The Central Bank of Ireland serves the public interest by safeguarding monetary and financial stability and by working to ensure that the financial system operates in the best interests of consumers and the wider economy.
We currently have a vacancy for a Head of Function – Finance Centre of Excellence on a contract of indefinite duration in the Financial Control Division. This role is aligned with the Head of Function grade and the HoF salary scale, between €137,836 and €152,973 applies. Please click here for further information on our salary scales.
The purpose of the role is to oversee the management accounting, taxation and business support (e.g. billing & collections, accounts payable and systems) areas to ensure coordinated, integrated and strategic financial management of the organisation. Lead the development of an efficient customer focused team in the delivery of these services from the Division in a well-controlled and risk managed manner, providing a professional service to all stakeholders. Lead a systems and change agenda across the Division focusing on the review of processes and procedures to ensure that all are efficient and fit for purpose. Support and deputise for the Head of Division – Financial Control as required at senior committee and other fora.
Responsibilities:- Develop the function’s strategy and contribute to the development of the overall strategy for the Division and the Directorate to ensure the objectives and strategic outcomes for the Division, Directorate, and the Central Bank as a whole, can be realised.
- Provide leadership and development of the team through effective direction, delegation, performance management and coaching to ensure all staff members can achieve the required performance standards and meet their own job enrichment/development objectives.
- Oversee and manage the operations of the functional area, i.e. the accounting, particularly management accounting, and business support (e.g. billing & collections, accounts payable, tax compliance and systems) activities; and support the business with appropriate financial support, to safeguard the integrity and reputation of the Central Bank’s finances.
- Deliver a systems and change program in accordance with the Divisional Strategy to ensure coordinated, integrated and strategic financial management of the organisation
- Empower direct reports to “own their areas” and foster a culture of collaboration to ensure a high performing, well-motivated team that is able to manage peaks and troughs of activity. Support and coach direct reports to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders, committees and projects teams to empower them to represent the finance agenda in the wider organisation and Eurosystem.
- Deputise for the Head of Division – Financial Control in representing the Division and the Central Bank at Committee level in the ECB and wider international fora on policy and commercial matters to ensure that the Central Bank’s interests are reflected – as required. Actively participate in the governance structure of the Bank and relevant external committees and fora to ensure effective representation of the Central Bank’s interests.
- Develop and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with relevant functions in the Central Bank for the long-term benefit of the Central Bank. Manage engagements with external stakeholders as required so key relationships are maintained and organisational objectives are achieved.
- Develop and drive the implementation of finance transformation and process development initiatives and achieve efficiency and quality enhancements through the development and implementation of improved processes, customer service and automation –working with our external suppliers as required.
Requirements:- A professional Accounting qualification.
- Membership of the professional body, Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), is an indispensable condition of the tenure of the employment
- Significant experience in a leadership role, including strong experience of managing a team of professionals.in a professional and busy finance function. ERP system implementation and finance transformation experience an advantage.
- Deep understanding/ experience of the relevant sector and the practical operations within the area and industry
- Strong analytical, problem solving, decision making, planning and organisational skills.
- Proven ability to critically assess complex/ once off issues and problems with the ability to distil significant volumes of information, identifying solutions for root causes of issues.
- Strong knowledge of the relevant regulatory and legal frameworks
- Subject Matter Expertise is required in the relevant areas
- A working knowledge of the area
- A proven track record in delivering results, services, change and cost reductions in a complex environment.
- Strong project management skills and proven ability to manage and balance a diverse portfolio of activity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in particular the ability to relate to senior management and staff.
- Excellent capability in managing and delivering difficult/ contentious issues with others, including having an ability to challenge senior management on subjective issues.
- Strong people management, coaching and leadership skills including the ability to manage through people in multiple teams.
- Acting professionally, ethically and with integrity including being an exemplar for Bank’s behaviours and values.
- Well-developed strategic thinking, ensuring a fully informed, holistic approach is taken
- Strong leadership qualities and the ability to establish and communicate a clear vision and sense of purpose
We know it's our people who make the Central Bank special and we are focused on creating a diverse, inclusive, fulfilling and progressive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives as it strengthens us, as individuals and as an organisation. We are committed to positively supporting candidates with disabilities. If we can make any reasonable accommodations for you in the recruitment process in order to give you the opportunity to perform to your best, please email our Disability Inclusion Partner, Rebecca Daly at Rebecca.daly@centralbank.ie or 01 224 6711. Any information that you provide will be used only for the purposes of providing relevant support and will have no bearing on how your application will be viewed.
We have recently implemented a hybrid working model to balance the flexibility working from home provides with the value our office environments bring to support collaboration and connection with colleagues. Our approach to hybrid working enables colleagues to work from home up to 50% of working days, building on an existing broad range of flexible working policies and practices already in place to support our people achieve the right balance.
Our policies also provide insight into our organisational culture, work environment and working arrangements. Here are some of the key policies (subject to ongoing review and amendment) which may be of interest as you consider a career with us.
The Central Bank pension scheme mirrors the rules of the civil service pension scheme. Therefore if you are in receipt of civil/public service pension, abatement may apply to your current pension. Details of the appropriate pension scheme will be provided upon determination of the appointee’s status.
Application Details:
Closing Date: 29th November 2024
To apply, please complete the application form attached (via the “apply” link).
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The Central Bank of Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
Freastalaíonn Banc Ceannais na hÉireann ar leas an phobail trí chobhsaíocht airgeadaíochta agus airgeadais a choimirciú agus trína áirithiú go bhfuil an córas airgeadais ag feidhmiú ar mhaithe le leas na dtomhaltóirí agus an gheilleagair níos leithne.
Tá folúntas againn faoi láthair do Cheannasaí Feidhme - Airgeadas ar chonradh tréimhse éiginnte sa Rannán Airgeadais. Tá an ról seo ailínithe le grád an Cheannasaí Feidhme agus beidh scála tuarastail HoF, idir €140,606 agus €156,048, i gceist dá réir sin. Cliceáil anseo chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil maidir lenár scálaí tuarastail.
Is é cuspóir an róil seo maoirsiú a dhéanamh ar oibríochtaí cuntasaíochta, oibríochtaí tacaíochta gnó (párolla, taisteal, pinsin & cuntais iníoctha), agus ar chórais cánachais agus airgeadais chun a chinntiú go bhfuil bainistíocht airgeadais na heagraíochta comhordaithe, comhtháite agus straitéiseach. Foireann éifeachtúil a bheidh dírithe ar chustaiméirí a threorú chun na seirbhísí ón Rannán a chur ar fáil ar mhodh dea-rialaithe ina mbeidh rioscaí á mbainistiú, sa chaoi go gcuirfear seribhís ghairmiúil ar fáil do na páirtithe leasmhara go léir. Clár oibre um chórais agus um athrú a threorú sa Rannán, ag díriú ar athbhreithniú ar phróisis agus ar nósanna imeachta chun a chinntiú go bhfuil siad éifeachtúil agus oiriúnach don fheidhm atá leo. Tacú leis an gCeannasaí Rannáin - Airgeadais, agus ionadaíocht a dhéanamh don cheannasaí de réir mar is gá ar choistí sinsearacha agus ag fóraim eile. Straitéis an Rannáin agus an Bhainc a chur chun cinn.
Freagrachtaí:- Straitéis na feidhme a fhorbairt agus rannchuidiú le forbairt straitéis iomlán an Rannáin agus na Stiúrthóireachta chun a chinntiú gur féidir cuspóirí agus torthaí straitéiseacha a bhaint amach don Stiúrthóireacht, don Rialáil Airgeadais agus don Bhanc Ceannais ina iomláine.
- An fhoireann a stiúradh agus a fhorbairt trí threoir éifeachtach a thabhairt, trí tharmligean a dhéanamh, trí bhainistíocht feidhmíochta agus trí chóitseáil chun a áirithiú go mbainfidh na comhaltaí foirne go léir a gcuid cuspóirí féin amach maidir le jabshaibhriú/forbairt poist.
- Formhaoirsiú agus bainistiú a dhéanamh ar oibríochtaí an réimse feidhme, go háirithe oibríochtaí cuntasaíochta, oibríochtaí tacaithe gnó (e.g. cuntais iníoctha, taisteal, pinsean, párolla), comhlíontacht cánach agus córais airgeadais.
- Tacú leis an ngnó trí thacaíocht airgeadais iomchuí, d’fhonn iontaofacht agus clú airgeadas an Bhainc Ceannais a chosaint.
- Clár um chórais agus athrú a sheachadadh i gcomhréir le Straitéis an Rannáin d’fhonn bainistíocht chomhordaithe, chomhtháite, straitéiseach na heagraíochta a áirithiú.
- Baill foirne a bheidh ag tuairisciú go díreach duit a chumasú “ina gcuid réimsí féin” agus cultúr an chomhair a chothú sa chaoi go mbeidh foireann ardfheidhmíochta, ardspreagtha ann a bheidh ábalta uasphointí agus íosphointí gníomhaíochta a bhainistiú. Tacú le baill foirne a bheidh ag tuairisciú go díreach duit agus iad a chóitseáil chun go mbeidh siad ábalta plé go héifeachtúil le páirtithe leasmhara inmheánacha agus seachtracha, agus le coistí agus foirne tionscadail, rud a chumasóidh dóibh an clár airgeadais a léiriú ar fud na heagraíochta níos leithne agus ar fud an Eurochórais.
- A bheith i d’ionadaí don Cheannasaí Rannáin, de réir mar is gá, chun ionadaíocht a dhéanamh don Rannán agus don Bhanc Ceannais ar leibhéal Coiste i BCE agus ag fóraim idirnáisiúnta níos leithne ar shaincheisteanna beartais agus tráchtála chun a chinntiú go ndéanfar leasa an Bhainc Ceannais a léiriú. Páirt ghníomhach a ghlacadh i struchtúr rialachais an Bhainc, i gcoistí seachtracha agus i bhfóraim sheachtracha ábhartha chun a chinntiú go ndéanfar leasa an Bhainc Ceannais a léiriú go héifeachtach.
- Caidrimh thairbhiúla, chomhoibritheacha leis na feidhmeana ábhartha sa Bhanc Ceannais a fhorbairt agus a chothabháil ar mhaithe le leas fadtéarmach an Bhainc Ceannais. Rannpháirtíocht le páirtithe leasmhara a bhainistiú de réir mar is gá sa chaoi go ndéanfar caidrimh thábhachtacha a chothabháil agus cuspóirí eagraíochtúla a bhaint amach.
- Cur i bhfeidhm an bhunathraithe airgeadais a fhorbairt agus a chur chun cinn agus tionscnaimh a fhorbairt agus feabhsuithe éifeachtúlachta agus cáilíochta a bhaint amach trí phróisis fheabhsaithe, seirbhís fheabhsaithe do chustaiméirí agus trí uathoibriú feabhsaithe a fhorbairt agus a chur i bhfeidhm - ag obair i gcomhar lenár soláthraithe seachtracha de réir mar is gá.
Riachtanais:- Cáilíocht ghairmiúil sa Chuntasaíocht.
- Is coinníoll riachtanach fostaíochta é comhaltas den chomhlacht gairmiúil, Cuntasóirí Cairte na hÉireann (CAI), Comhlachas na gCuntasóirí Deimhnithe Cairte in Éirinn (ACCA), nó Institiúid Chairte na gCuntasóirí Bainistíochta (CIMA).
- Taithí shuntasach i ról ceannaireachta, lena n-áirítear taithí mhaith ar fhoireann gairmithe a bhainistiú i bhfeidhm ghairmiúil ghnóthach airgeadais. Bheadh taithí ar chur i bhfeidhm chóras ERP agus ar bhunathrú airgeadais ina buntáiste.
- Miontuiscint/taithí ar an earnáil ábhartha agus ar oibríochtaí praiticiúla sa réimse agus sa tionscal.
- Scileanna anailíseacha, scileanna réiteach fadhbanna, agus scileanna pleanála agus eagraíochtúla.
- Cumas cruthaithe chun saincheisteanna agus fadhbanna casta/aonuaire a mheas go criticiúil agus cumas chun ciall a bhaint as méideanna suntasacha faisnéise, agus réitigh ar bhunchúiseanna saincheisteanna a shainaithint.
- Eolas maith ar na creataí ábhartha rialála agus dlíthiúla.
- Saineolas ar an Ábhar de dhíth sna réimsí ábhartha.
- Buneolas ar an réimse.
- Taithí chruthaithe ar thorthaí, ar sheirbhísí, ar athrú agus ar laghduithe costas a bhaint amach i dtimpeallacht chasta.
- Scileanna maithe bainistíochta agus cumas cruthaithe chun freastal ar ghníomhaíochtaí ilghnéitheacha agus iad a bhainistiú.
- Sárscileanna cumarsáide, idir chumarsáid ó bhéal agus chumarsáid i scríbhinn, go háirithe cumas chun cumarsáid a dhéanamh leis an ardbhainistíocht agus leis an bhfoireann.
- Sárchumas saincheisteanna deacra/conspóideacha a bhainistiú, lena n-áirítear cumas chun dúshlán a thabhairt do lucht ardbhainistíochta i ndáil le saincheisteanna suibiachtúla.
- Scileanna láidre bainistíochta daoine, cóitseála agus ceannaireachta lena n-áirítear an cumas chun daoine i bhfoirne éagsúla a bhainistiú.
- Gníomhú go gairmiúil, go heiticiúil agus go hionraic lena n-áirítear a bheith mar eiseamláir ó thaobh iompar agus luachanna an Bhainc.
- Smaointeoireacht straitéiseach dhea-shaothraithe, á chinntiú go nglactar chuige iomlánaíoch eolasach.
- Cáilíochtaí maithe ceannaireachta agus cumas chun fís shoiléir agus cuspóir a bhunú agus a chur in iúl.
Tuigimid go maith gurb iad ár mbaill foirne bua an Bhainc Ceannais agus táimid tiomanta d’áit oibre ilchineálach, ionchuimsitheach agus forásach a chruthú. Fáiltímid roimh iarratais ó dhaoine ó chúlraí éagsúla, agus ó dhaoine a bhfuil taithí éagsúil agus dearcthaí éagsúla acu, toisc go neartóidh sé sinn mar dhaoine agus mar eagraíocht. Táimid tiomanta do thacaíocht dhearfach a thabhairt d’iarrthóirí atá faoi mhíchumas. Más féidir linn aon socruithe réasúnacha a dhéanamh duit chun go mbeidh an deis agat do dhícheall a dhéanamh sa phróiseas earcaíochta, déan teagmháil lenár gComhpháirtí um Ionchuimsiú Daoine faoi Mhíchumas, Rebecca Daly ag Rebecca.daly@centralbank.ie nó 01 224 6711. Ní bhainfear úsáid as aon fhaisnéis a chuirfidh tú ar fáil ach amháin chun tacaíocht chuí a chur ar fáil duit agus ní bheidh aon tionchar aici ar an gcaoi ina mbreathnófar ar d’iarratas.
Tá samhail um obair chumaisc curtha i bhfeidhm againn le déanaí chun cothromaíocht a bhaint amach idir solúbthacht na cianoibre agus an fiúntas a bhaineann leis an timpeallacht oifige d’fhonn tacú leis an gcomhoibriú agus leis an gceangal idir chomhghleacaithe. Lenár gcur chuige maidir le hobair chumaisc, cumasaítear do chomhghleacaithe bheith ag obair ón mbaile suas le 50% de na laethanta oibre, socrú a chuireann leis an raon leathan reatha de bheartais agus de chleachtais sholúbtha oibre atá i bhfeidhm againn cheana féin chun tacú lenár bhfoireann an chothromaíocht cheart a bhaint amach.
Tugtar léargas ar ár gcultúr eagraíochtúil, ar ár dtimpeallacht oibre agus ar ár socruithe oibre freisin inár gcuid beartas. Is iad seo roinnt de na príomhbheartais (faoi réir athbhreithniú agus leasú leanúnach) a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ina n-ábhar spéise duit.
Tá scéim pinsin an Bhainc Ceannais ag teacht le rialacha scéim pinsin na státseirbhíse. Dá bhrí sin, má tá pinsean státseirbhíse/seirbhíse poiblí á fháil agat, féadfaidh go mbeidh laghdú i bhfeidhm maidir le do phinsean reatha. Cuirfear sonraí maidir leis an scéim pinsin iomchuí ar fáil nuair a chinnfear stádas an duine a cheapfar.
Sonraí iarratais:
Dáta Deiridh: 29 Samhain 2024
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