Financial Accountant

Role Overview

• Supervision of the payroll processing team ensuring compliance with all revenue obligations.
• Be the main point of contact for the pension & risk renewal providers ensuring all obligations are met in a timely manner.
• Ownership of the detailed monthly payroll analysis file & liaise regularly with the directors regarding their divisions to ensure all employees are coded to the correct division.
• Responsible for posting of the monthly payroll journal.
• Recalculate the holiday accrual periodically to ensure sufficiently accrued.
• Review BIK calculations, overtime & health insurance deductions regularly.
• Streamline the payroll process & automate where possible.
• Keeping up to date with all relevant legislation.
• Ensure all internal controls are maintained with regular internal checks.
• Preparation of the annual payroll budget to tight deadlines.
• Ensuring compliance with all Revenue & other obligations.
• Prepare & submit the bi-monthly VAT return & the annual RTD return.
• Prepare & submit the monthly VIES & Intrastat returns.
• Prepare & submit the monthly RCT return.
• Prepare & submit the annual 46G return.
• Compile & return info for any CSO obligations throughout the year.
• Be the point of contact for any VAT or RCT queries from the operations team.
• Co-ordinate the year-end external audit & corporation tax requirement & be the main point of contact for the external auditors & corporation tax advisors.
• Co-ordinate any internal audits as required.
• Compile relevant information for the annual insurance renewal.
• Ensuring all internal controls are maintained/improved across the various tax heads, implement additional controls & reporting dashboards.
• If there are any acquisitions, ensure that from date of acquisition all tax heads are complying with revenue obligation.
• Weekly cashflow forecasting.
• Daily cash management & responsible for review & first approval of all banking BACS & EFT transactions.
• Responsible for ensuring all company credit card records are kept up to date.
• Ensuring bank reconciliations are completed monthly.
• Liaise with the banks when necessary.
• Support the FP&A team & month-end where necessary.
• Month-end balance sheet reconciliations to tight deadlines.
• Assisting with ERP implementation project as required.
• Help drive improvements in working capital.
• Assist with the preparation of the annual balance sheet budget.
• Provide training and support to junior members of the team and play an active role in their development.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant & a member of a registered accountancy body (ACCA, ACA, CPA,CIMA) with minimum 3 years post qualification experience
• Previous experience in payroll essential with strong technical knowledge of PAYE, PRSI revenue compliance, BIK & ROS reporting.
• Strong technical knowledge of VAT, RCT, Corporation tax rules required
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar ERP experience an advantage
• Excellent computer literacy with strong working knowledge of Excel, Jet Reporting, Powerpoint, Sharepoint
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent numeric and organisational skills
• Ability to work methodically through problems with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to meet strict deadlines in a timely and efficient manner.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people.
• A competitive holiday allowance.
• Company pension scheme. (if applicable)
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Life Insurance.
• Bike2Work scheme.
• Free on-site parking.