JOB PROFILE
General Information
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Department : Finance
Job Title of Manager: Senior European Controller Tax & Treasury
Location: Dublin based remote working
Job Profile Review Date: January 2026
Note: This job profile is indicative and is based on information available at this time. As the project progresses, elements of this job profile may be subject to change/addition.
Result Area
- Responsibility for preparation of various statutory accounts for Dublin office Tax & Treasury entities in various jurisdictions under different local GAAP’s.
- Drive compliance for all aforementioned entities ensuring all local and organisation timelines are sufficiently met including corporate governance and taxation
- Responsible for month end management accounts and reporting thereof for Dublin SBD tax & treasury entities
- Responsible for monthly account reconciliations for all entities
- Provision of support to Tax department
- Development and management of effective working relationships with both internal and external contacts
Critical Incidents
- Preparing annual statutory accounts in several countries
- Preparing month-end accounts for various entities under US GAAP
- Performing key reconciliations
- Resolving queries with contacts in different areas of the business
- Support in preparation of Irish Tax Returns
- Liaising with external auditors
- Preparing annual tax packs submitted to US Corporate Tax
- Providing support and assistance to other team members
- Participating in and contributing to process improvement initiatives
Accountability
- Preparing and filing annual statutory accounts for over approx. 15 entities
- Management of compliance for said entities
- Assisting accurate & effective monthly reporting for all entities
- Preparing annual tax packs submitted to US Corporate Tax
- Preparing factoring function on a weekly/monthly basis
- Preparing regulatory statistical returns
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations for over 20 entities
- Overseeing the accounts payable & funding function for all T&T entities
- Prepare board packs for presentation at board meetings in Luxembourg
- Archive records to satisfy audit and statutory requirements
- Ensure confidentiality of all records especially in relation to the Data Protection Act
- Ensure compliance with group accounting policies
- Other ad hoc duties
Competencies & Skills
- Team Player – ability to work well with other team members to achieve common team goal
- Excellent organisational skills
- Proven ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Strong willingness to learn
- Consistent meeting of organizational and fiscal compliance deadlines,
- Ability and willingness to assist the organisation as a whole & other specific departments in other areas
- Results orientated
- Attention to detail is critical to the role
Key Internal Relationships
- Relationships with other team members
- Relationships with European Tax team
- Relationships with European Treasury team
- Relationships with personnel in Corporate Finance in US
Key External Relationships
- Relationships with outsourced companies
- Relationships with auditors
Requirements
Formal Qualifications:
Recently qualified Accountant and member of a professional accountancy body
Knowledge & Experience:
Computer literate including proficiency in MS Excel
Knowledge of SAP system preferable
Experience of working in a high-volume accounts environment with tight month end deadlines
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