Opportunities at ECO-UNESCO. Finance Officer

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1 Opportunities at ECO-UNESCO Contract: Fixed-term position for 2 year (p/t) Reporting to: The National Director of ECO-UNESCO Salary: Will depend on experience Location: Dublin This is a great opportunity to join an organisation that is making a real difference to the lives of young people and the environment. If you have a passion for youth development, are enthusiastic, motivated and a great team player with an accounting qualification and experience we would love to hear from you. About ECO-UNESCO ECO-UNESCO is Ireland s environmental education, training and youth organisation and a key strategic partner of UNESCO for its global action programme in education for sustainability. Through the provision of a wide range of environmental programmes and services, ECO-UNESCO delivers a wide range of youth, education and training programmes across Ireland to promote the personal development of young people through practical environmental projects. Working with over 10,000 young people annually we seek to raise awareness of environmental issues. The Role: ECO-UNESCO is seeking to employ a (p/t 21 hours p/w tbc). The role offers a great opportunity to work in a growing environmental youth organisation. As you will be responsible for all aspects to ensure the continuing good financial management of the organisation. Main duties and responsibilities: Maintaining and managing ECO-UNESCO s accounts on a monthly basis including Day to Day Bookkeeping. Preparation of detailed financial information for Board meetings, AGM and Annual Report. Preparing Monthly Management accounts- P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Forecast. Preparing Fortnightly payroll and P30 return. Reconciliation of all accounts and generating financial reports as requested including Monthly profit and loss; quarterly reports and ad hoc funding reports. Preparation of annual budget in liaison with National Director. Preparing Annual accounts for audit and liaise with external auditor on all queries may arise. Preparing and issuing invoices, monitoring debtors Managing accounts payable for all supplier invoices, monitoring and controlling creditors info@ecounesco.ie web:

2 Placing surplus funds on deposit. Monitoring of interest rates and rollover periods Other Ad hoc tasks as part of the ECO-UNESCO team Core Competencies: Excellent financial and analytical understanding Planning and Organising and deadline-oriented Data analysis Excellent IT skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving A methodical and logical approach Good commercial sense Self-motivation Ability to work as part of a team Discretion when handling confidential information Essential (E) Desirable (D) Qualifications and Experience: At least 2 years experience in a similar position and a proven track record of maintaining and managing accounts. (E) A relevant accounting qualification (E) Working knowledge of accounting package, e.g. Xero and Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM) e.g. Salesforce (D)) Familiarity with charity sector and SORP accounting (D) Closing Date of application: 8 th January 2017 Remuneration Starting Salary commensurate with experience; Please send a copy of a completed Application Form (below) with a Cover Letter to: admin@ecouneso.ie (cc director@ecounesco.ie) Please mark in subject line Employment Opportunities (Private and Confidential) Post: Employment Opportunities ECO-UNESCO 9 Burgh Quay Dublin 2 Ireland info@ecounesco.ie web:

3 ECO-UNESCO APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Please complete all sections of the form. No application will be accepted without a completed form. Post applied for: Where did you see the post advertised? PERSONAL DETAILS Title Surname Forename(s) Address Work tel. no. Home tel. no. Mobile tel. no. PRESENT OR LAST POST Post Employer Date from/to Summary of responsibilities PREVIOUS POSTS info@ecounesco.ie web:

4 Employer From To Post Summary of Responsibilities EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS School / college / university From To Qualifications LANGUAGE SKILLS Fluent Moderate Learning None ENGLISH Speaking Writing IRISH (optional) Speaking Writing Other languages, or comments: OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF YOUR APPLICATION Please outline your motivations for wanting this post. info@ecounesco.ie web:

5 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS If successful, what is the earliest date that you could start the job? REFEREES Please provide details of two referees, including your present or most recent employer. We will not contact your referees until we have informed you and received consent. Name Position 1 Address Tel. No. Name Position 2 Address Tel. No. DRIVING ABILITY Do you hold a full, clean current Driving License? Yes/No DECLARATION I declare that the statements made by me in this application are true and that the accuracy thereof shall be a condition of any contract of employment offered to me by ECO-UNESCO: info@ecounesco.ie web:

6 Signature of Applicant Date Please your completed form to (cc or return it by post to: Employment Opportunities ECO-UNESCO 9 Burgh Quay Dublin 2 Ireland Closing Date: 8 th January info@ecounesco.ie web: