We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

We are passionate about empowering our people, enabling them to make a positive impact on communities across Ireland. We are guided by a shared vision and purpose, grounded in values that define who we are and shape how we work, where we deliver for customers and communities, we work better together, we do the right thing, we aim high, and we keep each other safe. Our behaviours define how we interact, communicate, and succeed together. These values and behaviours apply to each one of us, across every role, location, and level.

Our goal is to attract and develop skilled and talented people from diverse backgrounds, who bring a dynamic range of expertise and insights to our work. With a strong, values-driven workforce, we ensure Uisce Éireann can continue advancing Ireland’s water services and meeting the needs of the communities we serve for generations to come.

The Role:

The Financial Governance and Compliance Function delivers all Integrated Assurance activities and Continuous Controls Monitoring for Uisce Éireann. The function plays a key role in supporting the CFO and other Finance teams in activities related to oversight groups such as the Water Advisory Board, Public Accounts Committee and Oversight Monitoring Group. Additionally, the function is responsible for delivering the Expenditure Approvals Committee process in conjunction with the Commercial Team and drives an effective review process for commercial contracts in Uisce Éireann. It also oversees all Insurance activities for Uisce Éireann and provides preliminary audits and review services of the business on contracts implementation.

Reporting to the EAC Governance Technical Manager, the EAC Approvals Advisor works alongside the Approvals Technical Lead in ensuring that Uisce Éireann’s expenditures meet established criteria, policies and procedures. The role holder collaborates with cross functional teams, analyses financial data and provides insightful unput to support effective decision making related to spending and resource allocation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the EAC Governance Technical Manager and the EAC Approvals Technical Lead in examining expense proposals considering Uisce Éireann’s overall fiscal strategy, advising on budget spending priorities and initiating reviews of individual ongoing programmes.
Work to enhance the EAC’s effectiveness and improve business decision-making.
Ensure that all proposed expenditures comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
Commit expenditure only to the levels defined in the approved Uisce Éireann budget
Verify that proper procurement procedures, approval thresholds, and documentation requirements are followed
Evaluate potential risks associated with proposed expenditures, considering factors such as financial sustainability, operational impact, legal compliance, and reputational risks.
Approve or reject expenditure requests based on established criteria, financial feasibility, compliance, and risk considerations.
Maintain accurate documentation of the expenditure approval process, including meeting minutes, supporting documents, and audit trails to ensures transparency and accountability of the rationale behind decisions and actions taken.
Enhance expenditure approval processes and controls, monitoring the effectiveness of existing procedures, identifying areas for improvement, and recommending enhancements or revisions where applicable
Collaborate with internal and external auditors to provide necessary documentation, respond to inquiries, and support audits related to expenditure approvals

General Duties and Responsibilities

Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business
Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and its supply chain, reinforcing positive behaviours and delivering health and safety objectives and requirements to the highest industry standards.
Support the delivery of the Uisce Éireann Transformation Programme, driving results required within the Directorate and supporting organisation-wide objectives.
Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Relevant third level qualification and or accreditation is desirable and or relevant experience
A minimum of 3 years’ Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable
Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders internally and externally
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion along with the ability to communicate information to others
Highly motivated individual, working to the highest professional standards and with proven ability to deliver results
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to change focus and direction in line with business strategy and requirements
Proactively identifying new areas of improvement and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is 29/06/2026.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

*Please be advised that if successful you will be placed on the salary range based on your skills and experience. Please note the Market reference point (midpoint) of the range is generally the upper end of the offer where someone is deemed to be fully competent to take on the duties of the role, and leaves room for the employee to progress through the pay range as their experience develops further.

Uisce Éireann is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

EAC Approvals Advisor

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