Financial Accountant

My client, one of Ireland’s top places to work is currently hiring an Accountant to join their growing team. In this role you will be working as a member of the organsiations Finance team. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth organisation in a role concentrating on general finance with a strong emphasis on cost accounting. Excellent remuneration & strong career progression available for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts including accruals, prepayments and intercompany journals
• Preparing monthly fixed asset register and depreciation posting
•  Assisting in maintaining all aspects of intercompany accounting and reconciliations
• Conducting balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensuring compliance with all accounting and fiscal technical and reporting requirements
• Preparing monthly analysis of consolidated costs versus budget and versus prior year for all support departments
• Preparing support packs for heads of department
•  Following up on specific questions or items of concern resulting from monthly cost review
• Attending monthly/quarterly meetings with the financial accountant and support heads on cost review
•  Reviewing invoices to be posted by accounts payable
•  Assisting the financial accountant in the co-ordination of year end audits and on ad-hoc queries from partners
•  Preparing and reviewing financial statements
•  Running month end reports 2
• Reviewing headcount reports for accuracy and creating monthly headcount movement analysis 

Requirements

•  You are an ACA newly qualified accountant or 1PQE with experience in cost analysis
•  You display strong IT skills and have excellent analytical and reconciliation skills
• You are a team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•  You are a problem solver with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• You display strong attention to detail, planning and organizational skills