Accountant

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Bike-to-work scheme

Wellness allowance

Career development opportunities and a

Study aids scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible working

Job summary

Tuath Housing seeks an Accountant (Part Qualified) in Dublin to join the Finance team. You will assist in management accounts preparation, covering cost, revenue, rental income, service charges, debtors, and reconciliations, to support monthly and annual reporting.

The role reports to the Finance Manager and requires strong accounts experience, with studying towards ACCA/CIMA or qualified; proficiency in MS Office and Sage 200 is desirable. A positive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Preferably strong accounts experience and ability to work to deadlines.
• Studying towards ACCA/CIMA or qualified accountant.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management accounts across cost, revenue, rental income and service charges.
• Reconcile rent and service charge reporting and ensure accuracy for monthly and year-end reporting.
• Review budgets and financial statements for OMCs and sinking funds.
• Assist with month-end and year-end accounting processes.
• Maintain thorough records and support audits and management reporting.

Skills

Accounting experience

MS Excel

Budgeting

Education

Accounting qualification in progress / ACCA or CIMA

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Accounting & Finance | Finance
Annual Salary range:from € 49,568.00 to € 57,108.00

JOB DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTANT (PART QUALIFIED)

LOCATION: DUBLIN

RESPONSIBLE TO: FINANCE MANAGER

About Us:

Tuath Housing has provided safe, secure and affordable housing since 2006. A lot has changed over the years, but our values remain the same. In partnership with Key Stakeholders, our main focus is on delivering more quality homes to more people and providing an outstanding Customer experience to our 27,000 residents. Working with Tuath Housing is different because we make a difference. We maintain and develop our team of dedicated, motivated, and authentic people through focused training and career development.

Our People and Culture:

Our employees benefit from a positive working culture, learning and development opportunities, and an extensive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days annual leave
• Attractive salaries commensurate with experience
• Pension scheme, bike-to-work scheme and a wellness allowance
• Career development opportunities and a study aids scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working and an excellent work-life balance package

Tuath Housing are accredited with the Silver Award from Investors for Diversity and are committed to promoting a diverse and respectful workplace reflective of all cultures, nationalities, backgrounds, genders, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from traditionally marginalised backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where all colleagues can be their most authentic self.

Tuath is committed to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into every aspect of the business, and to implementing a business plan that emphasises social responsibility throughout our operations. We strongly believe in the importance and value of working in partnership with our many stakeholders to deliver more homes to more people, creating communities across the country. By tracking Tuath’s ESG achievements, we can lead the way in making the affordable housing sector in Ireland more sustainable; and by having a positive environmental and social impact Tuath will also deliver better results to our residents, our employees, and the wider community.

If you are driven to make a difference and believe that everybody needs a home, Tuath is waiting to hear from you.

JOB SUMMARY:

Management Accounts preparation involving working across all areas of the management accounts, including Cost, Revenue, Rental Income, Service Charges, Debtors, and Reconciliations, to support the timely and accurate production of monthly and annual management accounts. The role is responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of rental income and service charge reporting, performing daily rent reconciliations, monitoring and reconciling service charge expenditure, processing service charge payments, reviewing Owners' Management Company (OMC) budgets and financial statements, assessing sinking fund adequacy, and providing financial analysis and reporting to support effective decision-making and audit requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Reporting directly from Dublin Office in Santry to the Senior Accountant, preparing weekly/ month end/ad-hoc/ Year end reports to aid in the production of the Management Accounts.
2. Responsibility for all areas regarding Payment and Availability (P&A) Income, Public Private Partnership, Recoup Income and other income generated by Tuath Housing.
3. Responsibility for the reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting of rental income across the organisation, ensuring rental income recorded in the housing management systems reconciles accurately to the general ledger in Sage 200.
4. Perform daily rent reconciliations, investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly, and liaise with the rent department, and Finance colleagues to ensure all rent receipts are accurately recorded and allocated.
5. Review, validate, and process service charge invoices for payment, ensuring appropriate approvals, accurate coding, and compliance with internal controls and Delegation of Authority requirements.
6. Administer service charge accounting processes, including the recording, reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting of service charge expenditure across schemes.
7. Prepare monthly rental income reconciliations and reporting schedules for management accounts, audit requirements, and year-end financial reporting purposes.
8. Assisting with Month end and Year end Accounting Processes
9. Maintaining excellent records with full paperwork back up available for all work for reporting top management and Auditors.
10. Liaising with Development department regarding Billing queries and Development to Finance Handover information.
11. Assist in analysing, recording, and processing fixed assets and capitalizations to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with accounting standards.
12. Keeping accurate records of P&A Agreements for reference, reconciliation purposes, future Rent Reviews, and assessment during Audits
13. Building and maintaining relationship with colleagues, funders, and Local Authorities.
14. Working individually and as part of the Finance function to maximise collection and control of debtors, by phone, letters, emails, and any other means of correspondence.
15. Liaising monthly with Tuath’s Major funder the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) with up-to-date P&A information and Bank statement when necessary.
16. Ensuring P&A funds are paid into the HFA designated account in compliance with Tuath Loan Covenants
17. Perform Rent Reviews promptly on P&A Agreements and ensuring they are done as quickly as possible.
18. General and reciprocal cover for the other Revenue Accountant and Finance Assistant in the team.
19. Cost Analysis and reports in relation to the Tuath’s expenditure monthly.
20. Training in of new staff.
21. Building a departmental SharePoint page to house training notes and useful links for other departments
22. Subvention analysis – Revenue invoicing and Cost analysis.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

1. Preferably strong accounts experience. Good knowledge of debits / credits. Previous experience an advantage.
2. Studying towards Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc) or qualified Accountant
3. Strong Work ethic and ability to meet deadlines.
4. Willingness to learn, ask questions & work on own initiative.
5. Experience working in a busy Finance environment. Report daily to the Senior Finance Manager to ensure there is excellent communication and co-ordination within the Finance team.
6. Proficient in MS Office – excel.
7. Knowledge of SAGE 200 Financial System desirable.
8. Good working knowledge of SharePoint
9. Must have good interpersonal skills.
10. Experience in income accounting, reconciliations, and large-volume data analysis, with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve issues efficiently.
11. Competent to work in a pressurized environment.
12. Must be capable of working as part of a team.

HEALTH & SAFETY

1. Be aware of and act in accordance with Health & Safety Policy.
2. Conduct all activities in a manner which is safe to yourself and others.

GENERAL

1. Contribute as a team member to the work of other colleagues as required in pursuance of specific objectives, developing good lines of communication.
2. Would suit individual with previous bookkeeping experience.
3. Positively promote the Company whenever possible.
4. Undertake any other occasional duties which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post as directed.

This job description is not definitive or restrictive and will be subject to periodic review in the light of developments.