The Role

Assistant Accountant

Citywest - Permanent

Salary: €35,000 - €45,000

Hybrid Working Model

 

My client is seeking to appoint an experienced Assistant Accountant on a full time permanent basis

Candidates must have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role.

Experience of using SAP and Excel would be a distinct advantage

 

Key Responsibilities:

Profit & Loss

• Gross Margin Reconciliations
• Non-Trade Purchase Orders
• Responsible for monthly billing of recharge and distribution income
• Continuous Process Improvement and review of existing processes
• Ad-hoc financial analysis as required
• Other Tasks and projects which arise within the team

 

Balance Sheet (B/S)

• Prepare and review of certain monthly B/S reconciliations
• Work with the relevant business partners (including AP, AR, Commercial, IT) to ensure resolution of reconciling items in a timely fashion
• Ensure that B/S accounts and valuations reflect the true value to the business, aligned to the Group Companies’ policies
• Work with the Finance team to resolve outstanding issues on monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Liaise with the Accounts Payable team to resolve issues encountered when posting invoices and assist in resolving GR/IR issues
• Liaise with the Accounts Receivable and Principal Reclaims Accountant to resolve issues associated with Principal Debt/ Recharges
• Shared responsibility for monthly reclaims and correction processes
• Ad-hoc financial analysis as required
• Other Tasks and projects which arise within the team

The Person

Key Skills:

• Part-Qualified Accountant with 2+ years accounts experience (SAP experience preferable) and strong commercial acumen
• Demonstrated and proven ability to work within a team to achieve common goals
• Ability to work with significant volumes of data to investigate and arrive at a point which allows an information-based decision to be made
• Ability to work on their own to deliver results within a short period of time
• Dealing with 3rd parties where necessary to resolve issues identified in reconciliations.
• Ability to analyse information and prepare key performance data.
• Ability to work effectively under time and delivery pressures
• Ability to work as part of a hardworking and flexible finance team
• Excellent communication skills
• Decision making, problem solving, organising, and planning ability

 

For more information on this role, please contact Damian Ryan.

Tel: 045-988500 / 085-8749410