Job Title: Regional Accountant
About Us
SVP is a large, national, voluntary organisation with extensive experience of working with a diverse range of people who experience poverty and exclusion. Through its network of over 12,000 volunteers and 700 staff, it is strongly committed to working for social justice and advocates the creation of a more just and caring society.
The Role
We are currently looking to recruit a Regional Accountant to join our West Regional Office Team in Ozanam House, Galway. The post holder will have responsibility to provide professional accountant services, financial analysis, planning, forecast, budgetary control, management accounting and financial reporting in support of the Society's strategic objectives.
Candidate Requirements
* Fully qualified with a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) is essential.
* +3 years post qualification experience is essential.
* Experience of annual audit, including audit pre-work, advance audit analysis, annual reporting/audit is essential.
* Excellent IT skills, including finance software (Sage or similar), MS Office and advanced Excel skills is essential.
* Knowledge of audit, statutory accounts, management accounts, internal control and process analysis is essential.
Desired but Not Essential
* Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience is desirable.
* Experience in analysing trends and KPIs is desirable.
* Knowledge of commercial/business operations best practice, procedures, internal controls, reporting and analytics is desirable.