Support, Finance (Investment Services)

Unit 5, Calbro Court, Tuam Road, Galway, H91 YKH4

Áras Reddan, Temple Street, Sligo, F91 RX45

Áras Fáilte, 88-95 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, D01 WR86

Vacancy Description

Support, Finance (Investment Services)

LEVEL 7 

Permanent, Part Time (0.5 FTE – 17.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: Monday 31st August 2026 at 3pm

Fáilte Ireland invites applications for the position of Support, Investment Services. The successful candidate will join the Grant Payments section as part of Investment Services and will also work closely with Finance.

Job Purpose 

To provide financial support to the Investment Services team across a range of areas, including grant payments, budgeting, reporting, reconciliation, and general finance administration.

Primary Objectives/Key Responsibilities

Grant Payment Processing including:

• Accept and acknowledge receipt of claims for grant payment.

• Verify all claim documentation against a checklist to ensure completeness.

• Follow up with claimants to obtain missing documentation and/or explanations.

• Ensure that all expenditure is eligible and in line with the grant agreements.

• Update systems to track grant progress.

• Maintain claim files.

• Provide quality information and feedback.

• Review and provide advice on grant agreements.

• Escalate issues and risks that may impact agreed deliverables.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on a monthly basis to gather information for projections and accruals.

• Prepare accruals, prepayments, and journal recodes for inputting.

• Provide reports to internal stakeholders for weekly / monthly review of projections.

Budget Support:

• Work within the Directorate to support the monitoring of forecasts against actual spend and align this with monthly budget variance reporting.

• Monitor project spend.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders on variances and general financial oversight.

• Input Journals where necessary.

• Prepare and update budgets.

• Attend periodic budget meetings with various divisions.

Relationship Management:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and collaboration with internal colleagues and external grantees.

• Identify stakeholder issues and act appropriately to address these issues.

• Advise colleagues of issues and/or risks to stakeholder relationships as soon as they arise so that risks can be managed effectively.

• Attend meetings with grantees and provide advice on claims process requirements.

• General Administration

• Ensure that the Organisation’s policies and procedures are followed.

• Raise purchase orders, goods received notes and payment requests.

• Compile statistics as required for monthly and quarterly reports.

• Engage fully with improvements and developments on the grant management system and the finance system.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Carry out all other duties as required and participate as a full member of the Investment Services Team by supporting different work projects, as required from time to time.

Person Specification 

Essential Criteria 

The successful candidate will have:

• The ability to work as part of a team.

• Excellent communication skills with experience of communicating effectively.

• The ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally.

• Good planning and organisation skills

• Excellent time management and administration skills

• Ability to prioritise, schedule, plan, and manage multiple tasks.

• An approachable, highly professional manner and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

• Attention to detail and an eye for accuracy.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate, and through their application show evidence of, such experience.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have / demonstrate in your application form the following: 

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a finance role.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

• Experience using computerised financial systems

Qualifications/Mandatory Training

• A Professional Finance/Accounting Qualification (minimum Level 6 under the QQI Framework) in a finance / business discipline is essential

Desirable Criteria

• Accounting Technician qualification or part-qualified accountant status

• Experience reviewing and processing grants.

• An understanding of public sector financial practices, procurement, State Aid, and related requirements

Key Competencies 

• Flexibility

• Communicating effectively

• Managing relationships

• Planning and Managing Work

Office Location and Blended Working: 

We do not ask for addresses as part of the application process, however it is the responsibility of the candidate to acknowledge the base location of the role. The successful candidate must regularly work from and attend the base office location of the role. Please note: Remote working from outside the State is not permitted other than in exceptional circumstances. As this role is within the Irish public service, the post-holder must carry out a minimum of 80% of their working time within the State (Republic of Ireland). Candidates who reside in Northern Ireland must be able to meet this requirement.

Selection Process:

Shortlisting will be based on applications and the selection process may involve two competency based interviews. A panel of successful candidates may be formed following the selection process.

Interview Attendance Requirement:

Candidates must be available to attend an in-person interview at the location and date specified by Fáilte Ireland. Please note that the location of the interview may vary from the base location of the role.

Fáilte Ireland is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of the workforce. We encourage you to reach out to us directly at recruitment@failteireland.ie should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.