Assistant Accountant

Working Quarter; Dublin; Remote; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Pension plan with employer contrib

Paid annual leave and holidays

Paid study time and exam fees

Laptop and home office stipend

Job summary

Working Quarter is hiring an Assistant Accountant, full-time and remote from anywhere in Ireland. You look after the balance sheet side of each client's month-end, so the report pack is built on accounts that reconcile.

To be considered: at least one year in accounting or finance, a degree or qualification in progress, and proficiency with Excel (reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables). Desirable: Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage or NetSuite for multi-client month-end work.

Qualifications

• A year or more in accounting or finance, in practice or industry, internships included
• A degree in accounting or finance, or an accounting qualification under way
• Excel: reconciliations, lookups and pivot tables

Responsibilities

• Reconcile bank, credit card and loan accounts to the statements
• Post accruals, prepayments and depreciation journals
• Prepare the balance sheet reconciliations and the schedules behind them
• Ask the client's bookkeeper about balances you can't explain
• Keep the fixed asset register up to date

Skills

Excel

Reconciliations

Pivot tables

Lookups

Education

Accounting degree or in progress

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks Online

Sage

NetSuite

Job description

What this job covers

Working Quarter is hiring an Assistant Accountant, full-time and remote from anywhere in Ireland. You look after the balance sheet side of each client's month-end, so the report pack is built on accounts that reconcile.

Each month

• Reconcile bank, credit card and loan accounts to the statements


• Post accruals, prepayments and depreciation journals


• Prepare the balance sheet reconciliations and the schedules behind them


• Ask the client's bookkeeper about balances you can't explain


• Keep the fixed asset register up to date

To be considered

• A year or more in accounting or finance, in practice or industry, internships included


• A degree in accounting or finance, or an accounting qualification under way


• Excel: reconciliations, lookups and pivot tables

A plus

• Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage or NetSuite


• Month-end work for more than one company at a time

Benefits at Working Quarter

• Private health insurance, with cover for dependents


• A pension plan with an employer contribution


• Paid annual leave, sick leave and Irish public holidays


• Paid study time and exam fees for accounting courses


• A laptop and a stipend for your home office

Working Quarter

Working Quarter is a Philadelphia firm that prepares monthly financial reports and the close schedules behind them, working alongside each client's own bookkeeping.

Working Quarter is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.