Financial Accountant – City Centre

Financial Accountant – City Centre         

An outstanding opportunity has arisen to join a growing Legal practice in Dublin City Centre, for an experience Financial Accountant.

The successful candidate will work as a key member of the Finance Team. The primary purpose of the role is to help with month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cashflow and liquidity management and analysis and control. The candidate will report directly to the Financial Controller

The Role:

• Assisting with month end processes and procedures;
• Preparation and review of financial and management reports;
• Variance analysis and Balance sheet reconciliations;
• Assist with financial budgeting and forecasting processes;
• Cashflow and liquidity management;
• Preparation of annual budgets;
• Preparation of year end account and overseeing annual audit;
• Managing tax report, payments and VAT etc;
• Working with colleagues on the Finance Team to enable the smooth running of the Department;
• Preparation of monthly reconciliations for certain clients;
  Building strong relationships with the Partners and Managers of the firm as well as externally with clients;
• Liaising with external auditor, financial and tax advisers;
• Developing/refining day-to-day tasks and implementing process improvement;
• Analysis of Fee Earner WIP, Targets, Chargeable Hours, New Business Analysis etc.

The Person:

• Qualified accountant with 3-5 years’ PQE;
• Prior experience working as a member of the Finance Team in a Professional Services environment;
• Ability to analyse and interpret data, to assess its value and communicate findings to the relevant stakeholders in a clear and concise way;
• Experience in performance management and problem solving;
• Effective core business capabilities including negotiating and influencing, stakeholder management and presentation skills;
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written;
• Ability to take ownership for tasks and responsibilities;
• Excellent analytical / reconciliation skills;
• High proficiency in Microsoft excel;
• Good knowledge of Law Society Regulations;
• Good knowledge and experience within a client-focused environment;
• Must be a team player, self-motivated, tenacious and resilient.

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