Lead Financial Accountant (Assistant Principal Officer level), An Garda Síochána

Job Title: Lead Financial Accountant (Assistant Principal Officer level), An Garda Síochána
Client: An Garda Síochána
Location: Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Salary: Starting from: €83,113
Application Method: GetGot Application form only - https://staffline.getgotjobs.ie/home

Reporting to senior leaders of the Finance team, the Assistant Principal is accountable for providing leadership and finance support to An Garda Síochána organisation, including any finance transformation initiatives. This challenging role involves dealing with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally with the Department of Justice, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Policing Authority, Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Government Shared Services, external consultants, and other stakeholders. The Assistant Principal will be a key participant in the senior management process of An Garda Síochána Finance Division with a critical management role in implementing government policy and processes in the economic, financial, international, environmental and/or social arenas.

The general duties and responsibilities listed below are indicators of the responsibilities which may be assigned:

• Preparation and management of An Garda Síochána Estimates, budgets/forecasts, Appropriation Account completion and other official reporting functions as may be required.
• Audit Team Lead for all An Garda Síochána audits including Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) audit, internal audits and external agencies audits
• Attending to requests from external stakeholder partners such as Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Public Accounts Committee and other Governmental Departments and National Shared Services Office etc.
• Preparation of internal and external financial and management reports for a variety of stakeholders.
• Development and implementation of new improvements to financial management policies, procedures and systems.
• Enhancement and maintenance of an overall financial control environment to ensure best practice.
• Lead and partake in the reform agenda of the An Garda Síochána finance function.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate management information systems, National Shared Services Office migrations, financial management systems and other related ICT systems
• Plan, organise, manage and supervise the work of direct reports including staff development and performance appraisal.
• Provide financial advice and assistance to internal departments to support the achievement of corporate objectives and support devolved budgeting structures.
• Promote and assist with the implementation of good practice in: Risk Management; Procurement.
• Value for Money; Shared Services; Efficiency and Effectiveness in line with Government directives and Central Government Accounting Standards (CGAS).
• Participate in An Garda Síochána committees/ working groups as assigned by the Executive Director of Finance and Services.
• Play a key role in An Garda Síochána governance environment.
• To undertake such duties, projects or activities as may be assigned from time to time by the Principal Officer and Executive Director of Finance and Services.

This description of the role is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and may be reviewed from time to time to reflect the needs of the role and the organisation.

Essential Criteria:

Candidates, by the closing date, must have:

1.A qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ (i.e., an honours degree), or higher, in a numerically focused area, such as Accounting, Finance, Data Science, Business (with a financial element), Economics, Mathematics, Auditing, Engineering or a related discipline.

OR

Possess a professional accountancy qualification and be a member of a recognised body of accountants, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA

AND

2.At least 3 years' management experience at an appropriate level in either a public or private sector organisation, demonstrating significant experience of at least 2 of the following:

• Project Management
• Audit Management
• Managing Budgets
• Strategic and change management

Candidates must also have experience:

• In financial reporting, financial management and financial governance.
• In planning, developing, and successfully delivering financial services.
• Identifying and actioning improvement opportunities in a financial services environment.
• Implementing organisational and system change in a financial services environment.
• Using financial management systems and related technology, e.g. Oracle financial & reporting system, Excel, etc.
• Presenting financial reports in business-friendly and user-friendly language both in writing and verbally.
• Managing staff, organisational resources and workloads to deliver agreed objectives.

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CV's will not be accepted for this role. If you submit a CV or blank document, you will get an email with a link to complete the online application form.

Closing date for all completed online application forms is 3:00 PM, Monday 2^nd November 2026.