Senior Accounts Assistant – Subcontractor & Cashflow Lead

Barden | B Corp; Cork; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Barden is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join the Finance Team in Cork. You will own the subcontractor process from valuations through to weekly payments and work closely with Commercial and Purchasing to connect project finances.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will lead month-end tasks, bank reconciliations, cashflow forecasting and payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy accounts role with strong month-end exposure
• Hands-on payroll, VAT or RCT processing experience
• Knowledge of construction industry financial processes is advantageous
• Ability to work with commercial teams and deliver accurate reconciliations
• Comfortable with control over subcontractor processes and payments

Responsibilities

• Own the subcontractor process from valuations through to weekly payments
• Lead bank reconciliations and maintain the group cash position
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasts and the debtors report
• Reconcile the trial balance at month end
• Prepare VAT and RCT returns
• Run weekly and monthly payroll including journals and reconciliations
• Review supplier payments and creditors reconciliations

Skills

Month end

Reconciliations

Payroll

VAT

RCT

Construction experience

Subcontractor experience

Cashflow

Job description

Barden is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join the Finance Team in Cork. You will own the subcontractor process from valuations through to weekly payments and work closely with Commercial and Purchasing to connect project finances.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will lead month-end tasks, bank reconciliations, cashflow forecasting and payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting across the organisation.