Finance Assistant - VAT, GL & AP, Flexible Hours

Balfour Beatty plc; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Very attractive pension scheme

Paid family leave

Increasing Annual leave

Educational, study and exam leave

Long service rewards

Tax saver and Cycle to work scheme

Death in Service insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working hours

Physical and mental wellness

Job summary

Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe. Our Meath facility processes over 220,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generates electricity for about 22,000 homes.

The Financial Accountant Assistant will handle external reporting, VAT returns, CSO filings, and support for accounts payable while ensuring accurate general ledger postings and month-end processes. Reporting to the Finance team, the role involves preparing pay runs, reconciling VAT accounts in SAP,

Qualifications

• Degree or Accounting qualification is essential.
• Experience of SAP Accounting systems is ideal but other ERP system experience is acceptable.
• Knowledge and experience in MS Office with excellent Excel skills.
• Minimum of 2 years working in a Finance Team with general ledger responsibilities preferable.
• Working knowledge of VAT.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the VAT Return Report for the entities, reconciliation of VAT accounts in SAP, review of tax codes being used.
• Prepare CSO return reports, liaise with other depts for gathering information
• Create/prepare pay runs for the entities, for each payment type and currency, responding to vendors in relation to payment/remittance queries, updating of vendor master data in relation to vendor remittance contact details and file backup for approved payment documentation.
• Preparing the balance sheet reconciliations after month end closing. Review of the actual balance in SAP for each GL and providing support for each GL code balance, variance explained and proposal for resolution if required.
• Support the Accounts Payable team in answering their queries, posting invoices, processing docs in Cockpit, responding to vendor queries and completing vendor reconciliations.
• Prepare files, backup documentation, to enable the team to answer the auditor’s queries in a prompt and timely manner.
• Purchase/Credit card administration, filing/archiving material.

Skills

Excel skills

MS Office

General ledger

VAT knowledge

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe. Our Meath facility processes over 220,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generates electricity for about 22,000 homes.

The Financial Accountant Assistant will handle external reporting, VAT returns, CSO filings, and support for accounts payable while ensuring accurate general ledger postings and month-end processes. Reporting to the Finance team, the role involves preparing pay runs, reconciling VAT accounts in SAP,