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