Finance Manager

Arts Council; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arts Council in Dublin is offering a permanent, full-time Finance Manager (HEO grade) reporting to the Senior Finance Manager. The Finance Manager leads a two-person Finance and Governance Team, and is a qualified accountant with post-qualification experience responsible for budgeting, management accounts and year-end financial accounting processes.

This role is based in Dublin, with a closing date of 29 October 2026.

Responsibilities

• budgeting, management accounts and year-end financial accounting processes.

Job description

The Arts Council is the government agency for developing the arts in Ireland. We work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.

Job role

Finance Manager

Job type

Higher Executive Officer

Job location

Dublin

29 October 2026

We have an exciting permanent, full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity at the Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade for Finance Manager, a role that reports to the Senior Finance Manager.

Role Overview:

The Arts Council is the Irish Government’s agency for supporting and promoting the arts in Ireland. We work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.

The Finance Manager leads a team of two within the Finance and Governance Team. A qualified accountant with a number of years post qualification experience, the finance manager is responsible for budgeting, management accounts and year-end financial accounting processes.

Closing date and time

The closing date for receipt of applications is12.00noon,Thursday 29 October 2026.

The Arts Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications from all sections of the community under all ten grounds as set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy .