Senior Financial Accountant

Collins McNicholas Group; Sligo; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Group in Sligo seeks a Senior Financial Accountant for a manufacturing business. The role requires a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong management and financial accounting know-how and a drive to progress in industry.

Responsibilities include processing invoices, issuing customer invoices, preparing management accounts and cash flow forecasts, supporting audits, VAT, PAYE, and D&R project finance, with emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and proactive problem

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (finalist with relevant experience).
• Minimum two years’ experience in a fast-paced industry environment.
• Proactive with the ability to use initiative, prioritise tasks, organise workflow and adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to analyse problems, develop and implement solutions to generate immediate results.
• Positive and flexible attitude with the aptitude to take ownership of work as required and see it through to completion.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of UK VAT, payroll & compliance required.

Responsibilities

• Process and review purchase invoices, ensuring accurate coding, approval and recording.
• Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Generate and distribute customer statements.
• Prepare and process accounts payable payments in accordance with agreed payment terms.
• Monitor and follow up outstanding accounts receivable balances to support effective credit control and cash collection.
• Reconcile bank accounts.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports, preparing analysis and commentary.
• Maintain and update cash flow forecasts, reforecasting as required as project timings change.
• Support the business with KPI reporting.
• Produce reporting and analysis to support informed business decision-making.
• Assist with internal and external audits by preparing schedules, supporting documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Support the timely resolution of audit findings and recommendations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory deadlines.
• Oversee pension contributions and coordinate PAYE compliance activities with payroll providers.
• Ensure tax payments are made in accordance with direction from advisors.
• Support the financial tracking and monitoring of research and development activities.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of documentation required to support R&D tax relief claims.
• Provide financial support and reporting on project activities as required.

Skills

Financial accounting

Management accounting

Analytical thinking

Deadline-driven

Initiative

Education

Finalist accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ICAS)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant required for a manufacturing company in Sligo.

This role requires a qualified, or part-qualified accountant with a strong understanding of management and financial accounting who wishes to progress in a career in industry.

Responsibilities:

Financial Operations

Process and review purchase invoices, ensuring accurate coding, approval and recording.

• Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Generate and distribute customer statements.
• Prepare and process accounts payable payments in accordance with agreed payment terms.
• Monitor and follow up outstanding accounts receivable balances to support effective credit control and cash collection.
• Reconcile bank accounts

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports, preparing analysis and commentary.
• Maintain and update cash flow forecasts, reforecasting as required as project timings change Support the business with KPI reporting
• Produce reporting and analysis to support informed business decision-making.

Governance, Compliance & Tax

• Assist with internal and external audits by preparing schedules, supporting documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Support the timely resolution of audit findings and recommendations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory deadlines.
• Oversee pension contributions and coordinate PAYE compliance activities with payroll providers.
• Ensure tax payments are made in accordance with direction from advisors

R&D and Project Finance

• Support the financial tracking and monitoring of research and development activities.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of documentation required to support R&D tax relief claims.
• Provide financial support and reporting on project activities as required.

Key Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (finalist with relevant experience).
• Minimum two years’ experience in a fast-paced industry environment.
• Proactive with the ability to use initiative, prioritise tasks, organise workflow and adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to analyse problems, develop and implement solutions to generate immediate results.
• Positive and flexible attitude with the aptitude to take ownership of work as required and see it through to completion.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of UK VAT, payroll & compliance required.