Assistant Accountant

Sigmar Recruitment

Galway

Role: Assistant Accountant. Industry: Medical Device, Multinational Co. Contract: Permanent. Location: Galway City. Duties/Responsibilities. Support Accountants with month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting close for European Entities. Assist in preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations for bank, fixed assets, payroll, accruals etc. Assist in preparation of payroll and reconcile on a monthly basis for European employees. Assist in preparation of VAT returns and intrastate returns for European Sales Entities. Ensures accurate and timely compilation of accounting information, analysis and reporting. Provide support for internal and external audits. Proposal and development of continuous improvements using lean tools to existing processes and procedures where appropriate. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and provide input for KPIs. Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variances. Supporting Accounting Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis. Performs a variety of other related accounting tasks, as required. Education/ Qualification. Accounting/Business qualification and 2+ years' experience in similar position. Studying to be a qualified Accountant either ACA/ACCA/IATI/CIMA. Broad understanding of Accounting and Financial Control Principles & Practices. Knowledge and experience of Oracle financials highly desirable but not essential. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and ability to work with some supervision in performing a variety of accounting tasks. Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with others. Ability to read and understand accounting related information and to prepare and summarize basic financial reports. If you are interested in this job please send your CV to Ciara Darcy at cdarcy@sigmar.ie or call 091 455 309. Sigmar Recruitment will always handle your details in confidence and will never forward your details to a Third Party without your prior permission. Following your application for this specific role, Sigmar may contact you regarding other positions that we feel you may be suitable for. If you do not wish to be contacted about other opportunities please let us know. For further information please refer to the Privacy Statement on our website. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

1773 days ago