Job Description



|Job Title |Accountant |

|Version |1.0 |

|Date |05/02/2021 |

|Manager |Financial Controller |

The Irish Heart Foundation is Ireland’s national charity dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Every hour someone in Ireland suffers a stroke and every day hundreds of people are diagnosed with heart conditions. The lives of these people are often cut tragically short. Many are left disabled. Almost 9,000 die from heart conditions and stroke every year in Ireland making cardiovascular disease one of the nation’s biggest killers. We work to turn this around – support people to live healthy lives and avoid cardiovascular disease, but also to support people living with heart conditions and stroke.

We support pioneering medical research, campaign for improved patient care, and promote positive public health strategies. We work in hospitals, schools and workplaces to support, educate and train people to save lives. As a charity we are dependent on the generosity of the public to continue our vital good work. We ask the public to support our work by making a donation, giving of their time to volunteer or by learning the skills needed to save a life through our courses.

Overall Responsibility:

We are looking for an Accountant to join our Dublin based Finance team. The successful candidate will support the Director of Finance and Support Services in all aspects of accounting and financial control and assist in the development of a streamlined approach to the financial management of the Foundation.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements.

• Ownership of the Foundation’s cash management process, including debtors and bank account reconciliations.

• Ownership of the financial and compliance aspects of Grant funding.

• Maintain and develop the current financial reporting system and play a key role in testing all new systems and processes that may be implemented.

• Ensure that the financial control environment is implemented effectively.

• Responsibility for SORP compliance.

• Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee and Board of Directors.

• Assist with the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

• Assist with all audit processes and liaison with external auditors.

• Assist with all regulatory submissions as required.

• Ensure that all financial data is analysed and reported accurately in the CRM database and in the accounting system.

• Other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a finance function in the charitable sector

• Charities SORP Accounting experience is required.

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite is necessary, in particular Microsoft Excel.

• Strong IT and analytical skills, experience with Dimensions (Access) is desirable

• Highly organised with attention to detail

• Strong Corporate Governance experience an advantage.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Adaptable and energetic with strong interpersonal skills

The above is a guide to the nature of the work required. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive. This job description will be reviewed in line with business needs.

Details of Role and Application process

This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday. The role is based in the Irish Heart Foundation’s offices in Rathmines, Dublin. Currently staff are working remotely and the successful candidate will be supported to work remotely initially according to public health guidelines.

To apply please provide an up to date curriculum vitae and cover letter outlining how you suit the post by email to Siobhan Browne, HR Consultant

Email: hr@irishheart.ie

The closing date for this position is Friday February 26th 2021

The Irish Heart Foundation is an equal opportunities employer.

The Irish Heart Foundation has a no smoking policy. Employees are not permitted to smoke whilst undertaking any duties on behalf of the Foundation.

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