Role Profile Job Title: Fina Job Title: Finance Manager - Fund Accounting Division/Function: FTO - Finance Reports to (job title): Senior Finance Manager Job Family: Finance Career Stream: Professional Career Zone: Professionals / Specialists Job Type: Permanent ** Closing Date for applications: Thursday 5th September 2024** Summary of the Business The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities. Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (NewERA), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI). Recently the NTMA mandate has expanded to include management of the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Nature and Climate Fund (ICNF). This role is to manage the finance operations service delivery to ISIF and/or FIF and ICNF. ISIF is a sovereign development fund with a mandate to invest on a commercial basis to support economic activity and employment in Ireland while the newly formed FIF and ICNF are sovereign wealth funds. Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including: Flexible work options including remote working and variable work hours An extensive wellbeing programme Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation including education support and paid study leave Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees Competitive salary and 25 days annual leave Career Average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more Role Summary The NTMA currently has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the Finance Fund Operations team on a permanent contract reporting to the Senior Finance Manager. It represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to take up a challenging position leading and growing the finance team and managing the finance operations service delivery to the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and/or Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Nature and Climate Fund. Principal Accountabilities May include but are not limited to the following: Lead, develop and provide strategic direction for a team of professionals. Train, coach, and mentor the finance operations team. Review of daily and monthly internal management information reporting. Review administration and accounting of investments ensuring payment and settlement of investments are made in a timely manner and in line with agreed procedures. Review of monthly reconciliations of investment positions with the Fund's Global Custodian's records. Management of the Fund's Global Custodian, including review of daily monitoring controls, review of KPIs and co-ordination of monthly service review meetings. Review the reconciliation of the daily Net Asset Values produced by the Fund's Portfolio Management System. Liaise with the Fund's external tax advisor to ensure all tax filings and documents are completed on time. Responsible for quarterly reporting to the Investment Valuation Committee. Manage the year end valuation process with the external valuer and auditors. Complete/review due diligence on all new loans and alternative investments, analysing the financial and operational impacts, consisting of facility agreement and fund documentation review. Responsible for administration of loans including reviewing facility agreements, calculating interest and repayments, engaging with borrowers, etc. Oversee adherence to Finance processes, procedures and controls, reviewing same periodically. Participate in the continuous development and enhancement of workflows and procedures to reflect the changing control environment. Work closely with other teams, in particular the Financial Reporting team, the ISIF team and Project teams. Work on Projects / Adhoc tasks as required. Experience Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential. Third level qualification preferably in Finance or Accounting (or related field). Experience managing a team of finance professionals. At least 5 years experience in Fund Accounting, knowledge of both Hedge and Private Market products essential. Experience in Portfolio Management System onboarding/transformation projects desirable but not essential. Skills Ability to adapt quickly to the role and demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to easily form good working relationships with team members and senior stakeholders alike. Strong attention to detail. A self-starter willing to take the initiative to get results. Analytical with good problem solving skills. Flexible and adaptable to change. Knowledge Experience in managing the administration and accounting of investments such as quoted and unquoted equities, bonds, funds, loans, derivatives etc. is essential. Experience in dealing with and managing a Custodian would be advantageous. Experience implementing and using a portfolio management system would be advantageous. Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience in other Microsoft Packages. Knowledge of general ledger applications (in particular Infor SunSystems) would be advantageous. Understanding of the role of Finance in maintaining a strong control environment. Experience working with loans systems, loans administration, calculating interest due including ability to calculate interpolated interest rates would be advantageous. Experience reviewing and interpreting loan facility agreements, limited partnerships agreements and other investment documentation would be advantageous. Experience working on finance transformation projects and the introduction of automation would be advantageous. Pension Abatement If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee's re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012. Please note: In applying for this position, you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office/Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position. Applicants will be required to complete a Pre employment declaration to confirm whether they have previously availed of a Public sector pension scheme. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.
