Management Accountant 1 year fixed-term contract (FTE 0.5)
National College of Art & Design
Dublin
€53,346-65,174 per year
Contract
Part-time
23 days ago
NCAD, changing the world through bold and curious thinking, making and doing.NCAD is one of Ireland’s foremost creative and cultural institutions. NCAD is a community dedicatedto creating a rich and lively learning environment for all students.For over 270 years NCAD has represented excellence in art and design education. Our role hascontinually evolved to reflect the needs of community and industry, enabling NCAD to imagine futurepossibilities and shape the world around us.NCAD is a creative community, and one of Europe’s leading higher education institutions for visualdisciplines. Our studio-based approach to teaching and research creates the environment for criticalenquiry, radical experimentation and creative learning, helping our students and staff to addressmany of the real challenges confronting society, culture and contemporary business.Our graduates, whether in Design, Fine Art, Education or Visual Culture are equipped to approachsituations, questions or challenges through a process of creative thinking that they learn whilestudents here. They are well qualified to bring their creativity and skills to many different careerswhen they leave NCAD, and NCAD graduates have gone on to make their mark in many areas of theeconomy and society.The position of Secretary to the Head of Corporate Services requires the role holder to be able towork independently, to prioritise their work and meet deadlines. Given the nature of the role, andthe support it provides across the College, the role holder will be required to exercise goodjudgement, discretion and maintain confidentiality. Experience of working in the public service or theeducation sector would be beneficial.Salary: Grade VI Salary Scale €53,346 - €65,174 pro-rata, i.e. €€26,673 - €32,587 per annum**Candidates should note that as per Department of Finance guidelines, entry will be at the minimumpoint of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjustedfrom time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if youare a currently serving civil or public servant.Annual Leave: Annual Leave will be 27 working days per year pro-rata, i.e. 13.5 days per annum. Thisleave is exclusive of public holidays.Hours of Attendance: Working hours will be 17.5 hours per week (net of rest breaks).Location: This position is based at NCAD, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Preparation of budgets and forecasts at departmental, and institution level.
In conjunction with Head of Corporate Services/Finance Officer develop resource model for the college.
Development of programme level budgets in conjunction with school heads and project accountant.
Development of streamlined reporting pack at all levels within the institution.
Preparation of monthly variance reports, key cost controls, financial data to required
Assist in preparation monthly management accounts and monthly consolidated reports, detailed variance analysis and commentary on actual vs budget
Suggest and implement process improvements and efficiencies; develop analytic tools and techniques to control costs and improve financial reporting; analysing trends
Reviewing costings and analyse various cost centres across the business to ensure the most
cost-effective processes are in place
Providing planning and cost controlling support
Development of programme level budgets in conjunction with school heads and project accountant.
Review and analysis of overhead spend and forecasting future expenditure
Develop and build management dashboards and KPI reports
Assist with process improvement projects across Corporate Service function.
Selection CriteriaSelection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successfulcandidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.Mandatory:
Assist in preparation monthly management accounts and monthly consolidated reports,
detailed variance analysis and commentary on actual vs budget
Suggest and implement process improvements and efficiencies; develop analytic tools and
techniques to control costs and improve financial reporting; analysing trends
Reviewing costings and analyse various cost centres across the business to ensure the most cost-effective processes are in place
Providing planning and cost controlling support
Development of programme level budgets in conjunction with school heads and project accountant.
Review and analysis of overhead spend and forecasting future expenditure
Develop and build management dashboards and KPI reports
Assist with process improvement projects across Corporate Service function.