Financial Accountant

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

26 days leave

Strong pension

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Financial Accountant for a leading renewable energy client in Dublin City Centre. This hands-on role blends financial control with commercial insight and business partnering.

You will partner with project managers and senior stakeholders, delivering management accounts, budgeting and analysis, while strengthening governance and supporting year-end processes. The role offers a hybrid working model (2-3 days onsite), a competitive salary, 26 days leave and a strong

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 1–2 years post-qualification experience.
• Commercially focused mindset and ability to challenge assumptions.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to project and development teams.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cashflow planning, and financial analysis.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and commentary.
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance and cost discipline across projects and entities.
• Support year-end accounts, audit, and tax compliance.
• Provide commercial challenge and financial insight to support investment and project decisions.
• Contribute to improving finance processes, reporting and decision-support capabilities.
• Work collaboratively with corporate finance, commercial and technical teams.

Skills

Business partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified

Tools

Excel

Financial software

Job description

Our client, a leading renewable energy company, are looking for a Financial Accountant to join their growing finance team.

This is a hands-on role combining strong financial control with commercial insight and business partnering. You will work closely with project managers, development teams, and senior stakeholders, providing financial analysis, challenging assumptions, and supporting key project and investment decisions.

With offices in Dublin City Centre, they are operating with a hybrid working model (2-3 days onsite) and would be offering a competitive salary, 26 days leave and strong pension.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation at an exciting stage of its development.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a finance business partner to project and development teams.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cashflow planning, and financial analysis.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and commentary.
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance and cost discipline across projects and entities.
• Support year-end accounts, audit, and tax compliance.
• Provide commercial challenge and financial insight to support investment and project decisions.
• Contribute to improving finance processes, reporting and decision-support capabilities.
• Work collaboratively with corporate finance, commercial and technical teams.

Requirements:

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 1-2 years' post-qualified experience and a commercially focused mindset.

Nice to have:

• Experience in finance business partnering or a commercially focused finance role.
• Strong experience in management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong technical accounting capability and good tax awareness.
• A proactive, energetic, and solutions-focused approach.