Finance Operations Accountant

Job Description

Location: Rathgar, Dublin 6

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (39 hours per week)

About us

Orwell Healthcare is one of Dublin’s most respected healthcare providers, renowned for delivering exceptional care to our residents since 1987. We operate across two locations in Rathgar:

• Orwell Private: Convalescence, Long-Term Care and Acquired Brain Injury Unit
• Orwell Queen of Peace: Long-Term Care

Our vision is to provide a continuum of high-quality, person-centred care in a friendly, homely and luxurious environment. Services include residential long- and short-term care, dementia care, acquired brain injury care, respite care and home care support.

Role Overview

Are you a driven finance professional looking for a role where you can truly make an impact? Orwell Healthcare is expanding — and we’re looking for a talented Finance Operations Accountant to join our team at an exciting time of transformation and growth.

With the redevelopment and opening of our second nursing home this year, this position offers a rare opportunity to help modernise our finance function and contribute to shaping how we operate in the future — including leveraging AI tools and automation to enhance efficiency and reporting.

Why This Role Is Different

At Orwell Healthcare, you’re not just another number — you’re a key member of a supportive, and highly collaborative Finance team. You will:

✓ Work closely with the CFO

✓ Influence and modernise our finance processes

✓ Use AI and automation tools to improve accuracy and efficiency

✓ Take on more responsibility as our organisation scales

✓ Contribute to meaningful work that enhances the lives of older people

If you enjoy improving systems, driving efficiencies, and embracing new technology, this is the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Process Monthly Payroll and associated Revenue and legislative filing.
• Maintain accurate records in Sage Micropay
• Validate time and attendance before payroll approval
• Support Month End and Year End payroll reporting
• Ensure compliance with taxation, pensions, and legislative requirements

Finance Operations

• Support AP/Procurement and AR functions
• Review and approve purchase orders
• Assist with Month End close and internal reporting
• Oversee resident billing and staff accommodation charges
• Prepare audit schedules and liaise with auditors

Transformation, Automation & AI

• Identify opportunities to automate manual tasks using finance systems and AI-driven tools
• Use AI to support reporting, analysis, and data validation
• Contribute to the design of scalable, technology-enabled finance processes
• Support upcoming system upgrades and digital transformation projects

Candidate Requirements

• Part-qualified or newly qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar finance role
• At least 1 year of hands-on payroll experience
• Strong Excel and IT ability
• Experience with (or strong interest in) AI-assisted finance tools, automation, or data analytics
• Experience with Sage Micropay or Sage 50 (an advantage)

Who You Are

• Exceptionally accurate and detail-oriented
• Comfortable analysing data and improving processes
• Curious about new technologies and how AI can enhance finance operations
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently and collaborate effectively in a small team
• Thrive in a dynamic and growing environment

Why Join Orwell Healthcare?

• Be part of a growing organisation with meaningful purpose
• Influence how our finance function evolves
• Use modern tools and AI to elevate how finance operates
• Strong opportunities for career development
• Collaborative, supportive, values-driven team
• Work directly with senior leadership

What We Offer

• Paid mandatory training
• Subsidised café
• Death-in-Service Insurance benefit
• Company pension
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Employee referral scheme
• Tax saver scheme (Bus, Rail, Bike to Work)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike storage
• Company events
• Sick pay (as per policy)

Additional Information

All job offers are subject to:

• Satisfactory references
• Garda Vetting
• Pre-employment medical assessment

Orwell Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer.