Financial Accountant

Accountancy Solutions; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Solutions is recruiting an experienced Financial Accountant for a multinational client in North Dublin. You will own month-end reporting, balance sheet integrity and regulatory compliance, reporting to the Group Financial Controller.

Key duties include journaling, monthly management accounts, variance analysis, regulatory returns, reconciliations, fixed assets and liaison with external auditors. ACA/ACCA finalist with 5+ years’ experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in financial accounting.
• Qualified or Finalist accountant (ACA or ACCA).
• Strong financial reporting and month-end experience.
• SAP experience is essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Processing monthly journals related to revenue, salaries, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Identify and analyse material variances against budget and prior-year results.
• Prepare quarterly regulatory returns and liaise with authorities.
• Complete month/quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and schedules.
• Maintain the fixed asset register across multiple entities.
• Work with Accounts Payable, Treasury and internal teams to record costs.
• Provide analysis to support cost optimisation initiatives.
• Support statutory financial statements and year-end reporting.
• Liaise with external auditors and address queries.
• Develop Finance Business Partner relationships across the organisation.
• Support continuous improvement across financial processes and controls.

Skills

Financial reporting

Month-end

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Education

ACA/ACCA finalist

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Multinational organisation in North Dublin are looking to recruit an experienced Financial Accountant to join its Finance team on a contract with a view to permanency.

Your new role

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will take ownership of key financial accounting and reporting activities, with a particular focus on month-end reporting, balance sheet integrity and regulatory requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing monthly journals relating to revenue, salaries, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting with the preparation of accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
• Identifying and analysing material variances against budget and prior-year results.
• Preparing quarterly regulatory returns and liaising with the relevant authorities where required.
• Completing monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Maintaining the fixed asset register across multiple entities.
• Working closely with Accounts Payable, Treasury and other internal teams to ensure costs are accurately recorded.
• Providing analysis and insight to support cost optimisation initiatives.
• Supporting statutory financial statement preparation and year-end reporting
• Liaising with external auditors and ensuring queries are addressed efficiently.
• Developing effective Finance Business Partner relationships across the organisation.
• Supporting continuous improvement across financial processes, controls and reporting.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position, you will be a qualified or Finalist accountant, ideally ACA or ACCA, with 5+ years' experience in a similar financial accounting will also bring:

• Strong financial reporting and month-end experience.
• SAP Experience is essential
• Excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• The ability to work effectively with large volumes of financial data.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong Excel and general IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at different levels of the business.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic organisation based in North County Dublin