Assistant Accountant

Why Apply for this role?

• €40,000 – €45,000
• Generous Hybrid Working Policy
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
• Health Insurance Scheme
• Company Matched Pension Scheme
• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• Based in Dublin City Centre

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Support end-to-end payroll processing across Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local legislation.
• Act as the primary liaison with external payroll providers, coordinating data submissions, validating payroll outputs, and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare, review, and post payroll journals to the general ledger, ensuring correct allocation and reconciliation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll records, ensuring compliance with statutory, tax, and audit requirements.
• Support payroll-related reporting and respond to internal and external payroll queries as required.

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control

• Raise and issue customer invoices across multiple currencies and tax jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with VAT/sales tax requirements.
• Maintain aged debtor reports, monitoring outstanding balances and identifying potential credit risks.
• Proactively follow up on overdue accounts, working collaboratively with customers and internal stakeholders to secure timely payment.
• Investigate and resolve billing queries, discrepancies, and disputes, ensuring a positive customer experience while protecting company cash flow.
• Support credit control processes, including credit limit monitoring and account reviews.

Banking & Cash

• Perform bank reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and currencies on a regular basis.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items, ensuring timely clearance and accurate cash balances.
• Support cash flow reporting and forecasting, providing insights into daily and short-term cash positions.
• Assist with payment runs and banking administration, ensuring appropriate controls are followed.

General Accounting

• Assist with month-end close processes, including journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Support audit preparation, responding to audit queries and providing supporting documentation as required.
• Assist with maintaining the general ledger, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded in line with accounting standards.
• Contribute to ad-hoc finance projects and process improvements, supporting the wider finance team as the business grows.

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