At Osborne we are currently recruiting for our Government Agency client for twoFinance Manager. These roles will be based in Dublin 1 with hybrid working option (2 days per week in the office). These are permanent full-time roles. This role will join the Finance ISIF Operations team within the Financial Planning and Operations, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager. The successful candidate will be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with five years post qualified experience within the banking / funds sector. This is an essential requirement of the role. The second Finance Manager positions requests previous loans experience. They are looking for someone who is highly motivated, ambitious and eager to progress with this growing division. These are excellent opportunities to join a reputable organisation with fantastic career opportunities.
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Hybrid work options
An extensive wellbeing programme.
A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, International & Multicultural Awareness Team (IMAT), Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more
Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation.
Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees
Career average defined benefit pension scheme
Principal Accountabilities The primary responsibilities of the role are outlined below:
Lead and develop direct reports and the wider ISIF Finance team.
Complete/review due diligence on all new loans and investments, analysing the financial and operational impacts.
Review of daily and monthly management reporting.
Review administration and accounting of ISIF investments ensuring payment and settlement of ISIF investments are made in a timely manner and in line with agreed procedures.
Review of monthly reconciliations of investment positions with the Fund’s Global Custodian’s records.
Management of the Fund’s Global Custodian, including review of daily monitoring controls, review of KPIs and co-ordination of monthly service review meetings.
Review the reconciliation of the daily Net Asset Values produced by the ISIF Portfolio Management System.
Liaise with the Fund’s external tax advisor to ensure all tax filings and documents are completed on time.
Responsible for quarterly reporting to the Investment Valuation Committee.
Manage the year end valuation process with the external valuer and auditors.
Oversee documentation and updating of processes, procedures and controls.
Work closely with other teams, in particular the Financial Reporting team, the ISIF team and Project teams.
Experience:
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least 5 years PQE in the banking or funds sector is essential.
Third level qualification preferably in Finance or Accounting.
Experience managing a team of finance professionals is essential.
Skills:
Ability to adapt quickly to the role and demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to easily form good working relationships with team members and senior stakeholders alike.
Strong attention to detail.
A self-starter willing to take the initiative to get results.
Analytical with good problem-solving skills.
Flexible and adaptable to change.
Knowledge:
Experience in managing the administration and accounting of investments such as quoted and unquoted equities, bonds, funds, loans, derivatives etc. is essential.
Experience in dealing with and managing a Custodian would be advantageous.
Experience implementing and using a portfolio management system would be advantageous.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience in other Microsoft Packages.
Knowledge of general ledger applications (in particular Infor SunSystems) would be advantageous.
Understanding of the role of Finance in maintaining a strong control environment.
For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of David McCoy or call Osborne Recruitment on 01-5984334. If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered for this or other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided. Please submit your updated CV in Word Format If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search. Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
