A Financial Accountant position is now available with a Shannon based Client, a long-established manufacturing multinational.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Accountant will provide ongoing support to the Finance team to maximise finance performance.
Responsibilities include:
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Responsible for the AP function including maintaining good Vendor records, AP accruals, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
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Responsibility for the monthly company load and relevant mapping
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Hedge & Cash forecasting including monthly and quarterly reporting
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Responsibility for maintaining an accurate and timely Fixed Assets/CAR LOG
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Assist the Finance Manager with preparing inventory schedules
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Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of weekly and monthly financial packs, schedules and budgets if required
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Responsibility for the Weekly payroll journal process ensuring completeness and accuracy
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Dealing with supplier queries and preparing monthly creditor reconciliations
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Prepare monthly & weekly payment runs
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Allocate cost centre to all purchase invoices and ensure appropriate PO and back-ups attached to invoice and post purchase invoices to sub ledger system
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Prepare cheque runs for disbursement of invoices & maintain expense claim re-imbursement process.
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Provide back-up for weekly payroll.
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Prepare and submit CSO & other statutory returns including intra-stat, VIES
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Other adhoc queries.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
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Business related Honours Degree
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Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) or part qualified with good audit and/ or industry financial accounting experience: Ideally at least 12 months relevant work experience (either in an industry or practice environment)
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Experienced in either medium/ large company audits and or industry month end close process
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Experienced using ERP system
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High Level proficiency in MS Office including Excel
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Strong interpersonal skills – with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, and maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion at all times
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High level of professionalism and integrity
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Ability to learn quickly
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Willingness to be flexible and a driver of change
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Uses creative approaches to achieve goals
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Strong work ethic.
