Financial Accountant
Analog Devices
- Limerick
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the month-end close for a number of European entities.
- Calculation, posting and analysis of monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring that all items are accurately captured.
- Responsible for calculation, posting and reconciliation of intercompany revenue for the ADI Sales and Design offices throughout Europe.
- Preparation of monthly Income Statement and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Preparation of Quarterly Schedules for reporting to Corporate Headquarters.
- Preparation of VAT returns for several countries throughout Europe.
- Assist Shared Services Centre with operation and maintenance of the fixed assets system on SAP for multiple company codes.
- Assist in the preparation and review of annual Statutory Financial Statements for a number of different reporting entities, adhering to strict deadlines.
- Liaising with external auditors, accounting partners and other authorities and institutions as required.
- Review and approval of monthly payroll for multiple countries throughout Europe.
- Responsible for providing vacation and payroll related reporting to relevant stakeholders.
- Generation of monthly cash forecasts for multiple countries.
- Review and approval of payments to third party vendors in multiple currencies throughout Europe.
- Assist with the co-ordination of Finance Contractors on different sites.
- Assist with M&A activity across Europe.
- Ensure compliance with SOX control procedures and corporate/local policies and support the implementation of robust internal controls for each site.
- Assist with streamlining processes within the Finance Team.
- Assist in transition of processes to Shared Services Centre.
- Actively seek to implement continuous improvement in area of responsibility.
- Assist the Finance Manager and other members of the Finance Team on all finance functions and ad-hoc matters as appropriate.
- Business Studies/Commerce/Finance Degree.
- Appropriate professional qualification in Accounting (ACA/ACMA/ACCA equivalent).
- Knowledge of US GAAP, FRS102 and IFRS desirable.
- Good working knowledge of SAP / S/4Hana preferable.
- Good Excel skills advantageous.
- Exposure to working in a multicurrency environment.
- An ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple issues simultaneously.
- High sense of urgency is crucial.
- Highly motivated, proactive, assertive, and decisive.
- Hands on pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.