Commercial Accountant

Commercial Accountant

Our Client are a multi-million euro company that operates in the supply chain management. They continue to develop innovative solutions at the leading edge of supply chain management and are constantly developing existing relationships and forging new customer partnerships. 

The Role:

Reporting to the Group Commercial Controller, this Position will be both externally and internally facing, working directly with our customers and our internal commercial team. The position will also work as part of the wider financial and IT teams to fully manage the initial setup for specific customers on our ERP system and thereafter the ongoing day to day transactions and reporting for these customers from a financial perspective. This includes any financial accounting, reporting and planning for these customers with an emphasis on ensuring all associated controls are in place to drive full compliance in line with our internal control policies.

• Finance lead for e-Commerce related business.
• Management as part of a wider team of new customer on-boarding from initial kick off meeting to ongoing daily and monthly reporting and analysis including: Key finance point of contact for the customer to ensure a good flow of information for all stakeholders.
• Financial guidance for establishing the setup including any specific and / or unique requirements.
• Financial management for any IT system development and implementation including UAT testing.
• Financial management for daily and monthly transactions including PA, accruals and any billing true up calculations in line with contractual requirements.
• Financial management for any reporting and analysis both externally and internally.
• Financial planning support to include profitability, working capital and ROCE including variance analysis against the budget, outturn and the original BAT.
• Support with any specific balance sheet controls and reconciliations.
• Support for the financial month-end close including Profitability Analysis / Trial Balance reconciliation.
• Involvement on year end audits and internal audit reviews.
• Responsibility for compliance and internal controls.
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

The Role:

• A strong record for achievement to date, both academically and professionally.
• Highly proactive, managing their own day-to-day schedule and tasks in line with expectations from the Commercial Controller, Financial Controller and Finance Director;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent Analytical skills.
• Previous industry experience, particularly operations financial support experience an advantage.
• Strong IT competence with hands on experience of working with SAP / ERP an advantage.
• Good technical ability across compliance & GAAP reporting.
• 1-3 years’ experience in a similar role
• SAP experience would be an advantage.
• Certificates: ACA, ACCA qualified accountant or part trained

For more information, please call Keith on 01 912 1892 or email keith@executiveedge.ie