Financial Reporting Manager - 60,000

Ref. no.: JO-1111-234576

Tags: Reporting Big4 Accountant multinational Dublin manager

Location(s): Dublin City Centre Dublin North Dublin South

Salary range (€): 55000 - 65000

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 2 - 3 Years

Employment type: Contract

Minimum qualification: Professional Qualification

Contact person: Natasha Bevan

Contact e-mail: Natasha.bevan@careers-register.com

Job description: In partnership with my client, I have an exciting opportunity for a qualified accountant with good Financial Reporting experience.  My client is a leading Irish bookmakers and the role involved is a 15 month contract with a salary of up to €65,000, depending on experience.

Specific responsibilities:

Group Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Assistance in the preparation of annual statutory accounts for the company and its subsidiaries to tight deadlines in accordance with IFRS and Irish / UK GAAP
• Production of Annual and Interim published financial reports in association with key finance personnel
• Assistance in the consolidation of Group financial statements in accordance with IFRS
• Assist in the maintenance of the Group General Ledger and the Group Chart of Accounts to ensure that they continually evolve to meet business needs
• Preparation of individual statutory accounts for all group entities within set timescales
• Preparation of the monthly intercompany reconciliations
• Research technical financial issues which impact the Group
• Contributing to the targeted reductions in monthly close times as part of fast close project
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve existing processes or introduce new processes to add value to reporting output

Management Reporting

• Manage the monthly management accounts close process
• Production of monthly Group MI Pack through the Hyperion reporting system
• Look to continuously improve the monthly accounts close process
• Working with various teams as part of the management accounts production / close process and to help deliver the required information to run business units across the company
• Working with Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to ensure budget and forecast information is delivered according to set deadlines
• Contribute to ensuring that a high quality Finance Partnering model is in place for cost reporting across all Corporate support functions and cost centres
• Contribute to cost control and efficiency programmes throughout the organisation
• Review of monthly allocations of Head office costs to business units

Experience required:

• Qualified ('Big 4') accountant with 2+ years experience, operating at a similar level, in industry or financial services, preferably gained in a multi-national environment
• Excellent financial accounting experience with a solid understanding of current/relevant technical accounting issues (IFRS and Irish GAAP)
• Proven experience of preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with requirements
• Solid experience of delivery of internal Financial MI / Management Accounts (to a broad and diverse range of revenue and cost centres)
• Proven experience of assisting in the development and implementation of reporting & operating process improvements in a Finance environment
• Strong Financial Systems experience - Oracle Financials & Hyperion would be an advantage
• Excellent MS Office skills - particularly Excel
• Excellent communicator, can deal effectively with financial and non-financial people and is focused on building and maintaining excellent working relationships across the business
• Very strong technical accounting ability

For more information on this role, please contact Natasha Bevan on 01/5005987 or to apply, please follow the link below.