Senior Accountant

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

An established west of Ireland engineering business with a substantial workforce and a growing international footprint is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its finance function. Reporting to the Group CFO, the Senior Accountant will take ownership of core financial reporting, controls and month end processes across the Irish business and international operations. This is a hands on role with meaningful exposure to senior leadership, operational teams and project performance, offering the opportunity to strengthen financial processes as the organisation continues to scale. This is a permanent role, based onsite 5 days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the monthly management accounts and financial reporting process across Irish and international entities.
• Own the general ledger, ensuring accurate transaction processing and robust financial records.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and supplier reconciliations to maintain strong working capital discipline.
• Deliver bank, balance sheet and control account reconciliations, identifying and resolving variances promptly.
• Support the Group CFO with cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and working capital analysis.
• Develop and enhance project and job cost accounting processes to improve visibility of financial performance across major projects.
• Optimise financial reporting systems and management information to provide clearer, more timely insight to decision makers.
• Monitor revenue recognition, work in progress and project related financial movements, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment.
• Lead the month end and year end close processes against an agreed reporting timetable.
• Prepare VAT returns and other statutory and tax compliance requirements, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Partner with project and operational stakeholders to improve financial understanding, cost control and commercial decision making.
• Strengthen financial controls and processes while identifying practical opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting quality and governance.

REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified accountant or finalist working towards ACA or ACCA qualification.
• Practice trained accountant with relevant commercial experience preferred.
• Experience using Sage 50 & Sage Payroll is desirable.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and a sound understanding of financial reporting principles.
• Demonstrable experience preparing management accounts and delivering structured month end reporting.
• Strong understanding of general ledger management, reconciliations, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to understand how operational activity translates into financial performance.
• Experience working with project accounting, job costing, work in progress or similar financial reporting environments would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical capability, with the confidence to investigate variances and identify underlying financial issues.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and consistently deliver against an established reporting timetable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior finance, operational and project stakeholders.
• A hands on approach, with the ability to take ownership of responsibilities and work independently.

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