Job Title: Commercial Accountant Location: Castleblayney, Co Monaghan Salary: €45k- €55k Ref: S011612 Description of Role: Our client is now seeking an experienced Commercial Accountant to join their growing business, supporting the financial controller. This is a varied role, including responsibility for the management of the payroll process (Interim 36-month basis), labour reporting, month-end close process, management reporting, ad-hoc analyses and systems implementation. Would suit a part or fully qualified individual with the necessary financial experience. Benefits Pension Income protection Bonus Scheme 26 Days Holidays Open door policy Work life balance Requirements: 2+ years experience in a similar role Full or near qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, IATI, ACA) Experience with Sage (ideally Sage 200) and Sage Payroll Experience in running payroll for both salaried and hourly staff Exceptional Excel skills with the ability to handle large volumes of data across multiple dimensions using advanced excel functionality Focus on accuracy and attention to detail Proactive, agile and collaborative approach to tasks Good team player Experience of working to tight deadlines Desire to work in a fast growing organisation and be part of the evolution of the Finance team Key Duties & Responsibilities: Assist payroll processing in-house (Interim 3-6 month basis) including time reporting, HR inputs etc Assist and implement transition of payroll processing to 3rd party firm (+36mths) Manage payroll policy and procedures including transition to outsource model and impact on in-house processes Assist in the implementation of a new time reporting system including its integration to payroll Weekly Hours reporting and review with Operations staff Weekly and monthly labour reporting including development of labour scorecarding / KPI reporting and detailed monthly variance analysis to support the management accounts Assistance in the implementation of new out of pocket expenses system Assistance in month end close including processing of month end transactions, balance sheet reconciliations, preparation and maintenance of Fixed asset register/Accruals/Prepayments, Intercompany, tax provisions, SOLDO/Credit card analyses etc Analytical review of nominal ledger and trial balance as part of close including correcting adjustments Assist with the preparation of the Monthly Management accounts including commentary vs plan, prior year etc Development of KPI reporting at cost centre level Year end reporting and Audit/Tax Support For more information please send your CV to Bernie in confidence through the link. If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, please feel free to contact us directly. However, if you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search. Recruitment Plus is not in a position to respond to each individual application due to the high volume of submissions. We will only contact those candidates whose CV matches the criteria for the vacancy. Thank you for your patience. For details on our privacy policy please click here: