Junior Accountant - €50,000 plus excellent benefits

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Hawkins is seeking a newly qualified or final-stage accountant to gain broad international accounting experience within a large group structure based in Dublin. You will work on statutory reporting, multi‑entity accounting and financial compliance across several jurisdictions.

Reporting to the Senior Accountant, you will develop exposure to technical accounting and review work, while managing multiple deadlines and liaising with auditors and tax teams in a dynamic, deadline‑driven

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA/ACA/CPA or in final stages of qualification
• Finance, Accounting or Business degree with a Finance concentration
• Working knowledge of IFRS, FRS 102 and relevant Irish and UK Companies Acts
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements
• Strong Excel skills with excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and liaising with auditors and tax teams

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and manage the filing process for a portfolio of SPV and holding entities, while supporting reporting for more complex entities.
• Assist with the monthly close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring consistency across intra‑group and intercompany balances.
• Prepare annual audit packs, supporting schedules and workpapers and liaise with external auditors throughout the financial statement audit.
• Arrange corporate documentation and resolutions relating to capital contributions, dividends and changes to company information.
• Prepare and review VAT returns and support statutory and financial reporting requirements across the group.
• Maintain the intercompany matrix, perform reconciliations and maintain the fixed asset register in line with relevant accounting standards.
• Post cash transactions and year‑end adjustments, support SAP and NetSuite bookkeeping and assist with payment processing.
• Prepare MI packs for audit submission and assist with ad hoc financial information requirements across the wider group.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

UK & Ireland statutory acts

Excel skills

Auditing liaison

Multi-entity accounting

Education

Finance degree with a Finance concentration

Final-stage ACCA/ACA/CPA

Job description

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified or final-stage part-qualified accountant to gain broad international accounting experience within a large and complex group structure.

You will gain hands‑on exposure to statutory reporting, audit processes, multi‑entity accounting and financial compliance across several jurisdictions. As you develop within the position, there will also be opportunities to gain exposure to more technical accounting and review work.

Who should apply?

This role would suit an accountant at the early stages of their career who enjoys working in a structured, deadline‑driven environment and is looking to build experience within an international group.

• Part‑qualified ACCA/ACA/CPA accountant or in the final stages of qualification
• Finance, Accounting or Business degree with a Finance concentration
• Working knowledge of IFRS, FRS 102 and relevant Irish and UK Companies Acts
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements
• Strong Excel skills with excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and liaising with auditors and tax teams

Role and Reporting Lines

Reporting to the Senior Accountant and working within the Dublin finance function, you will support statutory reporting and financial compliance across a large portfolio of entities and jurisdictions. Responsibilities will include:

• Prepare financial statements and manage the filing process for a portfolio of SPV and holding entities, while supporting reporting for more complex entities.
• Assist with the monthly close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring consistency across intra‑group and intercompany balances.
• Prepare annual audit packs, supporting schedules and workpapers and liaise with external auditors throughout the financial statement audit.
• Arrange corporate documentation and resolutions relating to capital contributions, dividends and changes to company information.
• Prepare and review VAT returns and support statutory and financial reporting requirements across the group.
• Maintain the intercompany matrix, perform reconciliations and maintain the fixed asset register in line with relevant accounting standards.
• Post cash transactions and year‑end adjustments, support SAP and NetSuite bookkeeping and assist with payment processing.
• Prepare MI packs for audit submission and assist with ad hoc financial information requirements across the wider group.