Client Funds Accountant – ARCS

Jobtailor; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Ireland seeks an experienced reconciliation and financial migration specialist to lead validation, data mapping, and documentation for a large-scale migration project. You will collaborate with finance and IT across Dublin, London, and other locations to ensure data integrity and timely delivery.

You will support UAT, produce training materials, and manage stakeholder communications while driving continuous improvements in reconciliation processes.

Qualifications

• Strong accountancy experience in industry, ideally with a qualification.
• Experience in Finance Projects or change/transformation initiatives is essential.
• Strong understanding of SOx and GAAP principles and the associated financial reporting requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software (e.g. Oracle).
• Expertise in high volume reconciliations, with revenue to cash experience.
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, combined with a proactive approach to work and a desire to progress.
• A working knowledge of EPM ARCS would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Ability to analyse and draw conclusions from large volumes of data and communicate and present results precisely.
• Professional, combined with good time management, organisational and multi-tasking skills.
• High level of attention to detail and trustworthiness due to sensitive nature of customer information.
• Proactivity and innovation – capacity to take the initiative to identify improvements in process and assist management in implementation.
• Articulate, with the ability to communicate both within the team and to members of the wider business in a concise manner.
• Flexible, enjoying a frequently changing and fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Create specifications for the unified reconciliation process with validated requirements.
• Produce system architecture diagrams, process flowcharts, and user guides.
• Maintain accurate records of process changes and a centralised repository of all system documentation.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to establish timelines, milestones, and deliverables for the migration initiative.
• Provide accounting expertise to inform system requirements and identify risk areas in the migration approach.
• Support UAT activities, including test case development and results validation.
• Coordinate with technical teams and finance stakeholders to resolve issues and keep the project on track.
• Contribute to project status reporting and escalation management.
• Process and validate large volumes of reconciliation data across payment channels and payment processors.
• Perform data cleansing, mapping, and transformation activities to ensure data integrity throughout migration.
• Reconcile legacy system data to the new unified platform, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Establish data quality controls and validation procedures to ensure accuracy at scale.
• Review completed month-end reconciliations for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Verify all transactions are properly classified, recorded, and reconciled before handover to BAU.
• Identify and investigate reconciliation variances, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
• Prepare handover documentation and training materials for the BAU team.
• Serve as subject matter expert during transition to ensure continuity of controls.
• Managing relationships across geographical locations, with many key stakeholders being situated in Dublin, London, the Isle of Man and Leeds.

Skills

SOx compliance

GAAP knowledge

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Proactivity

Education

Accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

Oracle

EPM ARCS

Job description

• Create specifications for the unified reconciliation process with validated requirements.
• Produce system architecture diagrams, process flowcharts, and user guides.
• Maintain accurate records of process changes and a centralised repository of all system documentation.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to establish timelines, milestones, and deliverables for the migration initiative.
• Provide accounting expertise to inform system requirements and identify risk areas in the migration approach.
• Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) activities, including test case development and results validation.
• Coordinate with technical teams and finance stakeholders to resolve issues and keep the project on track.
• Contribute to project status reporting and escalation management.
• Process and validate large volumes of reconciliation data across payment channels and payment processors.
• Perform data cleansing, mapping, and transformation activities to ensure data integrity throughout migration.
• Reconcile legacy system data to the new unified platform, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Establish data quality controls and validation procedures to ensure accuracy at scale.
• Review completed month-end reconciliations for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Verify all transactions are properly classified, recorded, and reconciled before handover to BAU.
• Identify and investigate reconciliation variances, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
• Prepare handover documentation and training materials for the BAU team.
• Serve as subject matter expert during transition to ensure continuity of controls.
• Managing relationships across geographical locations, with many key stakeholders being situated in Dublin, London, the Isle of Man and Leeds.

Requirements

• Strong accountancy experience in industry, ideally with a qualification.
• Experience in Finance Projects or change/transformation initiatives is essential.
• Strong understanding of SOx and GAAP principles and the associated financial reporting requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software (e.g. Oracle).
• Expertise in high volume reconciliations, with revenue to cash experience.
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, combined with a proactive approach to work and a desire to progress.
• A working knowledge of EPM ARCS would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Ability to analyse and draw conclusions from large volumes of data and communicate and present results precisely.
• Professional, combined with good time management, organisational and multi-tasking skills.
• High level of attention to detail and trustworthiness due to sensitive nature of customer information.
• Proactivity and innovation – capacity to take the initiative to identify improvements in process and assist management in implementation.
• Articulate, with the ability to communicate both within the team and to members of the wider business in a concise manner.
• Flexible, enjoying a frequently changing and fast paced environment.