The Role

 

Financial Accountant - Permanent

Location: 2 days on site in Wicklow, 2 days in Dublin 15 and 1 day from home once probation/training period is complete.

 

We are seeking a commercially minded and hands on Financial Accountant to take
ownership of the day-to-day finance function and financial reporting .

 

Reporting jointly to the MD, and the Financial Controller, the
Financial Accountant will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial
reporting, maintaining strong financial controls and providing commercial insight into
business performance.
The role requires someone who can combine strong financial accounting capability with a
practical understanding of the commercial and operational drivers of the business.

Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Take day to day ownership of the financial accounting and reporting requirements
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts in accordance with
Group reporting deadlines.
• Manage the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments
and other accounting adjustments.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Review P&L and balance sheet performance and investigate significant or unusual
movements.
• Prepare variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Support year end financial reporting, statutory accounts preparation and the
external audit process.
• Support  Group consolidation and other Group financial reporting
requirements.

 

Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Analysis
• Coordinate the preparation of budgets and forecasts in conjunction with the MD,
and Financial Controller.
• Develop a strong understanding of the key commercial and operational drivers of
the business.
• Analyse revenue, gross margin, product mix, customer performance and operating
costs.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate these appropriately.
• Develop and maintain relevant financial and operational KPIs.
• Provide financial analysis to support commercial and operational decision-making.

Business Partnering
• Develop close working relationships with colleagues and operational
teams.
• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support business decisions.
• Help non finance colleagues understand financial performance and the financial
implications of decisions.
• Build a detailed understanding of customers, products, pricing, margins, inventory
and cost drivers.

Cash & Working Capital
• Maintain clear visibility of cash flow and working capital requirements.
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor debtor, creditor and inventory positions and highlight areas requiring
attention.
• Ensure appropriate control and reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital performance.

Financial Controls & Compliance
• Maintain and strengthen the financial control environment
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies, reporting
requirements and internal controls.
• Prepare and/or review VAT, PAYE and other statutory financial returns as required.
• Ensure appropriate approval, documentation and segregation of duties across key
financial processes.
• Identify and address control weaknesses in conjunction with the Financial
Controller.
• Support audit, tax and other statutory or regulatory requirements.

 

Process & Systems Improvement

The Person

• Qualified accountant — ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Ideally 3–5 years’ relevant accounting and finance experience, including training
experience.
• Strong experience in financial accounting, month-end reporting and balance sheet
management.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance
analysis.
• Good understanding of financial controls and statutory accounting requirements.
• Experience within an SME, FMCG, food & beverage, manufacturing, distribution or
similar operational environment would be advantageous.
• Experience working within a subsidiary or wider Group environment would be
beneficial.

 

Strong Excel capability and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as SAP Business One, Sage or
similar.
• Strong financial accounting and analytical skills.
• Ability to produce clear, concise and commercially relevant financial reporting.
• Experience with reporting, data visualisation or BI tools would be advantageous.

The Package

Salary €65-€70