Our client Indra Ireland has secured a major long term contract with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to deliver Next Generation Ticketing in Ireland, so the public can pay with any medium on any mode of transport. This Senior Finance Manager position is a pivotal role between the client and supplier. We are looking for a person with a Tech background with accounting experience and have exposure to Risk and Control processes and ERP experience. Strong stakeholder skills are essential and prior experience in high volume transaction environments would be desirable.
Indra is a leading global technology and consulting company and a world leader in providing proprietary solutions in specific segments in Transport. In the 2023 financial year, Indra achieved revenue of €4.34 billion, employing over 58,000 people across 46+ countries, with business operations in over 140 countries. Indra has delivered solutions and maintained transport infrastructure in Ireland for over 20 years. Examples would include tolling solutions on six Irish motorways in addition to the Dublin Port Tunnel and a Traffic Management System for Iarnrod Eireann.
Reporting directly to the Indra Ireland Country Director, the individual will also work closely with the Implementation Services Manager (Project Manager) and our client, the NTA.
What does the role involve?
Support the production and delivery of quality finance documentation including financial design and proposals for presentation to the Indra project team and client senior finance management and ensure that key finance (and non-finance) stakeholders have been consulted;
Ensure finance dependencies and deliverables across project workstreams are tracked and managed whilst ensuring all financial risks and dependencies are identified, monitored and communicated to the client senior finance management;
Clearly communicate with multiple client project stakeholders and client senior finance management to ensure that all aspects of financial planning, design and implementation are incorporated;
Supporting the compliance of payment channels in line with Payment Card Industry data security standards;
Play a key role in ensuring the controls and outputs for the smooth operation of the new ticketing scheme are designed and have appropriate approval within the client organisation;
Coordinate with all applicable internal and external teams to define, plan and deliver all finance aspects of the ticketing solutions control and reporting;
Responsible for overseeing all revenue streams including revenue collection and clearing and recovery of debt collection;
Risk assessment, continual investment in internal control systems, and ensuring policies and procedures are robust and updated on a regular basis;
Implementation of payment fraud and payment risk management services;
Establishment of Fixed Asset Register including supporting client operational processes, procedures and services, in accordance with client Fixed Assets policies;
Project cost management and budgeting planning including managing baseline versus actual costs;
Responsibility for financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders including Project Board reporting;
Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis and key performance indicators to Indra senior management including the Project Account Manager and Implementation Services Manager (Project Manager);
Act as primary finance point of contact for the client, contractors and sub-contractors including acquiring and payment gateway providers, with responsibility for cash collection, and designing and implementing financial incident management reporting;
Undertake all financial processing of month end, quarterly and yearly reports, with oversight and responsibility for adherence to all local and international accounting standards;
Managing internal and external audit processes, acting as the point of contact for external parties; and
Responsibility for the day-to-day management and development of the finance and supporting teams.
Indra Ireland is an equal opportunity employer.
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