Job Title: Head of Finance (Grade VIII)
A 12-month fixed term contract is available for a Head of Finance to support the Chief Executive Officer at St. Johns Hospital Limerick.
About St. Johns Hospital
Established in 1780, St. Johns Hospital is a Voluntary Hospital and a member of the University of Limerick Hospitals Group. The hospital provides various inpatient and outpatient services, including general medicine, surgery, urology, gynaecology, and endoscopy services.
Purpose of the Role
The Head of Finance will lead the finance function, developing and strengthening all aspects of finance and procurement processes. They will provide expert financial advice to the Board, CEO, and service managers, ensuring statutory targets are met.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the hospital's financial systems and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
* Provide intelligent, informed, and credible financial advice to the Board, CEO, and service managers.
* Ensure financial reporting requirements are met using accounting software and databases.
* Lead the design and delivery of annual Cost Improvement Programmes.
* Manage budgetary advice, financial resources, including capital projects.
* Effectively line manage the Finance team.
Requirements
* Professional accountancy qualification and membership of a recognised body of accountants.
* At least 5+ years of PQE experience in a finance team, preferably in healthcare.
* Detailed knowledge of General Accepted Accounting principles and Financial Regulations.
* Knowledge of Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Activity Based Funding (ABF) systems.