Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer

Steering Point; Leinster; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Steering Point in South County Dublin seeks an Assistant to the CFO to support monthly management accounts, month-end close, audits, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting, and cashflow monitoring.

The ideal candidate is a recently qualified ACA/ACCA with 1+ years PQE in financial services, possessing strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and a continuous learning mindset; visa to work in Ireland is required.

Qualifications

• Recently ACA/ACCA qualified with 1+ years PQE in financial services.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to a broad finance role.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Assist with month-end close processes, including journals and reconciliations.
• Support statutory financial statements and audits.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining strong financial controls.
• Liaise with auditors and external advisors.
• Support budgeting and forecasting.
• Monitor spend and cashflow vs budget.
• Assist with financial modelling.
• Partner with non-finance stakeholders to understand revenue and costs.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous learning

Education

ACA/ACCA

Job description

Our client is a busy financial services company based in South County Dublin.

They currently seek to hire an Assistant to the CFO.

Role

• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assist with month-end close processes, including journals and reconciliations
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and audits
• Balance sheet reconciliations and maintenance of strong financial controls
• Liaise with auditors and external advisors
• Support budgeting and forecasting
• Monitor spend and cashflow vs budget
• Assist with financial modelling
• Partner with non-finance stakeholders to understand revenue and costs

Candidate

• Recently qualified ACA / ACCA with 1+ years PQE in financial services
• Strong analytical mindset
• Excellent communication skills with experience engaging stakeholders
• Continuous learning mindset
• Visa to work in Ireland

This role will offer an excellent learning opportunity to a recently qualified ACA or ACCA, in search of a broad Finance role.