Assistant Accountant

Working Quarter; Waterford; Remote; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Pension plan with employer contribute

Paid annual leave

Paid study time and exam fees

Laptop and home office stipend

Job summary

Working Quarter in Ireland is hiring an Assistant Accountant for a full-time remote role. You will manage the balance sheet elements for multiple client accounts, ensuring month-end close packs reconcile accurately.

You will post accruals, prepayments and depreciation, prepare reconciliations, and liaise with client bookkeepers to resolve discrepancies. A degree in accounting or ongoing qualification plus strong Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year in accounting or finance including internships
• Proficiency in Excel for reconciliations, lookups and pivots
• Experience with client accounts or practice considered a plus

Responsibilities

• Reconcile bank, credit card and loan accounts to statements
• Post accruals, prepayments and depreciation journals
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and schedules
• Coordinate with clients' bookkeepers to resolve unexplained balances
• Maintain fixed asset register

Skills

Excel proficiency

Bank reconciliations

Pivot tables

Lookups

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Accounting qualification underway

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.