Senior Accountant, Public Sector, Louth
Accountancy Solutions
- Louth
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Louth
- Contract
- Industry
- Reference: 25789YR
- To provide financial support to the Head of the Department in delivering on their accountability in respect of financial business
- To comprehensively analyse data and information
- To compile reports both written and oral with conclusions, implications, and recommendations
- Participate in the development of the audit plan in collaboration with other members of the Audit team
- Assist with the maintenance of Internal Financial Controls to ensure budgetary management and accountability
- Liaise with for profit and not for profit providers of services in connection with validation, invoicing, and other accounting procedures
- Communicate with the auditee to confirm audit requirements and plans
- Produce financial reports/analysis/audit reports for Head of Services and the Quality Improvement Group
- Advise on opportunities for value for money initiatives
- Promote and demonstrate full compliance with Financial Regulation and Policy, Finance Corporate Governance and best accounting practice at all times
- Participate in the change management process and ensure that all key stakeholders are communicated to in an adequate and timely basis as the audit process advances
- Be responsible for identifying areas of spend that require changes to processes including engaging with vendors to redesign processes
- Tracking of financial aspects of support services Level Agreements or other contracting arrangements where relevant
- Assist in preparing the Service Plan and Cost Containment arrangements for the department in conjunction with the Head of Services as appropriate
- To participate in responding to Audit reports as advised by the Internal Audit and C & A.G. departments
- Assist in the oversight of KPIs, financial governance arrangements, financial systems, and business re-engineering processes in collaboration with the Head of Services
- Demonstrate pro-active commitment to all communications with internal and external stakeholders
- Undertaking such other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Services
- The management and delivery of KPIs as a routine and core business objective
- Measurement of compliance with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which are congruent with Service Level arrangements
- Development of Action Plans to address KPI targets when necessary
- Ensure appropriate communication and information systems are in place to address the needs of a wide range of stakeholders including those external to the organisation
- To effectively handle queries directed to the Audit teams – assessing, recording, and actioning queries, ensuring that such enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner and responses recorded
- To contribute to the development of an effective team environment
- To contribute to a process of Continuous Quality Improvement within Home support
- To provide cover for other office staff members as required
- Must be able to work in a busy and dynamic environment