Financial Accountant
Our manufacturing organisation in Galway seeks a new Financial Accountant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will manage the company's financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing strategic financial insights to support business decisions. This role offers an interesting and varied experience, working across all areas of Finance, mainly Costing, Financial and FP&A.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintenance of the Costing section of our ERP System, including cost rolls and validation of new product costs.
* Weekly production of cost variance reports and calculation of weekly Labour efficiencies.
* Production of weekly plant metrics and KPIs.
* Involvement in the month-end close process via journal calculation, processing, and key balance sheet reconciliations.
* Responsible for certain areas of variance analysis on departmental spend.
* Management of the company cycle count program.
* Financial control of a small company in the Netherlands at review level.
* Maintenance of the Fixed Asset register and assurance of correct Capital spend accounting.
Requirements:
* Recently qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA).
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (spreadsheet, database) and ERP System.
* Problem-solving and analysis skills.
* High level of organisation and detail-orientation.
* Strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative.
* A good attitude toward teamwork and ability to work independently.
* Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritise.
* Excellent time management.