Finance Project Manager

Finance Project Manager

Dublin Central Office

Scope - Depaul Ireland and Depaul Northern Ireland

Full Time (35hrs/week/M-F); €58,493.00 per annum

This role operates in a hybrid working environment, requiring a minimum of 2 days in the office.

Role

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation's Finance Team in Dublin and Northern Ireland. This role will report directly to the Senior Finance Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals.

Key Areas of Responsibility Contract Management

• Assessing, completing and tracking compliance with Service Level Agreements
• Financial control and reporting on Service Level Agreements
• Monitoring and reporting on Restricted donations to the Fundraising Department

New Business

• Preparing budgets and assessing financial viability for proposed Services / projects
• Performing post-implementation evaluations of new projects to verify their financial success

Financial Control

• Finance lead on audit and assurance engagements ensuring deliverables are on-time and to a high standard
• Keeping Finance policies and controls up-to-date and effective
• Identify potential finance related risks, issues, dependencies, and oversee control improvements
• Support future growth by integrating best-practice finance processes and leveraging automation opportunities that support continuous improvement.

Other Finance Function Responsibilities

• Lead on Finance related change initiatives
• Prepare and organise documentation for insurance renewals and other contractual requirements
• Liaise with the procurement manager on tendering processes and procurement activities
• Representing Finance on cross-functional teams bringing finance skills and input to the wider organisation
• Any other ad-hoc as directed by the line manager or the Director of Finance

Person Requirements Required

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial accounting
• Ability to maintain strong relationships
• Deep understanding of financial management, budgeting, and internal controls

Other skills necessary for the role

• Proficiency with Sage Intaact or similar accounting software
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to balance multiple competing work demands, working to tight deadlines
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience in the homeless services / supported housing or a related sector and familiarity with Statutory Service Level Agreements an advantage

WHY WORK FOR US?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

Our Benefits

• Annual Leave: Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year; 3 to 5 years' service: 27 days per year; over 5 years: 30 working days per year (exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)
• 10 public holidays each year with Good Friday as discretionary day.
• Day off and day pay for Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day and New Year's Day worked for shift workers.
• Non-Shift Workers: Paid day off on public holidays.
• Shift Workers: Expected to work on public holidays; receive an additional day of annual leave in lieu.
• Non-Rostered Employees: May be entitled to one-fifth of the normal weekly rate of remuneration for the public holiday.
• Pension matched by the employer.
• Health Assistance: Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. This includes dental, optical, acupuncture and many more. Children under 16 are also included on the plan.
• Life Assurance: Four times salary.
• Maternity / adoptive Leave: 18 weeks full pay.
• Paternity Leave: 2 weeks full pay.
• Sick Leave: Entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service (subject to policy terms).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their families. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.
• Learning and Development: Depaul's Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family; Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role; Online learning resources within Depaul's award nominated online learning platform, Moodle. Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid.
• Hybrid/Flexible working: DePaul support and embrace Flexible Working, including hybrid working and working from home, in line with the DePaul Working Policy (where appropriate and subject to role requirements and location).