Strategic Financial Accountant

Description:

Are you looking to work for a highly successful and sustainable financial institution with competitive advances in the Credit Union sector? Connect Credit Union (CCU) is the right place for you. CCU’s recent success stories have been widely shared within the Credit Union sector, not only regionally, but nationally too. Its pool of young talented management team and diverse Board of Directors, followed by its state-of-the-art offices including its headquarters in Blackrock, and its Current Account Hub in Dundalk town centre, are all placing CCU apart from its competitors, making it an ideal workplace for potential career-changers or any other candidates. CCU is a modern, vibrant, and digitally advanced Community Credit Union, providing essential financial services and sophisticated online facilities to numerous communities across County Louth.

CCU is a member owned community based modern financial services provider, with over 15,500 members and assets of over €81 million serving multiple communities since 1968. CCU has five offices delivering crucial financial services to communities in Termonfeckin, Clogherhead, Kilsaran, Blackrock and a state-of-the-art Current Account Hub facility in Clanbrassil Street Dundalk.

As a community oriented financial services provider, CCU has an ambitious strategy targeting further growth in membership and the expansion of services and innovative products. Our core value is to continue to provide excellent services using cutting edge technology coupled with a dedicated personal attention.

As part of our Strategy, we are seeking to recruit a highly driven Strategic Financial Accountant on a permanent basis who will be responsible for providing strategic financial guidance, ensuring financial stability, and driving the development and growth of Connect Credit Union while managing costs.

Responsibilities will include:

- Develop finance and organisational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations.

- Develop financial strategies, forecast requirements and resources, develop budgets and action plans.

- Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction.

- Ensuring compliance with legislative/regulatory requirements from a financial perspective.

- Complete KPI’s, income analysis, product/loan analysis, cost analysis, budgeting, financial forecasting, productivity, and performance, etc.

- Demonstrate strong analytical and report writing skills.

- Administration of the investment portfolio and ensuring regulatory compliance regarding investments including liquidity monitoring.

- Monitor financial performance by measuring and analysing results, initiating corrective actions, and minimizing the impact of variances.

- Co-ordinate & facilitate the statutory interim & annual audit with external auditors.

- Annual budgeting and the production of prior year & variance monthly reporting.

- Collaborate with marketing, risk, compliance, lending, and member services to ensure the optimal performance and growth of the organisation.

- Continuously monitor, review, and improve practices, policies, procedures, controls, operating, and people processes and systems to maximise efficiency and effectiveness in every area of finance.

- Assist in the preparation of Asset Reviews/Due Diligence

- Management, Monitoring and Assessment of lending to policy and procedures.

A proven track record in strategic thinking, business model development, commercial decision making and business case analysis, with strong communication skills.

Experience of dealing with regulatory authorities including the Central Bank is preferable.

The successful candidate will be up to date with all developments in accounting, auditing, and financial standards.

This is a strategic career development opportunity for the right candidate.