Ireland: Project Accounting Manager - GOAL Ireland

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Title: Project Accountant – Manager
Contract Duration: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)

Overview of the Role:

• Manage global donor audits where coordination between countries is required, including the following:
  • Gather initial documentation required from various sources, including liaising with Desk Officers and Operations Accountants
  • Coordinate audit plan with auditor and various stakeholders within HQ and Field
  • Review (or coordinate review) of all sample documentation before being submitted to auditors to ensure completeness and accuracy
  • Perform detailed reviews of all reports and letters produced by auditors. Provide suggested comments to SMT for their review. Coordinate SMT review of key reports and letters
  • Review and approve payment of invoices in adherence with previous agreements
  • Ensure adherence with GOAL Procurement Policies in relation to audit firms and participate in Procurement Committees as required
• Provide assistance to all teams on audit related issues and queries
  • Respond timely to queries raised by field and HQ teams
  • Review contentious audit reports and provide guidance as to potential responses and coaching regarding how to liaise with the audit teams
• Lead or participate, as appropriate, in projects around the organisation, including projects effecting HQ, field, or both, to with focus of process improvement and efficiency, with a finance lens (i.e., Dell project to get process mapping; timesheet system implementation; etc). This includes close cross-departmental collaboration
• Prepare the Segregated Account Reconciliation on a weekly basis to assist the Senior Financial Accountant with understanding the availability of segregated funds for business purposes
• Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements, including detailed review to ensure adherence with rules and requirements and for completeness and accuracy.
• Be a backup for Syria and HQ Finance Procurement and Tender Committees to alleviate load on the relevant colleagues
• Provide support and assistance within the Finance department where deemed relevant and appropriate

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead donor audits from an HQ perspective for key donors to include USAID, DfID, Irish Aid, and ECHO
• Review and derive process improvements for the field finance to include cash-flow forecasting tools, management reporting for field finance teams, budget developments
• Work closely with Senior Management Team and Regional Directors on major applications of budgeting, work plans, and cash flow at field level
• Build, delivery and support the global financial infrastructure to support the organisation growth strategy to include identification of process improvement workflows with specific focus on field finance
• Lead all project initiative across departments both at HQ and field
• Any other duties as may be deemed appropriate

Qualifications and Attributes

Essential

• A qualified accountant
• A minimum of six months experience working as an auditor
• Strong technical financial expertise
• Strong communication skills
• Has successfully managed different projects and work activities at the same time and can demonstrate being able to effectively prioritise between competing demands in a tight time window

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

• Practices and promotes a strong focus on delivering high quality customer service, for internal and external customers
• Treats others with diplomacy, tact, courtesy and respect, even in challenging circumstances
• Presents information clearly, concisely and confidently when speaking and in writing
• Collaborates and supports colleagues to achieve organisational goals

Commitment to GOAL Values

• Strives to perform at a high level, investing significant energy to achieve agreed objectives
• Ensures that the field is at the heart of all services provided
• Upholds high standards of honesty, ethics and integrity

Accountability within GOAL
A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Equal Employer Statement
Consistent with GOAL’s core values of humanitarianism; integrity; respect; partnership and courage, we place a significant emphasis on equality in our working environment. GOAL is committed to treating all its employees with dignity and respect and values diversity, which it believes enriches an organisation. To reinforce this commitment, all company activities, policies, practices and procedures are to be carried out in accordance with this global standard.
All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
GOAL believes that our strong commitment to equal opportunity and equal treatment helps to ensure that there is no unjustified discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, compensation, benefits, retention, and discipline of staff and volunteers. GOAL aims to provide a work environment that fosters fairness, equity, and respect for social and cultural diversity, and that is free from discrimination, harassment [and vilification] as determined by applicable laws.

General Terms and Conditions
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.

Please apply through the following link:
https://www.goalglobal.org/careers/?vacancy=2056016