Commercial Accountant

Job Title:  Commercial Accountant    

Location: Dublin

Job Type: Permanent

Reports to: Business Manager – Development

ABOUT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The Land Development Agency (LDA) is the State’s affordable housing delivery body.  Its main role is to acquire and develop State and other land to deliver affordable homes, supporting the creation of thriving communities and delivering ongoing positive social impact. It is overseen by an independent Board of Directors and has total capitalisation of up to €8.75bn. To date €6.25 billion of equity capital has been committed by Government and a further €2.5bn capitalisation is permitted under legislation from other sources/debt.

The LDA is active on more than 20 State Land sites and has a delivery pipeline in excess of 25,000 homes.  The Agency also works in partnership with the country’s largest and most experienced homebuilders and will deliver a further 8,000 homes under its Project Tosaigh initiative.

Additionally, the LDA is working on large-scale longer-term strategic areas by master-planning and bringing forward planning applications in locations such as Limerick Colbert Quarter, the Digital Hub in Dublin and Sandy Road in Galway.

Role Summary

Reporting to the Development Business Manager, the role represents a fantastic opportunity for a commercial finance professional to work within the Commercial Team and to support the Property and Construction teams. The role will involve working across the Finance,  Investment, Governance & Operations teams and presents an excellent opportunity to assist the Agency in making sound commercial decisions with great exposure to the wider LDA operations through the preparation of budgets, assessment of risks, facilitation of audits and work on the Commercial aspects of a wide range of transformative residential and regeneration projects across the country through the development life cycle.

The ideal candidate will possess all necessary commercial and financial acumen required to support the delivery of landmark projects but importantly will need to be a team player with the drive, work ethic and adaptability to respond to the exciting challenges of the LDA mandate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of departmental budgets and assess KPIs across development projects and opportunities.
• Assist in the maintenance of Project budgets and cashflows
• Complete finance reconciliations of project costs and finance records.
• Assist with management and oversight of monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reporting requirements.
• Liaise with Development and Construction Managers to manage and report on Budget Variances.
• Provide training to team members as required.
• Contribute to the development of Management Information Systems and the maintenance of information flow through those systems.
• Design & maintain operational reports and dashboards to provide insights and support decision making.
• Act as a liaison between Business Units and the Finance function.
• Support risk management activities through ongoing assessment and reporting.
• Liaise with internal & external auditors where appropriate.
• Other duties as may be required based on the evolving operational requirements of the LDA.

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with 1-3 years’ experience.
• Experience within the Construction / Property sector is a major plus
• Proficiency with bookkeeping software/applications.
• Willingness to work hard and ability to work on own initiative and attention to detail are essential.
• An ability to multitask.
• 
  Excellent relationship management skills (both internal and external).

Person Specification:

• Proactive and capable of working independently
• Focused on delivering practical solutions and achieving strong results
• Strong commercial awareness with sound professional judgement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering formal briefings
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, in particular Microsoft Excel with excellent attention to detail.

To Apply: 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 22nd of May 2026

The Land Development Agency is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promote and support a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we endeavour to provide reasonable accommodation as required.