Applications are invited for the following position:

Accounts Payable - Permanent contract

St. Michael’s House is a community based, innovative provider of supports and services to children and adults with disabilities and is committed to the highest standards and quality in service delivery.

We wish to employ progressive and committed people who identify with the organisation’s rights-based ethos of providing supports to people with intellectual disabilities, and children who present with complex needs arising from a disability, to participate fully in their communities.

Why work with us?

• Opportunity to work in an expanding supportive dietetic department.

• Managerial and Clinical supervision.

• Protected CPD time.

• Training & education support.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Varied work routine.

• Wellness at work through a variety of mental and physical well being

Initiatives.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Free staff car parking.

Reports To:

Accounts Payable Supervisor and part of SMH Finance Team (14 FTE)

Grade: Accounts Payable

Contract Type: Permanent - full time

Purpose of the Role:

Support Accounts payable supervisor in all aspects of the administration of the Creditors ledger in processing and paying invoices for 200+ suppliers including query and process resolution

Ensure efficient and complaint processes that minimise financial risk

Strong collaboration with business and external suppliers on conflicts and accounts queries.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure the efficient processing and checking of creditor invoices.
• This includes distribution of invoice to multiple departments/units for approval. Coding and entering of invoices to system
• Preparing, reconciling and processing of creditor batch payment runs & EFT files
• Ensure payment of invoices in timely manner
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts on a monthly basis and resolution of reconciling items. Escalate issues where appropriate
• Preparing month end accrual journals Client Money Audits
• Assist as required on ad hoc accounts project work and new systems.

Qualifications & Experience & Skills :

• Minimum 2 years-experience in a busy accounts department
• Ideally have a business or finance Qualification
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to deal with high volume
• Numerate with a focus on checking and compliance
• Proactive attitude to problem solving
• Flexible approach to work – good team working skills required
• Good communicator both verbal and written
• Strong MS Excel/Word/Outlook skills
• Strong Collaborative skills to engage with business and external suppliers on conflicts and accounts queries
• Business / finance qualification would be useful

Informal enquires are welcomed by:

jim.mccaughey@smh.ie or Rose Creegan on rose.creegan@smh.ie

Salary Scale: Successful candidates will be paid in line with the Grade IV 2021 HSE revised consolidated pay scale, based on working a 35 hour week.

Should you have no prior public sector experience you will be placed on point 1 of the Grade IV pay-scale.

To apply:

Please outline in your cover letter your suitability for the role.

Closing date: Tuesday 18th October@12.00pm

Please note an active recruitment panel will be created as part of this recruitment process.

St. Michael’s House is an equal opportunities employer