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 Revenue and Financial Operations function is responsible for the effective and successful delivery of all Revenue, Business Performance & Project Reporting activities along with the delivery of all Reporting and Accounting processes and activities. The function is a strategic advisor and a lead interface between the CFO, the Uisce Éireann business areas and the finance teams, managing, shaping and supporting a consistent finance service provision.

The Finance Operations area for Uisce Eireann ensures effective financial management for the organisation and provides the expertise, services and information to support the business in achieving its required business outcomes, including supporting the financial and information requirements of Uisce Eireann. The team acts as a strategic advisor to the Uisce Eireann revenue areas. Additionally, the team is responsible for the effective and successful delivery of all Business Performance & Project Reporting activities and the delivery of all Reporting and Accounting processes and activities.

Reporting to the Reporting and Accounting Lead, the Reporting and Accounting Analyst is responsible for assisting with the preparation of schedules for the year end audited financial statements and stand-alone regulatory reports. The role holder also supports the Reporting and Accounting team with financial statement preparation, accounting transactions and the provision of financial data analysis.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for maintaining the financial accounting and reporting process documentation and work with the senior lead to streamline and standardise these processes
Assist in the delivery of all financial reports in a streamlined, timely and efficient manner in accordance with the agreed financial calendar
Support the delivery of the annual statutory financial statements and the Regulatory Financial Statements for Uisce Éireann
Support the Lead in the preparation of financial reports that meet the needs of stakeholders including Cost Centre Reporting to managers
Provide support for commercial contracts and billing as required
Ensure timely responses for all Departmental queries, FOI queries, NewEra queries and other ad hoc requests from external stakeholders
Preparation and submission of quarterly CSO returns on a timely basis.
Work to ensure that period end close activities are performed according to agreed close schedules
Prepare manual journals for uploading (accruals etc.), review the journal uploads prior to posting, monitor automated journal uploads and correct errors in automated journals. Collaborate with Business Partnering teams to ensure that costs are recorded in a timely manner.
Address and challenges / issues in journals
Review preliminary financial results, identifying adjustments where required and escalating said adjustments to the senior lead
Prepare detailed analysis including analysis required under the code of practice for the governance of state bodies at the request of the senior lead
Maintain reporting templates and perform reconciliations in line with period close, such as balance sheet reconciliations within the approved timelines
Encourage and support the team in the completion of process improvement initiatives to meet business goals
Work with the business to ensure the accuracy of inputs to the general ledger
Ensure that costs are recorded accurately
Collaborate with business stakeholders, participate in relevant meetings, and develop good working relationships with Reporting and Accounting customers
Ensure that any new IFRS standards are implemented
Monitor, assess and interpret technical accounting developments in conjunction with the Finance team that may have potential impacts on the business
Ensure adherence to Uisce Éireann accounting policies
Support the completion of month end reports in compliance with the policies and procedures and identify process improvements if required
Apply a best practice control environment
Keep up to date with accounting policy changes
Acts as a key contact with the internal/external auditors by providing necessary information as required
Supporting Uisce Éireann commercial contract procurement processes through performing detailed financial review / assessment of Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ’S) as part of tender process.
Supporting the wider team (Finance Business Partners and the Business) in the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process.
Deliver actionable insights and specific recommendations on how to improve finance processes
Escalate issues to the Reporting & Accounting Lead as appropriate
Ensure all deliverables are implemented in accordance with the KPI’s in the SLA .

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
Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with Uisce Éireann’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UÉ business information and delivery of critical services, in accordance with the NIS Directive and any other relevant cybersecurity regulation
Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Qualified Accountant with recognised Accountancy body (ACCA, ACA)
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the water, utilities or similar industries is desirable and or relevant experience
Experience managing a team, with strong people, change management and conflict resolution skills
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 within a team.
Ability to develop effective partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders and ability to look for and listen to diverse perspectives.
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and propose and implement solutions
Ability to proactively identify new areas of improvement and implement new ways to do things.
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
Demonstrate the ability to fix safety issues quickly and look for improvements in line with business strategy.

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is XXX.
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.

Reporting and Accounting Analyst

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