Financial Accountant – 14 Month FTC
Storm Recruitment
- Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow
- €45,000-55,000 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Prepare monthly management accounts and performance packs for the division, ensuring alignment with business requirements and adherence to established accounting policies.
- Conduct monthly reviews of the general ledger and accounts, processing journals as necessary for designated business segments.
- Continuously evaluate reporting needs, solicit feedback, and enhance reports to provide high-quality information supporting timely decision-making.
- Deliver regular analyses with clear, concise presentations, incorporating strong variance analysis and key metric reports demonstrating insight into pivotal drivers.
- Ensure accurate recording of assets in compliance with FRS102, and timely completion of all balance sheet reconciliations. Serve as the primary contact for audit inquiries.
- Oversee the monthly depletion calculation as part of the management accounts, and annually update depletion rates. Prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecasts for depletion.
- Manage the financial audit program, preparing statutory disclosure notes in line with FRS102, providing necessary documentation, and coordinating all audit-related activities.
- Supervise the development and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and process documentation.
- Administer the Agresso financial system, reviewing, enhancing, and integrating reporting from both financial and operational systems.
- Foster a culture of operational excellence, financial accountability, and continuous improvement, driving process simplification.
- Cultivate strong relationships with Transaction Services, Group Finance, and Business areas to ensure collaboration and alignment.
- Assist in developing streamlined consolidated financial planning and reporting templates that align effectively with monthly management and financial reporting.
- Coordinate the development of strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts for assigned business areas to support the Division’s strategic objectives.
- Provide support and analysis for forecasts and budgets, challenging the business to meet financial plans.
- Identify and communicate commercial opportunities and risks, collaborating with the business to formulate action plans ensuring goal achievement.
- Support the evaluation of capital projects and new strategic business opportunities, ensuring the existence of appropriate business cases for optimal allocation of capital resources.
- Lead the balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring adherence to all Group timelines.
- Ensure timely completion of all GL reconciliations assigned to this role, highlighting any identified key risks.
- Identify high-risk balance sheet accounts, review aged balances, propose action plans to address concerns, and escalate significant issues to senior management.
- Ensure accurate reporting of all external income in the P&L and verification of relevant balance sheet debtor accounts.
- Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with a minimum of 2 years PQE
- Strong financial modelling, analytical, technical accounting and process management skills
- Ability to plan, organise and manage team work
- Excellent business and commercial acumen
- High level of IT proficiency, particularly with Financial Accounting Systems and Microsoft Office