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Roles & Responsibilities

In performing their duties the Grade VIII – Management Accountant must operate within the relevant financial policies and financial guidelines of the HSE including those laid down by the CFO.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

1. Supporting senior Community Healthcare East (CH East) Finance colleagues in ensuring the Community Healthcare East (CH East) operates an effective financial planning and monthly financial performance management process so that the Community Healthcare East (CH East) can deliver the maximum amount of safe service while operating with the limits of the budget made available to it

2. Taking responsibility where required for management of finance staff, financial systems, financial processes and financial data and proactive management of any shared responsibility in this regard

3. Completing the Annual Estimates and Service Planning processes. This should be consistent with the HSE accountability framework and good practice

4. Reviewing and sign-off of relevant management accounting and financial accounting information including accruals/prepayments, cost transfers, monthly and ad-hoc reports, cost containment reports, forecasts, cash reports, annual financial statement information etc.

5. Maintaining an accurate and up to date Pay & Numbers Strategy framework

6. Supporting the Head of Finance in ensuring that the members of the Community Healthcare East management team and other budget holders have timely access to the financial information, including analysis and commentary, they require to meet their obligations & responsibilities

6. Provide analytical input to the process of identifying, assessing, implementing and monitoring Service Improvement and Cost Containment plans

7. Supporting and participating in the ongoing review and improvement of the system of Internal Financial Controls within the Community Healthcare East (CH East), including but not limited to:

• Community Healthcare East Financial Controls Assurance Group

• Standards of financial propriety and regularity within the Community Healthcare East

• Compliance with Procurement Rules

• Financial/governance/compliance aspects of managing the relationship with funded service providers

• Maximising Income generation, billing and collection

• Cash handling

• Compliance with National Financial Regulations and other relevant policies, procedures and guidelines

• Engagement with Internal Audit and implementation of IA recommendations

• Engagement with C&AG and implementation of management letter recommendations

• Tax compliance

• Management of stocks, debtors and cash.

• Annual Internal Controls Questionnaire and Controls Assurance Process

• Maintenance of the financial risk register.

8. Supporting and being involved in workstreams arising from the Finance Reform programme

9. Providing oversight to ad-hoc projects/ongoing operations, including Finance Hub, or other Projects as required from time to time

The above is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.