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Job Title: Assistant Accountant
Reports to: Deputy Head of Finance & IT
About MQI
Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) is a national voluntary organization that helps people who are homeless and those caught in addiction. MQI is registered for the charitable purpose of promoting health and providing the stepping-stones for every point of a man or woman's journey out of homelessness and addiction, and toward a drug-free life. We provide services ranging from crisis intervention and health promotion services to day-support programmes, residential detox and rehabilitation, and prison-based counselling.
This is an exciting time to join MQI with the First Medically Supervised Injecting Facility (MSIF) in Ireland scheduled for opening in Q4 2024.
The Team:
The Finance & IT Department provides a range of financial services in support of MQI's primary mission. It is led by the Head of Finance & IT and supported by the Finance & IT Team (currently 9 staff)
Role Summary:
This vacancy is to cover maternity leave and is a one-year fixed term contract. It offers the opportunity for an individual to be involved in all aspects of the MQI finance & IT department. It is a varied role that includes tasks for the preparation of monthly management accounts (journals, bank recs, account reconciliations), financial analysis, CE Scheme Accounts & administration, funder returns and other finance administration tasks both cyclical and ad hoc.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Accounts & Analysis
· Preparation of journals required to produce monthly Management Accounts
· Bank postings & reconciliations
· Reconciliation & maintenance of Balance Sheet general ledger accounts
· FTE Reporting, GL analysis, Departmental analysis
· Assisting with the production of financial statements & the annual audit process
· Finance Administration & accounting for MQI CE Schemes
Funding
General
The successful candidate will have
What does Merchants Quay Ireland offer as an employer?
• Fulfilling and Challenging work
• Competitive Salaries
• Hybrid working arrangements on successful completion of the induction period
• Minimum 23 days Annual Leave
• Sick Pay Scheme
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (after 6 months)
• Death In Service (from the commencement of employment)
• Line Management Supervision
• Learning and Development Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Health & Wellness Program
Hours: 39 hours per week.
Salary: €42,505 - €47,265 (DOE)
Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term
Office Location: 24 Merchants Court, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8 (Hybrid after probation)
Closing Date: 9th August 2024