Accountant – Multinational

Temporary – 9/12 months

Galway

Our leading MN client currently has two positions open for an Accountant (one fully-qualified, one part-qualified) to join their EMEA Finance Function on a temporary basis to report into a Finance Manager and assist with a specific project. You will develop, learn new skills and take on responsibility in a high-performance finance team for the duration of this assignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working cross functionally with other business partners and EMEA controllers
• Coordinate the provision of information to internal and external auditors
• Support month end and year end close process including preparation of general ledger reconciliations, journal preparation and other tasks
• Provide ad hoc project support to assist with finance and accounting improvement initiatives and to drive their implementation
• Provide accounting support and ad hoc financial analysis to support the EMEA Finance team
• Ensure all reporting requirements are met on time
• Ensure business procedures and internal controls comply with requirements of Sarbanes Oxley legislation
• Business acumen, strong business partnering skills and awareness of the big picture

Key Requirements:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or CPA) with 2 to 3 years recent experience working within a multinational.
• Experience of using an ERP system such as SAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to liaise professionally with a diverse group (executives, managers and subject matter experts)
• Positive attitude and flexibility
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and consistency
• Highly organised, self-motivated with excellent analytical skills and an ability to handle large volumes of data
• Strong IT skills and experienced advanced excel user
• Professional attitude and work well within a diverse team
• Excellent negotiation, problem solving, project management skills required.
• Ability to work on own initiative and to build effective relationships
• Fluency in a second European Language is beneficial.