Overview
Finance Administrator Jobs in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland at North Tipperary Development Company
Title: Finance Administrator
Company: North Tipperary Development Company
Location: Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
THE ROLE AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Work as part of the Finance team. The role of the Finance Administrator will have responsibility for financial reporting to funding agencies, budgeting, preparing month end accounts for programmes, internal audit function, accounts payable and receivable duties, processing payroll and assisting with GDPR Compliance and Company Secretarial Duties.
Relationships
• Reports to the Finance Manager.
• Works as part of the Finance and Administration team
• Interacts with other members of the management team and Programme Coordinators.
• Interacts with the Audit & Risk and Finance Committees of the Board.
• Liaising when required with the various funding agencies.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Key Responsibilities:
• Month End Accounts– Data Entry on SAGE, bank reconciliations & preparation of monthly programme management accounts on the financial system and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Accounts Analysis & Reporting– investigating variances on accounts at month end and resolving any issues. Preparing financial reports for the Finance Committee
• Accounts Payable – Processing and making payments either by EFT to creditors to include the purchase to pay cycle and matching orders to invoice and goods receive note. Preparing creditor’s reconciliations.
• Accounts Receivable – Sales Invoicing / recoupments – raise invoices and post to accounts system if not integrated package. Follow up on outstanding amounts due and Debtors reconciliations.
• Payroll – Provide Support to the Payroll Administrator in processing fortnightly and monthly payroll & provide cover for Holiday leave.
• Financial Returns -Preparation of financial and other returns to funding agencies within the deadlines.
• GDPR – assisting with GDPR compliance in the organisation.
• Auditing
➢ Assist with the Company annual statutory audit
➢ Assist with Programme audits by the various funding agencies
➢ Internal Audit Function carrying out internal audits as directed by the Audit & Risk Sub Committee
• Administration and Secretarial
➢ Processing and paying travel and expenses claims in accordance with procedures.
➢ Assist with secretarial functions of the organisation including minute taking of staff, board and committee meetings as assigned by the Finance Manager & CEO.
➢ Provide supervision and administration support to reception staff.
➢Assist in Office management to include filing, stationery and room bookings.
➢ Provide some secretarial & administration support to the CEO & HR Manager team functions prioritised and agreed between the CEO & Finance Manager.
• CRM Systems – General management of CRM systems related to financial and non-financial elements of funder programmes and as part of a team, when required.
• Personnel – Record keeping in relation to personnel and tracking the implementation of finance and administrative related procedures.
• Teamwork – Providing support to the members of the team as required in meeting the team objectives.
Other finance and administration support duties as assigned by the Finance Manager. The post-holder is expected to be flexible in the performance of his/her duties.
Other General Duties
- To comply at all times with NTDC policies and procedures.
- To work in a manner which positively promotes the aims, objectives and values of NTDC.
- To participate in monthly professional supervision in accordance with the supervision policy of NTDC.
- Undertake any duties consistent with the post as may be reasonably requested by the CEO.
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Qualifications
- Business Administration (Level 6)
Desirable Qualifications
- Accounting Technician
Essential Knowledge
- Good analytical ability, with a logical approach to problem solving and sound judgement.
- Capacity to proactively and constructively contribute to team tasks.
- Have the ability to meet weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines.
- Strong IT skills – MS Office.
- High level of both spoken and written communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills, flexibility and ability to work well under pressure.
Desirable Knowledge
- Knowledge of Public Procurement.
- Good working knowledge of CRM systems.
- Knowledge of IT hardware, Software, IT security and Data Compliance
Essential Experience
- Up to 2 years financial experience in a busy office environment.
- Relevant experience required in the key areas including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, financial reporting, budgeting, internal audit, experience of company secretarial minute taking and personnel related recordkeeping.
- Previous experience with accounting/payroll software systems such as SAGE/Thesaurus.
Desirable Experience
- Experience of working on programmes funded by bodies external to the organisation in the community/voluntary, social enterprise or public sector.
- Previous experience in internal audit function.
Core Competencies of Finance Administrator
- Excellent bookkeeping and accounting skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including report/minute writing skills.
- Excellent administrative skills and ability to establish and maintain effective administrative systems, keep accurate records and produce reports in a timely manner.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with proven ability to identify priorities, work to deadlines and organise the work to ensure optimum service delivery.
- Strong resilience and capacity to manage stress and to work effectively under pressure.
- Capacity to prepare funding proposals, complete service reports and meet other reporting requirements of funders.
- Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Capacity to accurately represent the mission, objectives and ethos of NTDC.
Other Requirements
- Full clean driving licence and use of car as required for work.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Full-time position – working 35 hours per week. This is an fixed term contract until 31st December 2027.
SALARY
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience based on a salary scale of €33,422 – €52,259.
Application Details
To Apply, please send Application Form accompanied with CV by email to the HR Manager [email protected] clearly marked ‘Finance Administrator’ to reach the office by 12noon on the 18th May 2026. Please contact [email protected] or visit our website http://www.ntdc.ie for Application Form. Short Listing of Candidates will apply, and a panel will be formed for similar positions as part of this recruitment process for 18 months.
