Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist

Allied Talent; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 12%

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Allied Talent is engaged to recruit a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist for a private Dublin-based international investment firm. You will own the monthly accounts for your entity, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors.

The role includes ESG reporting, process improvement, and close collaboration with finance, treasury and investment teams. Excellent career progression within a large international group is offered, with a 3 days in

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with exposure to investment accounting and reporting.
• Big Four training and experience in investment entities preferred.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills (VLOOKUP, pivots, large datasets).

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly financial and management accounts for your entity, ensuring a complete, accurate and timely set of books
• Liaise directly with external auditors and tax advisors
• Take responsibility for ESG reporting and contribute to developing the ESG approach across the wider portfolio
• 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

Big Four trained

Investment accounting

Excel & data skills

Education

Qualified accountant

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, 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
• Liaise directly with external auditors and tax advisors
• Take responsibility for ESG reporting and contribute to developing the ESG approach across the wider investment portfolio
• 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, Big Four trained, with exposure to investment accounting and reporting
• Circa 3-5 years PQE (some flexibility for the right candidate)
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines in a busy, high-volume environment
• 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, including future scope to take on accounting responsibility for the wider European portfolio
• The chance to work closely with an investment team managing a multi-billion euro portfolio