Accountant

Elwood Roberts; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Elwood Roberts is seeking a Finance Lead embedded in the Tech/CDIO function for a 12-month contract. You will control contractor spend, approve agency invoices, and manage accruals, while supporting forecast cycles and cost-saving initiatives.

Strong communication with non-financial stakeholders is essential. Ideal candidates will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with 5+ years post-qualification experience, advanced Excel skills, and a proven track record in cross-functional business partnering and

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 5+ years post-qualification experience.
• Strong cross-functional / business-partnering accounting background.
• Advanced MS Office and IT/finance systems proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance lead embedded in the Tech/CDIO department: control and authorise all contractor and agency spend and payments.
• Manage IAG purchase requisition approvals and monthly re-charge invoicing.
• Produce monthly contractor accruals and support budget forecasting with finance partners; present data to non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

Cross-functional accounting

MS Excel

Fluent English

Budget forecasting

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Contract length: 12 months

Location/pattern & Urgency

Office 2 days/week

Urgency: Urgent — first interviews ASAP

Our Client arerestructuring its Tech Finance function and needs someone with a stronger cross-functional accountancy background than the current setup provides. This is a contract role, not a path to permanent — the function itself is changing shape.

What the person will actually do

Act as the finance lead embedded in the Tech/CDIO department: control and authorise all contractor and agency spend (30+ agencies/partners, ensuring they're paid on time), manage IAG purchase requisition approval and monthly re-charge invoicing, produce monthly contractor accruals, support budget forecasting and planning cycles with finance business partners, monitor and analyse IT spend variances, and identify cost-saving process improvements (including using AI/automation tools). Also covers for the Finance Planning Manager when needed and presents financial data to non-finance stakeholders in a way they can act on.

The MUST HAVES for this role are:

• Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (or equivalent experience) — 5+ years post-qualification
• Strong cross-functional / business-partnering accounting background — this is the #1 gap the client is trying to fix, not just technical accounting skill
• Advanced MS Office and general comfort with IT/finance systems
• Fluent English with strong written reporting and presentation skills — will regularly explain financial data to non-accountants
• Proven ability to manage high-volume spend/contractor administration under deadline pressure with high accuracy
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvements or cost efficiencies (not just maintaining existing processes)

Nice-to-have

• ERP experience, ideally SAP, ideally SAP S/4HANA

Don't just filter on "qualified accountant" — the client is specifically burned by candidates who are technically qualified but narrow/siloed. Look for candidates who've worked across departments, managed vendor/contractor spend at scale, or led a process improvement initiative — not just month-end close experience.

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