Senior Accountant (Advisory)

Strata Financial; Dublin; Híbrido; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Strata Financial, an Irish-owned advisory firm focused on SME owners, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Advisory team in Dublin. Reporting to the Advisory Partner, you will work across valuations, transactions, restructuring, forensic work, financial modelling and strategic business support.

This role moves beyond traditional compliance, building a well-rounded advisory career with hands-on client delivery, reports and analyses, and opportunities to shape our advisory offering and

Formación

• At least 4 years of experience within accounting practice.
• Experience preparing financial analyses, reports and client-facing deliverables.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
• Commercial awareness and a genuine interest in helping businesses navigate growth, change and challenging situations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced advisory environment.

Responsabilidades

• Support the delivery of business valuations, financial due diligence and M&A transaction assignments.
• Assist clients through restructuring, insolvency and business recovery engagements.
• Prepare advisory reports, financial analyses and recommendations that help clients make informed strategic decisions.
• Undertake forensic accounting investigations and provide detailed findings and insights.
• Prepare management accounts, statutory accounts and financial information to support advisory engagements.
• Develop financial models, forecasts and business plans for clients across a range of industries.
• Analyse financial performance, cash flow and funding requirements to identify opportunities and risks.
• Support financing and fundraising projects, including lender presentations and investor-ready financial information.
• Assist clients with budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships with clients and become a trusted point of contact during engagements.
• Participate in client meetings and contribute to the presentation of findings, recommendations and project updates.
• Identify opportunities to expand advisory services within existing client relationships.
• Support the continued growth and development of the advisory practice.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Multi-project management

Problem-solving

Client-facing abilities

Descripción del empleo

Strata Financial is built for ambitious SME owners. Supporting owner-managed and growing businesses isn’t just part of what we do, it’s at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to be the first-choice advisory partner for SMEs across Ireland.

As an Irish-owned firm, we’ve grown rapidly, becoming a Top 20 firm in 2023 and Employer of the Year at the Irish Accountancy Awards in 2024. With ambitions to become a Top 10 Irish firm by 2028, we’re creating opportunities for greater impact, broader responsibility, and faster career progression. If you want to help build something exceptional, this is the place to do it.

What sets us apart

• SME specialists – every service we provide is designed around the needs of owner-managed and growing businesses.
• Irish owned firm – direct access to senior leadership and faster decision-making than in larger firms.
• Opportunity to shape the future – contribute to how we develop our systems, client experience and culture.
• Flexible working hours – start any time between 8am and 10am (build your working day around what suits you best).

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to join our growing Advisory team at an exciting stage in our journey. Reporting directly to our Advisory Partner, you’ll work across a diverse range of engagements, helping business owners navigate critical decisions while playing an active role in shaping and expanding our advisory offering.

This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional compliance-focused accounting work and build a well-rounded advisory career, gaining hands-on experience across valuations, transactions, restructuring, forensic work, financial modelling and strategic business support.

What You’ll Actually Do

Advisory & Client Delivery

• Support the delivery of business valuations, financial due diligence and M&A transaction assignments.
• Assist clients through restructuring, insolvency and business recovery engagements.
• Prepare advisory reports, financial analyses and recommendations that help clients make informed strategic decisions.
• Undertake forensic accounting investigations and provide detailed findings and insights.
• Prepare management accounts, statutory accounts and financial information to support advisory engagements.
• Develop financial models, forecasts and business plans for clients across a range of industries.
• Analyse financial performance, cash flow and funding requirements to identify opportunities and risks.
• Support financing and fundraising projects, including lender presentations and investor-ready financial information.
• Assist clients with budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning initiatives.

Client Relationships & Business Development

• Build strong working relationships with clients and become a trusted point of contact during engagements.
• Participate in client meetings and contribute to the presentation of findings, recommendations and project updates.
• Identify opportunities to expand advisory services within existing client relationships.
• Support the continued growth and development of the advisory practice.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 4 years of experience within accounting practice
• Experience preparing financial analyses, reports and client-facing deliverables.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
• Commercial awareness and a genuine interest in helping businesses navigate growth, change and challenging situations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced advisory environment.

Nice to have

• Previous exposure to restructuring and insolvency engagements.
• Experience supporting M&A transactions, due diligence or business valuations.
• Exposure to forensic accounting assignments or investigations.
• Knowledge of financing, fundraising or debt advisory projects.