Financial Accountant

JOB OBJECTIVE

Prepare and complete weekly and monthly accounts. Ensure all relevant reconciliations are completed. Provide support to the Financial Controller to achieve the tasks required by running and analysing reports accurately and to strict timelines and following up with relevant personnel.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in weekly/monthly management accounts
• Run ERP general queries and tasks
• Prepare & post financial account journals
• Monthly accounts reconciliations
• Update financial reporting system data
• Review and report on leasing contracts
• Assistance in implementation of internal controls
• Support FC as required (e.g weekly accounts, year-end audit)
• Projects data input & review
• Ad-hoc as required
• Behave in a manner that supports and demonstrates Company values, Challenge, Sense of urgency & Openness

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

• Experience with Excel to an intermediate\advanced level – lookups, pivot tables, sumifs etc [Essential].
• Business acumen and an understanding of finance\production\inventory related systems. [Essential].
• Prior experience within a manufacturing organisation - ideally within FMCG. [Advantageous].
• Prior experience dealing with reconciliations and large volumes of data. [Advantageous].

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum Level 7 Business or other qualification [Essential].
• Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA) [Essential].
• MS Office/ECDL/Excel or other database qualifications [Advantageous].

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Attention to detail.
• Excellent numerical accuracy with an eye for detail and spotting errors
• Analytical – ability to analyse large volumes of data and draw key conclusions from same.
• Finisher – ability to complete tasks. Can demonstrate tenacity and determination to see tasks through to a conclusion.
• Ability to handle multiple competing deadlines.
• Promotes confidence and a positive attitude through honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Relationship Building – ability to build relationships across the business at all levels to deliver business objectives and results.
• Demonstrates effective use of listening and questioning skills while displaying openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
• Continuous improvement mindset – always looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes.
• Proactive and clear communication skills across all levels of the organisation and through all forms of communication – written, spoken etc.
• Challenge – ability to constructively challenge to gain understanding and achieve improvements.
• Curious – curious about how systems and processes work and how to optimise same.
• Self-motivated and able to act on own initiative.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrates Integrity, Trust and Accountability

KPIs

• Meeting reporting deadlines
• Ensuring reporting accuracy
• Generate meaningful insight into reports
• Ability to challenge process owners

Manor Farm are an equal opportunity employer

Location: Shercock Co Cavan

Application deadline: 18 Oct 2024