Programme Finance and Analysis Coordinator

Role Requirement 1

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare and coordinate financial reporting outputs to support operational and management decision making.
• Analyse financial and operational information to identify trends, risks and emerging issues.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of programme funding profiling and forecasting methodologies
• Develop analytical solutions that support operational oversight and programme delivery.
• Analyse data trends and patterns to identify emerging operational issues and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools, dashboards and management information solutions.
• Support the provision of financial insights relating to programme performance and sustainability.
• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, consistent and audit ready.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of reporting methodologies and analytical approaches.

Role Requirement 2

National Sustainability Analysis Framework (NSAF)

• Lead the data gathering, publication, and administration of the National Sustainability Analysis Framework.
• Act as a subject matter expert on sustainability analysis methodologies within Early Years Operations.
• Coordinate the NSAF assessment processes and publication of result to CMX.
• In collaboration with Pobal Data scientist, review and enhance framework methodologies, financial assessment approaches and supporting documentation.
• Develop recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency and consistency of sustainability assessments.
• Support governance processes associated with framework operation and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automation and reporting within the framework.
• In collaboration with the Finance Programme manager and Data Scientist develop the next iteration of the NSAF.

Role Requirement 3

PQs, FQs and system development

• Coordinate the responses for financial and programme analysis inputs for Parliamentary Questions and Funder Queries.
• Undertake detailed review and validation of supporting information.
• Develop and Maintain query repositories, standardised templates and supporting materials to promote consistency and quality.
• Ensure responses are evidence based, accurate and aligned with programme data.
• Support the continuous improvement of query management processes and reporting mechanisms.
• Conduct analyses of PQ & FQ trends to develop insights for future.

Role Requirement 4

Systems Development and Continuous Improvement

• Lead business improvement initiatives relating to financial analysis, reporting and sustainability assessment processes.
• Support the design, development and enhancement of operational systems and reporting environments.
• Collaborate with ICT, Data & Analytics, programme teams and business stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process standardisation and improved data management.
• Contribute to the development of solutions using technologies such as Power BI, SharePoint, Power Automate, Python and related reporting tools.
• Support the enhancement of Case Management, NSAF and associated operational systems.

Required Experience

Essential

• 3/4 years minimum
• Experience in financial analysis and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience developing and maintaining management reports and reporting processes.
• Experience working with financial and operational data sets.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance and quality assurance principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating work activities and supporting colleagues in a team environment.

Desirable

• Experience using Power BI, Power Query or similar analytical tools.
• Experience supporting system development or business improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of sustainability assessment methodologies or risk-based analysis approaches.
• Statistical analysis experience.
• Experience working within a public sector or publicly funded environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant third level qualification in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or a related discipline is desirable.
• Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience will also be considered.