Insolvency Inspector ROI

About Chartered Accountants Ireland   

Chartered Accountants Ireland is Ireland’s leading professional accountancy body, representing over 31,000 members around the world and educating 7,000 students. The Institute aims to create opportunities for members and students, and ethical, sustainable prosperity for society. An all-island body, Chartered Accountants Ireland was established by Royal Charter in 1888 and now has members in more than 90 countries. It is a founding member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, the international network of over one million chartered accountants. It also plays key roles in the Global Accounting Alliance, Accountancy Europe and the International Federation of Accountants.

Institute Values

The Institute seeks to ensure an environment based on its values of Innovation with Ambition, Collaboration for Impact, Speed and Simplicity, Trust, Inclusion, and For Tomorrow, For Good. Candidates should be able to demonstrate how these may apply to them in the role for which they are applying and how their previous experience is relevant to them.

The role:

Main duties and responsibilities of the role include:

• Conducting insolvency monitoring visits to Chartered Accountant Ireland member firms through a combination of on-site visits and remote desktop reviews.
• Reviewing firms’ processes and procedures in relation to practicing activities.
• Reviewing firms’ compliance with the Institute’s rules and regulations, legislative requirements, and Statements of Insolvency Practice and anti-money laundering provisions.
• Critical assessment of the work carried out by practicing firms including judgements made by principals on key issues, including investigations, asset realisations and director’s conduct.
• Interviews with principals and other team members.
• Reporting on the visit including findings and recommendations to the firms.
• Adding value by making recommendations to firms aimed at improving quality.

  
  Training and support:

• An induction and training programme will be provided to assist the successful candidate to develop the skills and additional technical knowledge required by the role enhancing their own knowledge and experience.
• The induction training programme will give the successful candidate the skills and confidence to carry out the visits on their own through shadowing an existing inspector on visits and continued support from the rest of the team.
  
  Home based when not conducting on-site monitoring visits:
• Our inspectors are home based when planning visits, writing reports post visits and other administrative duties.

The candidate:

Required competencies

• The successful candidate must be a member of a Recognised Accountancy or Insolvency Professional Body with a minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience in an insolvency practice or a regulatory environment providing relevant experience.
• An excellent knowledge of insolvency legislation, statements of insolvency practice, professional, technical, and ethical standards together with excellent organisational, communication and influencing skills and a good level of IT literacy will be required.
• A CAI Diploma in Insolvency or Joint Insolvency Examination Board qualification is desirable but not essential.   
• The candidate should be able to demonstrate an ability of communicating effectively on sensitive matters with credibility at all levels. 

Personal profile:

• Experience of report writing for technical and other professional audiences.
• The candidate must be capable of working on their own initiative.  They must be able to take ownership of the role and be capable of making key decisions while also actively collaborating within a team focused on results and targets.
• Have an analytical and process-driven approach, while being capable of exercising judgement.   
• A strong focus on attention to detail and results is required.
• An ability to take on new duties and support others when required within the team.
• Experience of management of multiple deadlines.
• The candidate must be highly motivated and resilient.
• Requirement to travel (predominantly within island of Ireland) – full clean driver’s license.

How to apply:

Applications, including curriculum vitae, should be sent directly via email to hr@charteredaccountants.ie or alternatively be sent via post to:

Human Resource Department
Chartered Accountants Ireland,
Chartered Accountants House,
47 Pearse Street,
Dublin 2

Chartered Accountants Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

Flexible work Arrangements

The Institute is seeking and encourages applications from experienced candidates who may be looking for flexible work arrangements. If such arrangements are being sought please bring these to the attention of your interviewer.

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Chartered Accountants Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.