General Ledger Accountant, Galway

General Ledger Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Long term contract. Galway.

Responsibilities

Preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.

Preparation, analysis and posting of journals at month end.

Preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations at month end.

Calculation, posting and analysis of monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring that all items are accurately captured.

Review and reconciliation of inter-company accounts, involving communication with other business locations worldwide.

Preparation of multi-currency bank reconciliations.

Preparation of variance analysis and standard cost updates as required.

Provide cost information to management and other departments as required.

Support in transition of functions to other locations into the CFS team.

Collaborate with external audit staff for periodic year end review procedures and local statutory audits as required.

Provision of input on local finance policies and procedures ensuring ongoing compliance for all accounting and finance operations.

Participation in ongoing policy and control environment development to ensure compliance with applicable internal control regulations.

Enhancement of existing processes and development of new ones to ensure the most efficient completion of duties.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Must be a qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA

2 - 5 years relevant experience– preferably with multinational background

SAP/Oracle or other major ERP Systems experience is desirable

Fluency in a European language an advantage

Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential

Able to work alone to understand and summarize financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries

Strong computer skills especially MS Office

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