Accounts Payable Associate

ICON Clinical Research; Dublin; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Retirement planning offerings

LifeWorks/Global EAP access

Life assurance

Country-specific flexible benefits

Job summary

ICON is seeking an Accounts Payable Associate to join our finance team in Ireland. You will manage invoicing, payments, and vendor inquiries, ensuring compliance with policies and accurate records to support clinical research operations.

You will work with internal teams to resolve discrepancies, reconcile accounts payable, and process payments by checks, wire transfers, and electronic transfers, contributing to timely and accurate financial processes across ICON.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Experience in accounts payable or similar financial role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data processing.

Responsibilities

• Process and verify invoices ensuring accuracy and policy compliance.
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions and resolve discrepancies.
• Communicate with vendors and internal stakeholders to address payment inquiries.
• Prepare and process payments (checks, electronic transfers, wires).
• Maintain up-to-date records of financial transactions and invoices.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Accounts payable experience

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Job description

Accounts Payable Associate

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

As an Accounts Payable Associate at ICON, you will manage financial transactions, ensuring accurate records, and contribute to the smooth financial operations that support the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies through clinical trials.

What You Will Do:

You will take responsibility for accounting and financial operations deliverables, applying your skills to ensure quality and efficiency.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing and verifying invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Reconciling accounts payable transactions and resolving discrepancies as needed.
• Communicating with vendors and internal stakeholders to address payment inquiries and discrepancies.
• Preparing and processing payments, including checks, electronic transfers, and wire transfers.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of financial transactions and invoices.

Your Profile:

You will bring relevant accounting and financial operations experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Required qualifications and experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field (preferred).
• Previous experience in accounts payable or a related financial role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data processing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with vendors and internal teams.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site (https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits) to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here (https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations)