Property Finance Accountant

About Us: At Dublin Simon Community, we're dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.

If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.

We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.

About the Role

The Property Finance Accountant role involves managing property finance reporting, funding assessments, regulatory compliance, fixed asset management, rent and occupancy income reporting, and supporting financial analysis and decision-making across the property portfolio, while overseeing team operations and financial controls in a hybrid/remote setting in Dublin.

Contract Type: full-time, Specific Purpose Contract (9-month Maternity Cover)

Work Hours:37.5 hours per week, 5-day liability, Monday-Friday

Location:hybrid working/Red Cow Lane

Salary: 70,000-75,000 DOE

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Role Responsibilities

Funding Support & Property Acquisitions

• Prepare and assess financial appraisals for property acquisitions and development projects.
• Complete financial assessments and support funding submissions for CALF, CAS, HFA and other funding programes.
• Review project viability, cashflows and funding requirements to inform funding decisions.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations on acquisition and development opportunities.
• Support funding applications and ongoing compliance requirements in partnership with the Property team.

Reporting & Business Partnering

• Prepare and deliver financial reports, forecasts and commentary for senior management, the Property Committee and other stakeholders.
• Provide financial business partnering support to the Property team.
• Maintain long-term financial planning and forecasting models, including Housing Brixx.
• Provide financial analysis and insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.

Rent & Occupancy Management

• Oversee rent receivable and occupancy income reporting, ensuring financial records are complete and accurate.
• Review rental income assessments and provide financial analysis to support income-related decision-making.
• Analyse occupancy and rental income trends and variances, highlighting risks, issues and opportunities for management.
• Oversee reconciliations and data quality reviews relating to rental and occupancy income, ensuring records are accurately maintained in relevant systems.
• Support income forecasting, budgeting and financial planning through analysis of rental and occupancy performance.

Regulatory Compliance & Statutory Reporting

• Prepare and coordinate regulatory and statutory returns, including AHBRA, HFA, the Department of Finance and other reporting requirements.
• Maintain oversight of loan covenant reporting and funding compliance obligations.
• Manage funding reconciliations and reporting for relevant housing schemes and grants.
• Support internal and external audit requirements and the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Manage LPT returns and submit supporting documentation for exemptions through ROS, where required.

Fixed Asset Management

• Maintain and reconcile the Property Fixed Asset Register.
• Ensure accurate accounting for capital expenditure, asset additions, disposals and depreciation.
• Manage component accounting and asset reporting in line with accounting policies.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls, reconciliations and audit trails are maintained for property-related assets.

Management Accounts

• Prepare monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts for the property and development functions.
• Review financial performance against budget and forecast, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Oversee property-related journals, reconciliations and balance sheet controls.
• Analyse repairs and maintenance expenditure, service charges and other property-related costs to support budgeting and financial decision-making.

Team & Process Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the Property Finance function.
• Support the development of team members (1.5) through coaching, guidance and effective workload management.
• Develop and improve financial processes, controls and reporting frameworks.
• Strengthen data management practices and reporting quality across the Property Finance function.

Person Specification

Experience
• Fully qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and commercial awareness.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate financial information effectively to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Experience of budgeting, financial processes, monthly close activities and management reporting.
• Experience of working within property finance or a related environment.
• Experience in capital assessment and appraisal, including CALF, CAS, HFA and other funding programes.
• Practical experience of finance systems and online banking platforms.
• Strong IT and systems skills, including advanced Excel and experience working across multiple finance and business systems.

Qualifications
• Third Level Degree
• Professional Accounting Qualification (CIMA, ACCA or ACA/CPA

Personal Attributes

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills, with the ability to support and manage a small team effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including funders and local authorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.

Benefits to Working with the Dublin Simon Community
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• 3% and 5% Employer Matched Pension Contribution
• Paid Sick Leave

Paid Maternity Leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• TaxSaver Travel Scheme

Please note: Shortlisting may take place throughout the recruitment process, and we reserve the right to fill this position before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at (01) 6354860. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.

Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.