Financial / Management Accountant (Cork)

Brightwater

Cork

Financial / Management Accountant (Cork. Our client is a leading international consulting and project engineering company based in Cork. They are currently operating in several international locations and this number is constantly growing. Their business model is built on successfully supporting manufacturing IT solutions for the ever changing life science industry and they have been doing this now for the past 15 years. They urgently need to appoint a qualified accountant to join the business as number 2 to the Group Financial Controller. Key Responsibilities: Month end preparation of Management Accounts for the various entities and consolidation of same. Organise and oversee accounting activities such as but not limited to journal entries, account reconciliation, intercompany accounting, fixed assets accounting, other account analysis and business unit closing activities in a timely and accurate manner. Supporting auditing and financial statement preparation in accordance with the requirements of the most up to date accounting standards together with the preparation of tax computations. Complete adjustments, accruals and other types of journal entries in accordance with the financial standards and controls framework. Liaise with Management and Staff based both locally and globally. Manage and support accounts team (2) who will report to you and the Financial Controller. Engage with the accounts team on planning and preparing work/ assignments and help them to develop in their role. Complete select Treasury activities including currency exposure data collection and analysis, bank account reconciliation. Collate & report on Payroll data. Anticipate and identify risks and escalate to the financial controller. Liaising with Third parties including but not limited to Accountants/Auditors, Revenue bodies, Bank. Interaction with other departments within the group and preparing and forwarding reports/KPI’s to assist same including Operations, Sales and Senior Management. Requirements: Technically competent with good attention to detail. Qualified accountant/ Affiliate- ACA/ACCA/CPA. Degree in a Business/ Finance related area. Good interpersonal skills and will be capable of participating and contributing in meeting situations. Good communication skills & good team player. Good all-rounder audit, accounts prep and tax. Ability to identify, isolate and fix any errors promptly. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Desirable: Previously worked with other currencies. Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, Power Point. Experience with Accounting and Payroll Package’s. Microsoft NAV – desirable but not essential. Other information: Benefits: Health / VHI and Pension with Flexitime for an early start at 8.30am. To apply for this vacancy do send on youu cv via the portal provided or alternatively contact Tom Wilkinson on 021 4221000. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2130 days ago