Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist

Allied Talent; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 12%

Hybrid work

Career development

Job summary

Allied Talent in Dublin is recruiting on behalf of a privately owned international investment firm to hire a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist. You will take ownership of accounting and reporting for a corporate entity, spanning bonds, equities, and alternative investments.

Reporting to Financial Controller, you will manage monthly close, bank reconciliations, intercompany reporting, and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA and exposure to investment accounting and reporting.
• 3+ years PQE, with flexibility for the right candidate.
• Exposure to asset classes such as bonds, equities and swaps; SAP desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly financial and management accounts for your entity across a diverse investment portfolio.
• Carry out bank and system reconciliations, intercompany reporting, accruals/prepayments and related control work.
• Modernise systems and processes, spotting inefficiencies and driving smarter ways of working across the team.
• Build strong working relationships across finance, treasury and investment teams.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Investment accounting

Excel skills

Education

ACA/ACCA

Tools

SAP

Job description

On behalf of a privately owned, international investment firm in Dublin, we are looking to hire a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist.

Our client manages a multi-billion euro portfolio of assets across bonds, equities, alternative funds and renewable energy/infrastructure assets. Due to continued growth of the business, they are now looking to strengthen their finance department with a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of the accounting and reporting for one of the multi-billion euro corporate entities, managing a set of books that spans bonds, equities and alternative investments, while contributing to the wider team's output. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role with real scope to make it your own.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the monthly financial and management accounts for your entity, ensuring a complete, accurate and timely set of books across a diverse investment portfolio
• Carry out bank and system reconciliations, intercompany reporting, accruals/prepayments and related control work as part of the monthly close
• Play a key role in modernising systems and processes, spotting inefficiencies and driving smarter ways of working across the team
• Build strong working relationships across finance, treasury and investment teams

Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA), with exposure to investment accounting and reporting
• c. 3+ years PQE (some flexibility for the right candidate)
• Exposure to a range of asset classes such as bonds, equities and swaps would be a strong advantage
• SAP experience is desirable but not essential
• A natural problem solver, happy to dig into imperfect systems and fix what you find
• Inquisitive, self-starting and determined, with good judgement and a high level of integrity
• Strong Excel and data skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, large data sets)

What's on Offer:

• Strong salary and benefits package, including a 12% pension
• 3 days office / 2 days remote hybrid model
• Genuine career development within a large international group