Purcelloleary Recruitment has been assigned to recruit for the role of Accountant.
Our client is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. They believe that a harmonious and inclusive environment cultivates innovation and drives success.
The accountant will report to the Regional Financial Controller for the Ireland & UK Region and be responsible for several aspects of their Irish and UK companies.
Key responsibilities include supporting and participating in daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reporting processes.
This will be a dynamic role offering exposure across the entire finance function.
**Requirements for the Accountant:**
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)
- Relevant experience within the construction sector is beneficial but not required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced role, across several workstreams, and meet deadlines
- Highly organized, reliable, self-motivated, and solution-driven, with the capacity to work autonomously and as part of a high-performance team across all entities
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with commercial awareness
- Strong time management and organizational skills, and ability to prioritize and multi-task and work within tight deadlines
- High standard of written and spoken English required to communicate effectively to stakeholders at all levels
- Eligibility to work in Ireland
- Flexible and willing to take on tasks across the business, when required
- Available to travel to all company locations, if required
**Key Responsibilities of the Accountant:**
- Support the implementation of financial processes and controls to ensure continuous business improvement and correct corporate governance within the region
- Assist the RFC to implement finance initiatives across the companies
- Preparation of timely monthly accurate management accounts, inclusive of all balance sheet reconciliations, working with the Finance Team
- Partner with departments across the business to provide informative analysis on departmental spends
- Assist the RFC with the management and improvement of the accounting systems for the region
- Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts for all entities in the region
- Assist with, and ownership of, aspects of annual financial audits for these companies, liaising with our external auditors and advisors
- Support and mentor the Finance Team for the smooth running of the day-to-day functioning of the business
- Weekly project cash reporting, entity cash balance reporting, and working capital management
- Assist the RFC in monitoring commercial Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs) and reconciling same to the management accounts, including revenue and profit recognition
- Reporting on KPIs and ad hoc financial/payroll/cost/margin reports
- Assistance where required with the weekly payroll process prior to sign off by the RFC & CFO
- Assistance where required with subcontractor payment processing, prior to sign off by the RFC & CFO
- Assisting the accounts payable team with monthly supplier payment runs, prior to sign off by the RFC & CFO
- Cost control and reallocation of central overhead costs to other regions
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities within the companies and wider Group
- Assisting with, and completing in full, certain Tax Returns (VAT, RCT, PAYE, VIES)
- Ensuring monthly recollection of all Tax Nominal accounts
- Completion of all CSO and other external state agency returns
- Provide financial information and assistance to the BID department when they are completing prequalification submissions
- Completion of supply chain due diligence
- Assistance with ERP and process improvement projects
- Handle other department duties as required from time to time to provide first-class service to the wider business
- Handle internal and external communication with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
**What We Offer:**
- Preparation of annual accounts
- Year-end accounting
- ACCA trial balance
- Statutory accounting
- Health bonus