Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Dublin 15
Job Type: This is a permanent role

We are currently working with a well-established Irish business that is looking to recruit a commercially minded and hands on Financial Accountant to take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and financial reporting of the business.

You will report directly to the MD and Financial Controller. You will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls and providing commercial insight into business performance. 

The role requires someone who can combine strong financial accounting capability with a practical understanding of the commercial and operational drivers of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Take day to day ownership of the financial accounting and reporting requirements of the business.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts in accordance with Group reporting deadlines.
• Manage the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Review P&L and balance sheet performance and investigate significant or unusual movements.
• Prepare variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Support year end financial reporting, statutory accounts preparation and the external audit process.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Analysis

• Coordinate the preparation of budgets and forecasts in conjunction with the MD, and Financial Controller.
• Develop a strong understanding of the key commercial and operational drivers of the business.
• Analyse revenue, gross margin, product mix, customer performance and operating costs.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate these appropriately.
• Develop and maintain relevant financial and operational KPIs.
• Provide financial analysis to support commercial and operational decision-making.

Business Partnering

• Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support business decisions.
• Help non finance colleagues understand financial performance and the financial implications of decisions.
• Build a detailed understanding of customers, products, pricing, margins, inventory and cost drivers.

Cash & Working Capital

• Maintain clear visibility of cash flow and working capital requirements.
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor debtor, creditor and inventory positions and highlight areas requiring attention.
• Ensure appropriate control and reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital performance.

Financial Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance within the accounting policies, reporting requirements and internal controls.
• Prepare and/or review VAT, PAYE and other statutory financial returns as required.
• Ensure appropriate approval, documentation and segregation of duties across key financial processes.
• Support audit, tax and other statutory or regulatory requirements.

Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve the accuracy, efficiency and control of financial processes.
• Improve the quality and timeliness of management information.
• Reduce unnecessary manual processes where practical.

Requirements for Role:

• Qualified accountant — ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Ideally 3–5 years’ relevant accounting and finance experience, including training experience.
• Strong experience in financial accounting, month-end reporting and balance sheet management.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Good understanding of financial controls and statutory accounting requirements.
• Experience within an SME, FMCG, food & beverage, manufacturing, distribution or similar operational environment would be advantageous.
• Experience working within a subsidiary or wider Group environment would be beneficial.
• Strong Excel capability and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as SAP Business One, Sage or similar.
• Strong financial accounting and analytical skills.
• Ability to produce clear, concise and commercially relevant financial reporting.
• Experience with reporting, data visualisation or BI tools would be advantageous.
• Own transport needed

For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Valerie.briody@osborne.ie or call 01-5984334. If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered for this or other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided. Please submit your updated CV in Word Format to Valerie.briody@osborne.ie. If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search. Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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