Cycling Ireland has launched a recruitment competition for a new finance manager, with that process coming at a time of uncertainty and controversy for the national governing body.
The job description for the new position says a cost-cutting programme is underway within Cycling Ireland and overseeing it will be one of the responsibilities of the new finance manager.
The organisation used false quotations when applying for grants from the Department of Sport in 2020 and the fall-out from that is continuing as the matter only emerged publicly late last year.
When the false quotations came to light, the Department suspended Cycling Ireland from applying for grants for a year. Now Sport Ireland is supervising the federation as it implements recommendations from a review carried out after the controversy.
Last weekend Cycling Ireland president, Liam Collins, said he would stand down before his term was completed, though he was only elected last November. He urged other board members to also resign in the interests of allowing chief executive Matt McKerrow and his team run the organisation while reforms were being carried out.
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A statement from Collins was published last Saturday night and the following day the board met, though Collins was not present. The board issued a statement on Sunday evening, saying it had decided to hold an EGM. It also expressed its commitment to working together for the good of Irish cycling.
Whomever secures the finance manager's post will report to McKerrow. They will be responsible for "measuring and promoting financial and quality performance, assuring the integrity of financial results and ensuring the effectiveness of internal cost controls and compliance with all statutory obligations”.
The job description said the role “will also have a
strong emphasis on budgetary control and ensure the effective and efficient
usage of finance systems across the organisation”.
As well as being responsible for preparing monthly and annual accounts, the finance manager will work to make sure “financial records are maintained to ensure compliance with accepted policies and best practice procedures”.
They will also “prepare and implement an ongoing cost reduction program to include regular tenders for key suppliers” and “resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities”.
More details about the job can be found at this link.
