Finance Assistant Programme

Purpose of the role

The purpose of this post is to manage CHI Programme various Integration and ICT Projects being undertaken in support of the opening of the New Children’s Hospital (NCH).

CHI Head Office is the cross site corporate cost centre.

This role will be integral in providing financial support on same. This is varied and interesting role and will be the key in tracking and recording Programme & Head Office spend in a timely manner and ensuring all Programme costs are recorded by Project ID’s.

This role will support across CHI sites as we move towards Integration and will be an integral support to Project Management Office (PMO) and Programme Finance Lead who oversee the total spend across the Programme and Head Office. This role will be the key support on Programme and HQ budgeting and forecasting and will assist on analysis of actuals v projections across the projects.

This role will be responsible for partnering with transactional accounting team – Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable and payroll to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

This role will be key support to Materials Management – partnering with the PMO in managing review and release of purchase orders and queries on same for Programme and Head Office.

Essential Criteria

• 3 + years experience in a relevant/similar role, ideally in healthcare or large organisational transformation project.
• Be a qualified member or studying towards qualification with a recognised accountancy body.
• Excellent Excel Skills – proficient in pivots, lookups and general data manipulation, etc.

How to apply and informal enquiries

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is 14 September 2026 by 5pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobsby clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Carl.Berkeley@childrenshealthireland.ie Programme and Head Office Finance Lead.

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Taurai Machuwe at Taurai.machuwe@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 and 2027 for your information.

• November 9th, 2026
• December 7th, 2026
• January 4th, 2027