Senior Financial Accountant

Realtime Recruitment Limited; Kildare; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtime Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join our finance team in Ireland. You will own month-end and quarterly reporting, oversee group controls and statutory returns, and contribute to budgeting and forecasting.

This role offers a broad, multi-entity scope within a growing organisation, with leadership responsibilities for junior staff and opportunities to improve processes and controls.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Minimum two years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience managing month-end processes and financial reporting.
• Previous experience working within a group structure with multiple entities.
• Knowledge of VAT and PAYE returns; RCT experience desirable.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and statutory reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting software such as Sage, Xero or similar.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience reviewing work, supporting and developing junior finance team members.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadline

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve the month-end close process across multiple group entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset schedules and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve outstanding balances.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis and supporting financial reports.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting and financial performance analysis.
• Assist with statutory financial statements, year-end audits and auditor queries.
• Prepare and submit VAT and PAYE returns, with RCT experience advantageous.
• Maintain financial controls, compliance records and reporting procedures.
• Review and oversee the work of finance team members, providing guidance, coaching and support.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting efficiency and internal controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and reporting requirements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA qualified

Tools

Sage

Xero

Excel

Job description

An established and growing organisation is seeking a qualified Senior Financial Accountant to join its finance team. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will take ownership of month-end and quarterly reporting, group financial controls, statutory returns, budgeting and forecasting.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant to take on a broad role within a multi-entity group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and improve the month-end close process across multiple group entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset schedules and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve outstanding balances.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis and supporting financial reports.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting and financial performance analysis.
• Assist with statutory financial statements, year-end audits and auditor queries.
• Prepare and submit VAT and PAYE returns, with RCT experience advantageous.
• Maintain financial controls, compliance records and reporting procedures.
• Review and oversee the work of finance team members, providing guidance, coaching and support.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting efficiency and internal controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and reporting requirements.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Minimum two years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience managing month-end processes and financial reporting.
• Previous experience working within a group structure with multiple entities.
• Knowledge of VAT and PAYE returns; RCT experience desirable.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and statutory reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting software such as Sage, Xero or similar.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience reviewing work, supporting and developing junior finance team members.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadline