Role: Senior Accountant
Reporting to:
Finance Manager and CFO
Summary Of Role And Responsibilities
The Good Shepherd Centre and its sister organisation Kilkenny Voluntary Housing Association, are seeking to hire a Senior Accountant as a key part of the Finance function for the organisations. Candidate will have a close working relationship with the leadership team, and will be expected to provide them with key information and reports
Position: Senior Accountant
The Role Will Involve
* Preparation of financial reports including KPI reports
* Managing Funding applications and reporting to funding agencies
* Involvement in of all aspects of the finance function, Payroll, bank and cash, and AP/AR functions,
* Ongoing development and monitoring of accounting, controls and policies
* Managing Bank and overseeing cashflow
* Preparation of year end accounts and liaising with company auditors
* Assisting with systems improvements and upgrades ( Sage, Payroll, etc )
Candidate Profile
Role will suit a candidate with at least 3 years post qualification experience or with 5 years suitable finance experience. Will suit a pro-active candidate who is comfortable interacting at senior levels within a business. Candidate should have excellent IT and inter-personal skills and a pro-active can do attitude. Working experience within the Not for Profit or Charity sector a distinct advantage.
Terms
* A Specified purpose contract
* A six-month probationary period will apply.
* This position is subject to reference checks.
* Occasional work outside normal office hours.
* Based in Kilkenny city-centre office.
* 39 hours per week, with flexible working opportunities.
Skills
Excellent problem solving Skills Excellent verbal and written communication Excellent organisational and IT Skills