Role Requirements Role Requirement 1Financial Reporting and Analysis - Prepare and coordinate financial reporting outputs to support operational and management decision making.
- Analyse financial and operational information to identify trends, risks and emerging issues.
- Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of programme funding profiling and forecasting methodologies
- Develop analytical solutions that support operational oversight and programme delivery.
- Analyse data trends and patterns to identify emerging operational issues and opportunities.
- Develop and maintain reporting tools, dashboards and management information solutions.
- Support the provision of financial insights relating to programme performance and sustainability.
- Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, consistent and audit ready.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of reporting methodologies and analytical approaches.
Role Requirement 2 National Sustainability Analysis Framework (NSAF) - Lead the data gathering, publication, and administration of the National Sustainability Analysis Framework.
- Act as a subject matter expert on sustainability analysis methodologies within Early Years Operations.
- Coordinate the NSAF assessment processes and publication of result to CMX.
- In collaboration with Pobal Data scientist, review and enhance framework methodologies, financial assessment approaches and supporting documentation.
- Develop recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency and consistency of sustainability assessments.
- Support governance processes associated with framework operation and reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automation and reporting within the framework.
- In collaboration with the Finance Programme manager and Data Scientist develop the next iteration of the NSAF.
Role Requirement 3PQs, FQs and system development - Coordinate the responses for financial and programme analysis inputs for Parliamentary Questions and Funder Queries.
- Undertake detailed review and validation of supporting information.
- Develop and Maintain query repositories, standardised templates and supporting materials to promote consistency and quality.
- Ensure responses are evidence based, accurate and aligned with programme data.
- Support the continuous improvement of query management processes and reporting mechanisms.
- Conduct analyses of PQ & FQ trends to develop insights for future.
Role Requirement 4Systems Development and Continuous Improvement - Lead business improvement initiatives relating to financial analysis, reporting and sustainability assessment processes.
- Support the design, development and enhancement of operational systems and reporting environments.
- Collaborate with ICT, Data & Analytics, programme teams and business stakeholders to implement improvements.
- Identify opportunities for automation, process standardisation and improved data management.
- Contribute to the development of solutions using technologies such as Power BI, SharePoint, Power Automate, Python and related reporting tools.
- Support the enhancement of Case Management, NSAF and associated operational systems.
Required ExperienceEssential - 3/4 years minimum
- Experience in financial analysis and reporting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Experience developing and maintaining management reports and reporting processes.
- Experience working with financial and operational data sets.
- Knowledge of governance, compliance and quality assurance principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience coordinating work activities and supporting colleagues in a team environment.
Desirable - Experience using Power BI, Power Query or similar analytical tools.
- Experience supporting system development or business improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of sustainability assessment methodologies or risk-based analysis approaches.
- Statistical analysis experience.
- Experience working within a public sector or publicly funded environment.
Qualifications - Relevant third level qualification in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or a related discipline is desirable.
- Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience will also be considered.
Salary Please note: candidates appointed to this role will commence on Point 1 of the salary scale.
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