Accounts Administrator

Harper Finley Professional Recruitment; Arklow; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Harper Finley Professional Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Administrator to join a growing engineering and manufacturing finance team. The role covers reconciliations, day-to-day finance admin and support for AP/AR, with VAT compliance and multi-currency payments.

The ideal candidate has 2-3 years' experience, strong detail orientation, and the ability to work independently within a varied workload. This position emphasizes accuracy, deadlines and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in an Accounts Administrator/Accounts Assistant role.
• Strong reconciliation skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of AP, AR and day-to-day accounting processes.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Understanding of Revenue and VAT processes is a plus.
• Able to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank, supplier, customer and credit card reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies and variances.
• Support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.
• Assist with month-end reporting and general financial administration.
• Process payments, including multi-currency transactions.
• Support Revenue compliance, including VAT submissions.
• Liaise with external accountants and advisers as required.
• Support Finance Manager with day-to-day activities.
• Ensure financial processes are completed accurately and by deadlines.
• Contribute to process improvements as the business grows.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Excel

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

VAT knowledge

Multi-currency

Independence

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

We are looking for an Accounts Administrator to join the Finance team within a growing engineering and manufacturing business. The role will cover day-to-day finance administration, reconciliations and general accounts support, and would suit someone who is confident working independently and managing a varied workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete bank, supplier, customer and credit card reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies and variances.
• Support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.
• Assist with month-end reporting and general financial administration.
• Process payments, including multi-currency transactions.
• Support Revenue compliance, including VAT and related submissions.
• Liaise with external accountants and advisers as required.
• Support the Finance Manager with day-to-day finance activities.
• Ensure financial processes are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Contribute to process improvements as the business continues to grow.

About You

• 2-3 years' experience in an Accounts Administrator, Accounts Assistant or similar role.
• Strong reconciliation skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and day-to-day accounting processes.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and resolving account discrepancies.
• Good understanding of Revenue and VAT processes is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and manage your own workload.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.
• Experience working in an engineering, construction, manufacturing or project-based environment.
• Experience handling multi-currency transactions.
• Experience working with external accountants or auditors.