Financial Applications Analyst

Water; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Uisce Éireann is seeking an IT Financial Applications Analyst to join the Financial Operations team. You will analyze, develop, modify and maintain financial systems including Oracle E-Business Suite, Hyperion, and related tools.

The role involves collaboration with business units, project teams, and external providers to ensure reliable financial operations across Ireland. The role offers opportunities for cross-training and progression within the EA and IT Operations groups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in the water, utilities or similar industries
• Experience in Oracle Financials eBusiness Suite, Oracle Hyperion, Kofax/Markview, Treasury and Tax applications
• Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders
• Strong communication and analytical skills; able to convey complex information clearly

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support IT operational activities for the financial system applications.
• Build and maintain expertise in business processes supported by the applications and work with users to streamline processes.
• Participate in design, architecture, build and testing of new systems for BAU and projects
• Coordinate with external providers and internal IT groups
• Maintain software version management, currency and patching of applications
• Contribute to IT disaster recovery planning and documentation
• Provide incident and problem resolution support for applications

Skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Third level IT qualification

Tools

Oracle E-Business Suite

Oracle Hyperion

Kofax / Markview

Treasury

Tax applications

Job description

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 IT Operations group is at the heart of UÉ IT and is composed of 5 pillars: Business Applications; Enterprise Applications; IT Infrastructure; Operational Technology; and ServiceManagement. We provide operational management and development of IT systems that are technically sophisticated, have a large and growing Cloud footprint, are industry leading and crucial to the execution of all UÉ business functions for around 6000 end users.

The Enterprise Applications (EA) Team are responsible for implementing, upgrading and managing systems supporting Financial Operations, HR and Payroll, Enterprise Content Management, Middleware, Service Management and the Software Development Lifecycle. These systems support over one billion in investment each year, a large permanent workforce, a large contingent workforce, thousands of projects, millions of documents and hundreds of thousands of transaction pa. All EA teams have a pivotal role to play in business as usual and project delivery of new and upgraded systems, working collaboratively with other UÉ IT groups such as Design & Strategy and Build & Delivery.

Reporting to the Financial Operations Team Lead the IT Financial Applications Analyst role is responsible for the Analysis, Development, Modification and Maintenance of financial processes and associated systems including Oracle E-Business Suite, Hyperion, Kofax, Markview, Treasury and Tax applications. The role is exciting, technically challenging, and rewarding with opportunities for cross training, upskilling and diversification within the EA Team, IT Operations and the broader IT group.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and support IT operational activities to ensure smooth and efficient running of the IT financial system applications.
• Build and maintain expertise in all the business process and functional requirements supported by all the applications within the scope of this role and work closely with business users to improve and streamline processes.
• Involvement in the design, architecture, build and testing of new systems for both business as usual and project initiatives
• Secondment to IT project teams as necessary and engagement with the Design & Strategy, Build & Delivery, Business Change teams.
• Coordinating and validating the work of external providers.
• Involvement in software version management and currency and patching of applications within the scope of the role
• Support the relevant Lead/Manager with regards to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovering testing and planning
• Maintain documentation including process maps, functional requirements and recovery run books
• Support the Financial Operations Lead by working on the resolution of Incidents and Problems impacting business operations supported by all applications in the role scope and align with internal ITL standards
• Keep abreast of industry trends and undertake technical training to maintain skills currency
• Provide out-of-hours cover as part of the Standby Rota as required.
• Other duties as required from time to time

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:

• Relevant third level IT qualification and or accreditation is desirable
• A minimum of 3 years’ Experience in the water, utilities or similar industries and or relevant experience
• Experience in one of the following highly desirable: Oracle Financials eBusiness Suite, Oracle Hyperion, Kofax / Markview, Treasury, Tax applications
• 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.
• 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 08/10/2026.

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

**Successful external candidates will be offered a salary within the advertised range based on an assessment of their relevant skills, qualifications, experience and readiness to undertake the responsibilities of the role.**

Internal candidates will be considered in line with the application of Uisce Éireann's Pay Model and associated pay policies.

The salary range is designed to recognise that successful candidates may join the organisation at different stages in their career, while also providing scope for future salary progression as capability and experience develop

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.