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Finance Administrator

Collins McNicholas Recruitment is proud to be supporting a public sector organisation in the recruitment a Finance Administrator. This is a fixed term contract position based onsite in their Portumna office in Co Galway offering hybrid working arrangements.

 

Key functions:

  • Supervising the daily operations of the office
  • Management of payroll functions and reporting
  • Management of travel and subsistence functions and reporting
  • Controlling payroll documentation, ensuring appropriate authorisation and filing
  • Planning and organising work
  • Resource management for own area of responsibility
  • Supervision and development of staff
  • Liaising with a wide range of individuals and organisations
  • Prepare reports and briefing material for senior staff
  • Assist line management in carrying out duties of the Body as required

Responsibilities:

  • Supervising and allocating work to clerical staff on a daily basis to ensure deadlines are met
  • Control all supporting documentation, ensuring appropriate authorisation, filing and back up retention systems in compliance with GDPR
  • Management and administration of payrolls for processing and payment,
  • Management of travel expenses and payment processing 
  • Providing reports and working time directive reports to managers and budget holders
  • Produce relevant guidance notes and training for users of the accounting and payroll systems
  • Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures in relation to all financial areas
  • Checking all work thoroughly to ensure it is completed to a high standard


Person Specification:

 

  • Leaving Certificate with a minimum of three subjects grades A-C (Honours Paper) and two grades A-C (Standard/ Ordinary Paper) or equivalent. Subjects passed must include English and Mathematics (can be demonstrated at either level), OR
  • At least three years relevant experience in an Accountancy / Financial/Payroll Environment which includes at least one year experience of staff supervision.


Essential Criteria

  • Competence in use of Financial packages such as Core Portal, Core Expenses, Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Ability to process payroll payments, competence in taxation calculations.
  • Good working knowledge of social welfare processing.
  • Be capable and competent of fulfilling the role to a high standard
  • Ability to gather and analyse information to support decision making
  • Effective organisational skills with the proven ability to prioritise and manage workloads to meet deadlines, including Payroll & travel processing.
  • Ability to manage staff in a deadline driven environment.

Desirable Criteria

  • A Level 6 qualification (National Framework of Qualifications) in an Accountancy / Finance discipline

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Noeleen Stewart.

noeleen.stewart@collinsmcnicholas.ie

091-706712