Impulse Recruitment are currently recruiting for a General Accountant for a large company based in Galway
This is a full time Permanent role and a great opportunity to join a good team
Reports to: Plant Financial Controller
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented General Accountant to join a finance team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing the company’s financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing strategic financial insights to support business decisions. This is an interesting and varied role where the successful candidate will gain experience of working across all areas of Finance, mainly Costing, Financial and FP&A.
This position would suit a newly qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a busy Finance department preferably in a manufacturing company or possible someone currently working in a practice who would like a change in career direction. Experience of an ERP system would be a distinct advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintenance of the Costing section of the ERP System to include cost rolls, validation of new product costs.
- Weekly production of cost variance reports and calculation of weekly Labour efficiencies.
- Production of weekly plant metrics and KPI’s.
- Integral part of month ends close process via journal calculation, processing and key balance sheet reconciliations.
- Responsible for certain areas of variance analysis on departmental spend.
- Manage the company cycle count program.
- Have financial control of a small company in Netherlands to review level.
- Maintain the Fixed Asset register and ensure all Capital spend is correctly accounted for.
Requirements/ Experience:
· Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)
· Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (spreadsheet, database) and ERP System
· Problem-solving and analysis skills
· High level of organisation and detail-orientation
· Strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative
· A good attitude toward teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
· Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritise
· Excellent time management
· Accounting: 2 Years Experience (Preferred)
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bike to work scheme
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness program
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor’s (preferred)
Additional Pay:
- Bonus
- Quarterly Bonus
Licence/Certification:
- ACCA (preferred)
- CIMA (preferred)
- ACA (preferred)
Work Location: PEM Galway (Onsite)
Benefits found in job post
Dental insurance, Medical insurance