Senior Accounting Associate - Path to Leadership

Sigmar Recruitment; Trim; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is recruiting for a Senior Accounting Associate to join a growing Irish practice, covering accounts, audit, tax and advisory services for SME and owner-managed businesses.

Based in Ireland, this full-time role offers career progression toward management and partnership, with opportunities to lead client engagements, support audit assignments, and provide practical tax and accounting advice in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or Chartered Certified Accountant qualification.
• Post-qualification experience in an Irish or UK accountancy practice.
• Strong knowledge of Irish GAAP, FRS 102 and Companies Act requirements.
• Experience working with both audit and non-audit clients.
• Excellent client relationships, communication and organisational skills.
• Proactive, commercially focused and collaborative approach.
• Good working knowledge of accounting and practice management software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual and statutory financial statements under Irish GAAP and FRS 102.
• Support audit assignments from planning through to completion.
• Prepare management accounts, cash-flow forecasts and reports.
• Complete corporation tax computations and draft CT1 returns.
• Prepare personal tax returns for directors and business owners.
• Review bookkeeping records and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage relationships with SME and owner-managed clients.
• Provide cash flow, budgeting and business-structure advice.
• Coordinate multiple client assignments to meet reporting deadlines.
• Review work by trainees and junior accountants.
• Assist process improvements and advisory opportunities.

Skills

Client relations

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Commercial awareness

Education

Chartered Accountant or Chartered Certified Accountant

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Sigmar Recruitment is recruiting for a Senior Accounting Associate to join a growing Irish practice, covering accounts, audit, tax and advisory services for SME and owner-managed businesses.

Based in Ireland, this full-time role offers career progression toward management and partnership, with opportunities to lead client engagements, support audit assignments, and provide practical tax and accounting advice in a collaborative team.