DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the treasury administrator will play a critical role in assisting the establishment and day to day operations of a newly centralised Treasury Department within the Authority. This position combines strategic support to the Finance Manager in setting up the department with the responsibility of executing day-to-day treasury operations.
The successful candidate will focus on ensuring accuracy and efficiency in bank reconciliations, management of suspense accounts, timely completion of daily settlements, and adherence to governance policies. This individual will also work on improving processes, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, and addressing ad hoc queries. As part of a broader team driving organisational transformation, this role provides an opportunity to contribute to the development of a key function within the Authority.
The treasury administrator shall undertake tasks, including those listed below, to the highest standards:
· Assist the Treasury Manager in consolidating treasury activities into a single centralised area within the Authority.
· Develop transition plans to transfer processes and responsibilities from other departments.
· Create and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for treasury operations.
· Support the identification and implementation of process improvements to ensure smooth and efficient integration.
· Collaborate with stakeholders to define performance metrics and reporting structures for the new department.
· Aid the development and maintenance of policies and procedures for all treasury operations.
· Perform and review bank reconciliations for a variety of accounts including Main, Capital, Rural, Grants, Cash, ITS, mTicketing, TaxSaver, DSP among others.
· Monitor and manage unresolved transactions within suspense accounts.
· Investigate bounced payments and unreconciled transactions, ensuring prompt resolution.
· Assist with the Management of the user profiles on the banking portal, including onboarding of new personnel, modifying permissions, and disabling profiles.
· Open, close, and manage bank accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, and direct debits.
· Oversee the management of expired mandates, ensuring deletion or renewal as appropriate.
· Respond to customer and internal queries, providing accurate and timely resolutions.
· Process daily settlements to ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of financial transactions.
· Auto-load sign ups to streamline the registration process, capturing and storing user information and integrating with the existing database to ensure data management.
· Work closely with auditors to provide requested information and clarifications related to treasury activities.
· Assist with other ad hoc assignments as agreed to support the general work of the NTA.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Each candidate must meet the following requirements at the time of the competition closing:
· Hold a minimum of a NFQ degree level 7 qualification in a finance, business or other related discipline.
· Have at least 3 years relevant experience in the preparation of management accounts, reconciliations and annual financial statements.
· Strong MS Office and MS Excel skills.
· Have fundamental Management & Delivery skills (Communication, Relationship Management, Proactivity, Decision-Making).
· Possess fundamental Business skills relating to competencies like Customer Service and Service Partnering.
· The ability to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team.
