Accounts Assistant (Junior Position)

Celtic Anglian Water; Leinster; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual leave entitlement

Generous pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Professional development support

Job summary

Celtic Anglian Water in Dublin 9 is seeking an Accounts Assistant (Junior) to join the Finance Team at the Santry Head Office. The role covers month-end processes, reconciliations to Trial Balance, and supporting internal controls for a growing business.

The ideal candidate is Part-Qualified ACCA or Accounting Technician pursuing ACCA with 2–3 papers completed, 3–5 years in accounts payable/assistant accountant roles, and strong Excel skills; Sage experience is advantageous; some role requires

Qualifications

• Part-Qualified ACCA student with 2–3 papers completed or Accounting Technician pursuing ACCA.
• 3–5 years accounting experience in accounts payable/assistant accountant role.
• Experience in similar industry sector preferred.
• Revenue recognition experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Back up month end process and reconciliations to Trial Balance.
• Support internal control improvements for a growing business.
• Monitor KPIs across sites including Ringsend Waste Water Plant.
• Monitor stock levels and perform monthly stock take.
• Assist in producing monthly cashflows and project profitability analyses.
• Handle VAT/Intrastat submissions to Irish Revenue.
• Maintain Fixed Assets Register.
• Assist IT enhancements for Sage systems.
• Sage experience beneficial.
• Strong Excel skills essential.
• Work at Santry Central Office with 1–2 days weekly at Ringsend Plant.
• Support FC with monthly reporting templates, budgets, and ad hoc reporting duties.

Education

ACCA student (2–3 papers)

Accounting Technician pursuing ACCA

Tools

Sage experience

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an Accounts Assistant (Junior) to join our Finance Team at our Head Office in Santry, Dublin 9

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to Financial Controller, individual will perform back up support to the month end process including all relevant reconciliation’s to Trial Balance stage.
• Implementation of internal control improvements required driving growing business.
• Monitoring of current key performances indicators at all business locations i.e. Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Works & other sites.
• Monitoring of Stock levels and monthly stock take.
• Support Engineering manager in producing monthly cashflows and analysis of contract profitability on current projects.
• RCT & VAT/Intrastat submissions to Irish Revenue
• Maintenance of Fixed Assets Register
• Implementation of IT enhancements required to Sage financial Systems.
• Sage experience beneficial.
• Very Good Excel Skills Important.
• The individual will be based at Santry Central Office but will be expected to spend at least 1-2 days a week at the Ringsend Plant office location.
• Support to FC in production of monthly financial reporting templates, budgets and other ad hoc financial reporting duties.

Essential Skills

• Part-Qualified ACCA Student (2–3 papers completed) or a qualified Accounting Technician who is pursuing their ACCA exams.
• A minimum of 3-5 years accounting experience in accounts payable and at assistant accountant level.
• Experience in similar industry sector preferred.
• Previous audit background an advantage.
• IT Systems implementation experience an advantage.
• Revenue recognition experience.

Join the team

Employee Benefits Include

• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Generous pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Professional development support