Trócaire has a dynamic global finance team, working in our HQ in Maynooth and across all of our country offices. The finance team won Finance Team of the Year 2022 at the Charities Excellence Awards and is proud to be a true business partnering team to the organisation. We are now looking to recruit a GL Accountant to manage our Financial Operations amp; Control function. The GL Accountant is responsible for overseeing our real time, multi-country, multi-currency accounting system, and maintaining our system of strong internal financial controls across all of our country offices. The GL Accountant also acts as lead for the annual organisational audit and ultimately the production of the annual accounts.
Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in the Global South in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, and with people in Ireland, to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change.
We have 5 Goals: Defend Human Rights; Achieve Climate amp; Environmental Justice; Ensure Women amp; Girls’ Protection, Voice amp; Influence; Saving Lives and Protecting Human Dignity and Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role is for a contract of indefinite duration and is based in Maynooth . An application can be made for hybrid working under our hybrid working policy.
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children and Adults Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding people within our programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Manage all aspects of the Financial Operations and Control function (team of 4) to ensure smooth and timely execution of various accounting processes including payroll, accounts payable, bank and cash management, etc. Finance Business partner with Trócaire’s Northern Ireland office and Ireland facing divisions. This includes supporting on operational planning for the Divisions by critically reviewing and analysing the annual plan and quarterly reforecasts and providing ad hoc finance support as required for the divisions. Preparation and review of Ireland monthly accounts (and associated reporting) to ensure an accurate accounting system is maintained and deadlines are met. Review of international month end accounts for Trócaire’s country offices. Preparation of year end accounts and management of the year-end audit and statutory accounts submissions. Co-ordination of a global audit schedule to provide an overview of upcoming, on-going, or completed audits, audit recommendations provided and status. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all Ireland and Northern Ireland statutory and regulatory obligations and supporting the Finance and Administration managers in Country Offices as required for their respective local statutory requirements. Management of external relationships with banks, insurance, auditors, and government bodies. Preparation and submission of all relevant tax returns (payroll, pension, etc). Continuous review and improvement of internal controls and procedures to ensure adequate financial and non-financial checks and balances are in place to safeguard validity of the balance sheet. Contribute to and/or taking the lead on specific finance projects as required. Support the FPamp;A manager as required on the annual and quarterly budget process Provide dedicated (desk based) financial capacity building to the International Country offices for 2 weeks each year. Behavioural Competencies in Line with Trócaire’s Competency Framework
Leading: Reflecting our values of Participation amp; Accountability, acts to inspire and lead others to achieve their potential, demonstrating Trócaire’s values with integrity in order to achieve our organisation’s objectives. Communicating: Reflecting our value of Participation, being one organisation, communicating clearly and transparently across, teams, units, divisions, locations and other external organisations. Getting our message across with impact. Collaborating: Reflecting our values of Participation amp; Solidarity, partnering effectively a