General Ledger Accountant

Avoca Ireland; Glencap Commons North; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Ireland is seeking a General Ledger Accountant for a 1-year fixed contract. This role involves managing the general ledger, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and handling month-end and year-end processes. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and 2-4 years of accounting experience in a retail setting. Flexible work arrangement offered, allowing three days office-based and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in accounting, preferably in a retail environment.
• Skills: Strong understanding of Irish accounting standards and VAT regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Avoca's general ledger.
• Ensure accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of financial transactions.
• Responsible for month-end and year-end closing processes.

Skills

Irish accounting standards

VAT regulations

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle

EPOS systems

Cognos BI

Job description

Overview

Job Title: General Ledger (GL) Accountant - 1 Year Fixed Contract

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. We cherish our time-honoured traditions while looking to the future. We are one of Ireland's most exciting retail stores, with award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets featuring artisanal ingredients from near and far.

Job Summary

The GL Accountant will manage and maintain Avoca's general ledger while ensuring that all financial transactions are accurately recorded, reconciled, and reported. This role focuses on retail-specific accounting needs, including revenue recognition, inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS) reporting. The GL Accountant will play a key role in month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring the financial health of the Avoca group.

Key Responsibilities

• General Ledger Maintenance: Review and reconcile weekly and monthly cash receipts journal entries, including returns, discounts, direct debits and VAT for all Avoca stores.
• Ledger Accuracy: Maintain and update Avoca general ledger, ensuring accuracy in GL accounts, subaccounts and profit centres with focus on overhead and CAPEX analysis.
• Payments and Reconciliations: Review and process non-creditors Avoca payments, including bank and cash accounts reconciliations for all retail shops and online Avoca sales.
• Revenue Recognition and Sales Reporting: Reconcile retail sales and revenue data with point-of-sale (EPOS) systems and Oracle Cloud. Ensure it aligns with our general ledger records.
• Revenue Compliance: Ensure proper revenue recognition is applied from Avoca online sales platform, ensuring that sales are recorded at the correct time based on delivery status and in compliance with accounting and tax requirements across multiple regions.
• Intercompany: Record and reconcile all intercompany bank transfers transactions and allocations between Avoca Group; prepare, record and reconcile group intercompany billing, including service charges, property fees, payroll costs and corporate sales within group deadlines; prepare and record FX revaluation journals on intercompany loans and cash balances.
• Month-End and Year-End Closing: Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes, ensuring all transactions are accurately captured in the financial records; prepare and post a large volume of accruals, prepayments, CAPEX, stock and COGS journals for month-end closing.
• Compliance and Controls: Prepare schedules for tax filings (VAT, VIES, RTD, Intrastat, CSO filings, etc.) and meet deadlines as per Revenue requirements; monitor and enforce internal controls related to cash handling, payment processing, and inventory to prevent fraud and errors.
• Audit Support: Provide documentation and explanations for internal and external audits; assist in the preparation of financial statements and management reports.
• Collaboration and Communication: Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting and financial tracking.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in accounting, preferably in a retail environment, with a focus on general ledger management and retail-specific accounting.
• Skills: Strong understanding of Irish accounting standards and VAT regulations.
• Systems: Familiarity with retail software and systems (e.g. EPOS systems, Oracle and Cognos BI). Desirable but not essential.
• Excel: Strong Excel skills for reporting, analysis, and reconciliation.
• Analytical: Analytical mindset with the ability to solve complex financial issues.
• Soft Skills: Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment.
• Certifications: ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent is a plus.
• Work Environment: Flexibility for remote work (Three days office-based and two days remotely).