Senior Financial Accountant, Grade VIII (09.036(2025))
Senior Financial Accountant, Grade VIII (09.036(2025))
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Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant Grade VIII
Reference No: 09.036(2025)
Department / Directorate:Compliance Finance Directorate
Reports to: Director of Finance
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is an exciting and dynamic place to work. The team at the Hospital are in the midst of implementing a new hospitalstrategythat has already delivered on the opening of a new renal unit day surgery centre step down facility in the community and the start of building works on a new ICU extension. It is an exciting time to join the TUH team and one of Irelands main teaching hospitals with so many plans to enhance patient care. The Hospital believes in investing in their team and offers excellent education and research opportunities.
TUH is one of Irelands largest acute teaching hospitals adult psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site. The Hospital has 612 adult beds with over 3200 people on staff and more than 50 different nationalities represented. The Hospital is a provider of local regional and national specialties. It is also a national urology centre the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country a regional orthopaedic trauma centre and a designated trauma unit.
TUH is one of the two main academic teaching hospitals of Trinity College Dublin - specialising in the training and professional development of staff in areas such as medicine nursing health and social care professionals emergency medicine and surgery amongst many others. TUH is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is People Caring for People to Live Better Lives through excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
Our TUH CARE values for patients their families our community and staff are:
- Collaborate together and with our academic and care partners
- Achieve our goals positive outcomes and wellbeing
- Respect for patients each other and our environment
- Equity for patients and staff
A full overview of TUH is available on us
purpose of the role:
The post holder will be a senior member of the Finance Department team and will be assigned the responsibility to ensure that all financial transactions are recorded appropriately in a timely manner and that the hospital complies with legal requirements regarding the maintenance of accounting records. The post holder will also be responsible for overseeing the smooth operation and compliance of all of the functional departments within the Finance unit and to oversee the production of monthly and annual financial statements to an agreed timetable.
The post holder will report to the Director of Finance.
The post holder will be required to provide cross cover for other personnel within the Finance Department and undertake a full range of duties to include general administration.
The post holder will communicate when required with external bodies i.e. C&AG HSE DOHC SDU and other external agencies etc. and communicate internally with all other divisions within the Finance Department.
overview of role:
Key Duties and Responsibilities
To ensure that all financial transactions are recorded appropriately in a timely manner and that the hospital complies with legal requirements regarding the maintenance of accounting records.
The post holder will be required to keep abreast of relevant regulations/legislation/taxation and accounting standards as applicable.
To oversee the production of monthly and annual financial statements to an agreed timetable.
To internally manage the external audit process by ensuring that all relevant information and explanations are made available to the external auditors in a timely manner and to assist in taking appropriate action in relation to relevant issues raised in the Audit Report and/or Management Letter.
To assist in the contribution to the development of common accounting standards and procedures etc. as may be appropriate within the healthcare sector.
To oversee the planning and organising of the divisions workload in order to maintain a high level of effectiveness.
To ensure that the financial accounting systems support the development of the hospital management systems; to work closely with the Management Accountant in this regard.
To ensure the hospitals financial controls and procedures documentation is complete and updated as and when required.
To ensure that all financial and accounting policies are applied consistently on an ongoing basis.
To ensure that appropriate systems of internal financial controls are in place and operational such that appropriate assurances can be given to the Hospital Board in this regard.
Overseeing the effective management of the hospitals cash resources; to be familiar with developments in Treasury Management.
The Post Holder will demonstrate excellent analytical and conceptual thinking capability to organise and interpret financial information and challenge business decisions against strategic plan objectives.
The ability to manage and motivate staff and work successfully within a team with a focus on quality of work speed of execution and results is vital to success in this role.
To oversee the management and supervision of all staff within the financial accounting division
The post holder will be required to provide cross cover for other personnel within the Finance division and undertake a full range of duties to include general administration.
To assist the Director of Finance in the discharge of his/her duties and to undertake assignments as may be agreed.
Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:
- Be fully qualified member of a recognised professional accountancy body with 5 years PQE
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
- Previous experience in dealing with external audit process
- Previous experience in people management
- Have a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office and other related packages
- Masters Degree in a relevant subject
- Proficient in SAP
- Accounting experience in Healthcare
- Previous experience in annual financial statements preparation
Reward & Recognition
- Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales grade code 0655 Grade VIII.
- The appointment is permanent and pensionable.
- The annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year. The leave year runs from 1st April to the 31st of March each year.
- Normal working hours are 35 worked over 5 days. Your contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8 am to 8 pm over 7 days to meet the requirements for extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement.
Application process
Applications can be submitted on-line at by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates should be aware that when applying for a post through the On-Line Application System (Candidate Manager) they will receive an automated replying acknowledging receipt of their application. Should you for any reason not receive this automated acknowledgement you should notify the Human Resources Department before the closing date otherwise your application will not be considered.
All candidates should note that in order to maintain a timely process the closing date and time for receipt of applications will be strictly adhered to.
Informal Enquiries to:Lydia Doyle - Telephone (01)or email
Closing Date:Before close of business on: 3rd October2025
*Interviews to take place on 13th October 2025*
TUH Core Competencies:
Please go to for details of the core competencies
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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