Financial Accountant - Dublin - 12 Month FTC
The Financial Accountant role is responsible for month end reporting, statutory accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, tax, company secretariat and further ad-hoc tasks.
The role is supported by the Finance Excellence Centre (FEC) in Maidenhead (UK) and the Global Transaction Centre (GTC) in Manila.
Responsibilities:
Accounting & Reporting:
* Responsible for monthly and annual business reporting including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow (management and statutory accounts).
* Book all month end journals and generate SAP reports to review and analyze month end numbers.
* Manage the external audit and act as key liaison point throughout.
Controls:
* Coordinate compliance to internal controls across the Irish business.
* Complete assessment of control environment and report result to head office.
Business Partnering:
* Responsible for control of indirect and customer service/logistics costs working with local and UK team to ensure targets are reached.
* Prepare and maintain the OWC forecast for the year by working with Sales team (receivables) and marketing teams (payables) to ensure Ireland meets JDE targets.
* Communicate and agree recharges with the UK and Central teams.
Treasury:
* Liaise with central treasury regarding cash pooling.
* Manage local bank accounts with support of GTC team.
Tax:
* Prepare local VAT returns on JDE in-house system.
* Responsible for submitting tax returns to Irish Revenue.
* Manage the relationship with external tax partner PwC in completing the corporation tax return.
Company Secretarial:
* Responsible for filing the statutory accounts and returns as required by local regulations in Ireland.
Commercial Finance:
* Prepare quarterly trade investment reconciliations to SAP & highlight potential opportunities and risks.
* Work closely with Revenue Management team on strategy & investment.
Ad hoc:
1. Manage the relationship with our 3rd party stakeholder