Financial Accountant – Banking/ Financial Services

Job Overview.

Experience: 3-5 YearsSector: Financial Accounting

This role is a core member of the Dublin finance team, working closely with the Accounting Manager, providing essential support for month-end close, year-end accounts, regulatory reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles.

The role will be a key member of the accounting team and important contact for intercompany communications with other company offices.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with 3-4 years PQE, with experience in an accounting environment, ideally within a financial services organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in timely and accurate preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual accounts
• Balance Sheet oversight and monthly reconciliations
• Management of prepayment, accruals and reclassifications process
• Oversee depreciation process and conduct regular reviews
• Key journal control and postings for month-end
• Assist with the year-end financial statements preparation and act as key contact for all interactions with local external audit team
• Prepare and file all Tax returns for the company including Corporation Tax and VAT and any other ad-hoc returns
• Ensuring all current Accounting Standards and policies are adhered to
• Maintenance of Oracle account hierarchies
• Support on Management Company reporting
• Preparation of all Regulatory returns ensuring accurate, timely and consistent reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland
• Process engineering and ad-hoc financial project involvement in relation to the operation of the Local Finance function, as well as any additional tasks which may become relevant to the role.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 3-4 years’ relevant work experience in an accounting environment
• Experience in timely and accurate delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financials
• Experience within Asset Management/ Banking/ Financial Services environment an advantage
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office including use of pivots where needed
• Knowledge of Oracle accounting package an advantage
• Detail-oriented candidate with inquisitive approach to activities
• Strong analytical skills and a creative and flexible approach to problem solving
• Numerate and accurate with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised to deadlines
• Team player, flexible and ambitious

Interested candidates should submit their CV to [email protected]

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