C3 2021

Our vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. We believe that no-one should have to live in fear that they won't have a home to sleep in or enough food to feed their children. For over 50 years we have been working with the world's poorest people towards this goal.

Today we are a team of over 4,400 highly skilled and dedicated professionals from 50 countries who share an exceptional depth and diversity of experience. We want committed, values driven staff to join our Dublin team and are currently looking for a Management Accountant to be part of our Finance department.

We are committed to providing our staff with the skills needed to excel in their jobs. Concern offers in-house management and leadership courses and tailored organisation-wide learning opportunities both in-person and online. All employees are required to undertake training in equality, diversity and inclusion; the Code of Conduct; and safeguarding, along with any other training required for the role.

Our culture is values driven and friendly. A global engagement survey conducted in 2022, responded to by 3,577 of our staff, showed that 89% of our staff would happily recommend Concern as a great place to work and 94% are proud to tell people that they work for Concern.

Our office is located in Dublin 2 and we are currently working a hybrid model (50% remote working) and offer flexi time.

The job: The Management Accountant will provide management accounting support to the ROI finance team, provide financial services support to ROI budget holders and provide monthly reports and support to Country Programme Finance teams.

Job Location: Dublin

If you join us, your responsibilities will be :
Preparation and distribution of monthly intercompany schedules to overseas fields and provide related support
Providing management accounting services including the preparation of monthly management accounts, annual budget preparation, budget revisions and statutory reporting functions
Providing comprehensive, high quality analysis to aid and support business decision makers
Complete monthly reconciliations and analysis of specific Balance Sheet accounts including Debtors and Creditors
Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register and related statutory reporting
Managing annual VAT reclaim with the Revenue Commissioners
Contribute in the review of finance processes to drive system optimisation and process improvement
Managing the income integration from the Concern Overseas Grant Management System to the finance system
Providing support during the annual audit to tight deadlines
Supporting Finance Manager and wider finance team in general financial management

Skills you will bring:
Essential:
Applicants should have a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with a minimum of three years post-qualification experience in a commercial environment
Strong accounting knowledge
Experience of month end close, functional reporting and preparation of statutory accounts and / or branch reporting experience
Experience in annual budget preparation and budget revisions
Excellent organisation skills: ability to plan and organise work so that it is efficient and effective
Good Microsoft Office Skills; with strong word and excel skills
Clear communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong business relationships
Applicants must be able to demonstrate good motivational skills and be committed to working in an effective team environment.
Flexible and adaptable to change
Empathy with the organisational goals of Concern Worldwide is essential

Desirable:
Previous accounting experience in the same type of organisation is desirable but not essential
Knowledge of Microsoft Great Plains
Experience in/proven record of process improvements

This role will be based in the Dublin office with a salary from €54,500 – €62,286 (Band 5). This is a one year fixed term contract. You will report to the Finance Manager and liaise with ROI Departments, UK Finance, and the Country Programmes.

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance - for example if you have a visual impairment or are neuro-divergent - please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCo C) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Your Personal Data

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements wby future funding is conditional on ensuring that the name of any employee or volunteer (existing or new), does not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).

Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will only be made following a successful clearance check being conducted on the applicant and such checks may be updated periodically during the course of the period of employment.

By submitting a formal application for paid or voluntary employment to Concern, you agree to Concern carrying out a clearance check as outlined above and that Concern will not proceed to recruit you should your name appear on any of the aforementioned lists

In certain circumstances, donors may request that personal data relating to employees to work on the activities that they fund be provided directly to them - so that they can perform their own counter terrorism checks. This may involve transferring some basic personal data outside the EEA. It will be a condition of your employment contract that Concern be allowed to share this information with institutional donors for these purposes.

For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visit www.concern.net/about/privacy

Please only apply for this position if you are satisfied with the proposed processing of your personal data as outlined above.

Salary: €54,500 - €62,286
Based in Country: Ireland
Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time
Benefits: Please see T&Cs attached
Closing Date: 4 October 2024
Location: Dublin