Grants and Payroll Supervisor (FTC)
- Recruiter
- EY
- Location
- Dublin 2, IE
- Salary
- Competitive remuneration package
- Posted
- 07 Oct 2024
- Closes
- 07 Nov 2024
- Ref
- 1517373
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Accountant, Accounts payable/receivable, Audit, Compliance/risk, Financial analyst, Financial planning & analysis
- Contract type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Service Role: Temporary Payroll & Grants Supervisor
Location: Dublin 2
Start: Immediate
Duration: 18 months
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No
Business Area: EY SaT
Contract Type: FTC
Excellent flexible hybrid working options are currently in place.
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime
Your new role description
Reporting to the Central Finance Manager and working closely with HR and an outsourced service provider,this role will primarily be backfilling the BAU aspects of Payroll and to a lesser extent, Grants Administration.
- Responsible for the processing of fortnightly Payroll and deductions for staff and pensioners (approx. 300 and growing)
- Ensuring and driving compliance and adherence to the policies set down by Revenue.
- Prepare necessary reconciliations and returns such as Pension and CSO in line with deadlines.
- Prepare high quality reports and ad-hoc returns to external stakeholders, such as the Department of
- Transport and other Freedom of Information requests.
- Providing inputs relating to Payroll for cash flow forecasting of payments
- Key point of contact for the Department of Transport, C&AG, internal and external stakeholders including HR, Revenue and external service providers providing efficient & effective support where required.
- Contribute to a strong compliance culture by ensuring robust internal controls and audit standards are achieved and maintained.
- Drive existing and new policies and procedures.
- Input into the preparation of the annual audit, financial statements, and budget process
- Staff mentoring & management where required.
- Support the grant administration process and manage any miscellaneous income streams. This will involve coordination with multiple stakeholders.
- Collaborate on projects as part of a continuous improvement program, including the utilisation of technology and financial systems to streamline business processes. Coordinate and assist in the development of Finance Systems upgrades, enhancements, and process developments both within the team and related control cycles.
- Any other duties that may be assigned to the role.
Requirements for the Role
- Hold a minimum of a NFQ degree level 7 qualification.
- Have at least 5 years relevant (Irish Payroll) experience with three of those years in a finance role
- Strong MS Office and MS Excel skills
- A team player with strong organisational and time management skills with excellent attention to detail
- Capacity to proactively and constructively contribute to team tasks.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to build rapport, effectively communicate to various finance and non-finance personnel and maintain confidentiality and integrity.
- A ‘can-do’ and flexible approach with the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
- Strong MS Office and MS Excel skills.
What will I be doing
Typical activities include the following:
- Working under the supervision of AssociateDirectors, Directors or Partners within Strategy and Transactions as well as other Ernst & Young departments in both Ireland and internationally on the following assignments:
- Valuations
- Business modelling
- Strategic advice
- Business planning & operational analysis
- Mergers, buyouts and disposals
- Due diligence
- Working effectively as a team member by sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior members on progress.
- Understanding our client requirements, co-developing our approach with the client, and providing value to our clients through insights, factual conclusions and advice.
- Apply and document complex valuations methodologies.
- Design, develop and document complex business models.
- Review Excel models under supervision and arrive at preliminary conclusions.
- Understand, manipulate and interpret financial data and client information, drawing appropriate conclusions.
- Carry out relevant analysis and present your findings (both written and orally).
- Gathering, verifying and analysing information to formulate views.
- Day to day progression of assignments to include; planning, preparing and reviewing various forms of deliverables to include reports and presentations.
- A focus on anticipating and identifying risks that require escalation and subsequently escalating these risks to more senior staff as appropriate.
- Working closely with colleagues you will ensure that work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management guidelines.
- Actively establishing, maintaining and strengthening your internal and external relationships.
- As an influential member of the team, you will help to create a positive learning culture. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing more junior members of staff and providing constructive feedback on both a formal and informal basis.
- Maintaining and constantly upgrading technical knowledge and personal skills.
People responsibilities
- Develop network of contacts (internal & external)
- Seek regular feedback on individual assignments and regular guidance from counsellor
- Manage own time to budgets and communicate progress against plan to assignment manager
- Identifying issues and drawing to attention of Partner/Director and contributing to discussions
Technical skills requirements
- Ideally you will have an accounting qualification - CA or equivalent;a sound grasp of Irish GAAP and/or IFRS and financial accounting, combined with a high level of business awareness and a strong understanding of the factors that drive financial performance
- Highly numerate with a sound grasp of Excel and a natural interest in using it to help clients to better understand their business or to make better business decisions
- A track record in valuations and/or financial modelling, experience of working in a professional services environment, and exposure to high profile transactions, would all be a distinct advantage
- Familiarity with key valuation methodology and approaches and/or the ability to develop or formally review financial models is a pre-requisite
- Additional technical skills such as Visual Basis or SQL and other programming languages would be an advantage
Additional skills requirements
- Qualified with ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
- 3 years relevant experience
- Minimum 2.1 degree, numeric subjects preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills and client focus are important, as well as attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrates organization and self management skills
- Pro-actively manage own development
To achieve their potential, businesses must continuously improve their performance and sustain that improvement in a rapidly changing business environment. As a business advisor at EY, you'll help many of the world's leading businesses and governments tackle their most pressing issues. Working in multi-disciplinary teams, often directly with company leaders, you'll help bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We'll help you achieve your potential by giving you professional development and experience with clients across geographies, businesses and practices.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:
- Pension
- Maternity & Paternity leave
- Discounted health insurance
- Bike to work Scheme
- Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
- Recognition Awards
- The purchase of additional annual leave
- Cash incentives for referrals
- Hybrid Working
- Work Mobile
- Free Gym membership
- TECH MBA paid by EY
- Travel Pass
- Wellness rooms Available in some offices
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
Career Progression
- When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
- Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
- We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.
Inclusion & Diversity
We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.
We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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