of processes.
8. Work with the existing compliance functions to conduct an annual review of compliance processes identifying opportunities for improvement.
To get this job, you will have the following knowledge, skills, and experience:
1. Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience of auditing and advising on governance, risk, and controls, with a strong knowledge of financial principles, practices, and relevant accounting standards.
2. Demonstrated experience in managing functions, implementing process improvements, and understanding month-end and year-end close activities for multiple entities.
3. Ability and desire to act autonomously with excellent organizational, planning, and project management skills.
4. Driven and self-motivated with a hands-on practical approach and an ability to work to deadlines.
5. A high level of personal integrity, tenacity, independence with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
6. The credibility and personal presence to understand and integrate into the business with excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
7. Exceptional computer literacy skills and proficiency in financial software and ERP systems.
8. The ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving business environment with a willingness to understand the wider business imperatives.
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