Principal Officer, Central Finance & Accounts

Responsibility at Principal level for the Department’s financial and payment operations; manage the drawdown of funds from DPER for all agencies under the remit of the Department including the HSE, approval and processing of Cash Advances for the HSE; oversight of administration of the Ireland/UK Bilateral Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangements; management oversight and monthly reporting on HSE financial performance to external (DPER, SOG, PBO, HBOG) and internal stakeholders; Agreeing the Payroll Numbers Strategy (PNS) with the HSE each year with appropriate allocations by staff category. Monthly monitoring of headcount/WTE against published DPER ceilings. Monthly Reporting / accounting for Payroll and WTE oversight of the HSE. Implementation of new ERP system, coordination with NSSO. EU Commission Reporting and audit on Covid expenditure / obtaining grants aid from EU. Accounting, monitoring expenditure to agencies and Departmental payroll spend. Negotiation of REV and Supplementary Estimates, processing of data concerning the REV, monthly reporting of subhead accounting EMS. Processing, approval and negotiation with DPER on HSE/Departmental sanction request with financial implications. Ad hoc advisory accounting and financial consulting services to other Units concerning Agencies under their remit. Ad hoc financial advisory on items from Section 38 Deficits, going concern, HSE agency costs.