Assistant Accountant (Maternity cover)

Job Title: **Assistant Accountant

Responsible to: Financial Manager and / or approved Company designate

Main Location: Ballyboughal, but the postholder may be required to visit other sites for the satisfactory performance of their duties and responsibilities.

Normal Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm, with a one-hour unpaid break. However, flexibility is required to meet the demands of the business.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processing of purchasing orders
• Processing of overhead invoices
• Responsible for investigation and resolution of all OH queries (full detailed understanding of OHs)
• Systematically review OH vendors to price deduction opportunities
• Detailed knowledge of cost centre & how the affects P&L by product (allocation basis)
• Have a full control and understanding of fixed assets - full control & understanding of processes (asset count done within 3 months start to finish & reconciliation)
• Supplier reconciliation
• Supplier setup
• Full understanding & implementation of Company policies relating to your role
• Various statutory returns VIES, VAT, 46G etc

Additional Responsibilities:

• Month-end reporting including:
• Overall responsibility for overhead processing, reporting and reviewing
• Assume responsibility for accruals and prepaids processing, reporting and review
• Revenue, cost and gross profit: reconcile and review for various products (have a full understanding of various related systems)
• Various additional responsivities as required

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Previous accounting experience
• Experience working in a similar industry desirable
• Self-motived, with the ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage and prioritise own daily workload
• Deadline and results focused
• Flexible and adaptable

Job Type: Specified-purpose

Application question(s):

• Do you drive and have access to a car in order to commute?

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person