Overview
Join us as a Senior Accounting Analyst in Cork,Ireland, where you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate US GAAP reporting, month-end close, and compliance across multiple entities. This is a hands-on role in a dynamic multinational environment, offering the opportunity to support core finance operations while driving process improvements and progressing towards full accounting qualifications.
Responsibilities
Support the finance operations
· Support standardization of close process and help drive efficiencies around monthly close cycle.
· Process required month end journals to support close of US GAAP accounts for assigned entities.
· Support closure of sub-ledgers for assigned entities.
· Run programs required for month end (revaluations, allocation, translation etc)
· Analytical review of data and answering queries arising from your local reporting manager and/or Corporate HQ arising out of monthly reviews.
· Bank reconciliations
· Electronic Banking – processing payments where required
· Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register and closure of ledger where necessary
· Accruals & Prepayments accounting
· Intercompany Accounting
· Ensure compliance with Corporate policies and SOX internal controls at all times
· Participate in team meetings (internally and cross functional)
· Prepare month end reporting files for local and Corporate reporting review
Qualifications
ACCA, ACA, CPA or CIMA part qualified
· An understanding of US GAAP an advantage
· Experience of working in a multi-national environment an advantage - used of working to tight deadlines for reporting and compliance matters
· You must have excellent communication skills.
· Ability to work within a team but also a self starter - on occasion the candidate will be requested to work solely on various projects
· Flexibility with regard to working hours during month-end, quarter-end and year-end.
· Willingness to qualify for relevant accounting qualification and candidate must be ambitious and eager to improve process and reporting around assigned activities.
· Looking for a candidate who as well as fulfilling operational activities and tasks can identify areas and scope for improvement of processes