Post 1270 - Management Accountant

Irish Blood Transfusion Service; Dublin; On-site; EUR 84,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public service pension

Work-life balance policy

Learning and development resources

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike-to-Work scheme

Leap card travel pass

Job summary

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is seeking a Management Accountant to join the Finance Department in Dublin. This full-time, permanent role involves budgeting, costing, accounts preparation and supporting multiple organisational projects within a national healthcare context.

The role requires a professional accountancy qualification and at least five years of post-qualification and senior managerial experience. Strong analytical skills and interpersonal abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification with a minimum of five years post qualification experience.
• Five years experience operating in a senior managerial role.
• Excellent analytical skills and a high degree of computer literacy.
• Commercially astute with strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage day-to-day finance operations.

Responsibilities

• The Management Accountant works in the Finance Department with budgeting, costing and accounts preparation.
• Leads a number of Finance functions and oversees implementation of organisational goals.
• Supports various organisational projects and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Senior managerial experience

Analytical skills

Computer literacy

Commercially astute

Interpersonal skills

People management

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Job description

Job Title

Post 1270 - Management Accountant Dublin(NBC) Post 1270 - Management Accountant Finance Department Full Time Permanent National Blood Centre, Dublin

Employer

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is currently recruiting a full time, permanent Management Accountant based in the Finance Department, National Blood Centre, Dublin. At the IBTS, we are proud to be a trusted sector leader and essential healthcare partner. Powered by the generosity of our committed donors, our skilled workforce and our healthcare partnerships, we provide high quality blood and tissue products to the people of Ireland. The IBTS is a non-commercial state agency with responsibility for collecting, testing, processing and distributing blood and blood products within the Republic of Ireland. We are also responsible for the Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry and the Tissue Bank. We rely completely on our community of voluntary non-remunerated donors to provide sufficient donations to ensure a consistent supply of blood and blood products to enable life-saving patient care. Our products and services are essential to healthcare and impact patient care across a broad range of medical and surgical specialties.

Key Responsibilities

The Management Accountant has a key role with in the Finance Department working with all user departments and stakeholders in various aspects of Finance such as accounts preparation, budgeting, costing and supporting various organisational projects. The role has people management responsibilities for a number of Finance functions to ensure the smooth operation of the department. The Management Accountant also has a key role in the implementation of the organisations various operational and strategic goals.

Essential Criteria

• Professional accountancy qualification with a minimum of five years post qualification experience.
• At least five years experience operating in a senior managerial role.
• Must demonstrate excellent analytical skills and a high degree of computer literacy.
• Commercially astute, a problem solver and results driven Excellent interpersonal skills including proficient communication
• Possess the in-depth skills and expertise to manage the day to day operations

Desirable Criteria

• Project Management skills
• Capability to operate at a strategic level
• Staff management and development skills

Salary

Salary: The salary scale attached to the post is the Department of Health Grade VIII scale - €83,912.00 to €101,207.00 (incl. LSI) pro rata per annum. Entry point onto the salary scale is dependent upon relevant experience.

Application Deadline

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12:00 hrs (Irish Time) on Monday 7th Sept 2026.

Citizen Requirements

Eligible candidates must be:

• a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA) - EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
• b) A citizen of United Kingdom (UK)
• c) A citizen of Switzerland in regards to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the movement of people
• d) A non-EEA citizen who has a stamp 4 visa
• e) A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015, or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa , or
• f) A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependant child who is a citizen of and resident in an EEA member state if the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.
• To qualify candidates must meet one of the citizenship criteria above and produce formal supporting evidence of same, by the date of any job offer.

Benefits

• Our public service salary scales are competitive, transparent and incremental
• Public Sector pension scheme
• We support and encourage a very strong work/life balance ethic and provide a generous annual leave allowance in addition to a range of attractive policies.
• Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes, investing and encouraging lifelong learning for all our staff.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service includes confidential telephone and face-to-face counselling, parent and career coaching and an online wellbeing portal.
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Travel pass - Leap card scheme TPBN1_IJ