Amicus have been engaged by a leading Irish Multinational in the FMCG sector to assist them recruit a high calibre group accountant. This position represents an ideal opportunity for an audit trained accountant from a Big 4/Top 20 firm to make the first move into industry. Given the nature of the organisation there are numerous avenues for progression.
The Role:
1. Lead on Governance controls and policies across the Group as it grows
2. Responsible for co-ordinating and collating Board reports from each trading division for review with the Group FC prior to issuing to the Board
3. Be a lead player in the area of grants. Help to identify available grants and co-ordinate the retrieval of the grants across the entire group
4. Provide useful insight into weekly & monthly financial reporting so as the Board are informed of variances in financial reporting to budgets and prior year results
5. Assisting and leading with internal audit reviews
6. Assist shared services and the wider group with systems improvement initiatives so as the group is at the leading edge of modern business technology
7. Responsible for collation of information in relation to full year financial forecasting for the group
8. Assist with group budgeting process
9. Assist with year-end audit and tax work
10. Ad hoc projects and systems work
The Person:
11. Qualified Accountant
12. FMCG experience preferred
13. Big 4/Top 20 audit training highly desirable
14. Ability to work on own initiative and in a fast paced environment
15. Excellent IT skills required
16. Some travel will be required with this role