Management Accountant

This post is a key part of our finance team in Ireland comprising 8 staff:  Head of Finance and Governance, 3 x Accountants, 2 x Accounting Technicians and 2 x Administrators.   The post holder will be required to travel regularly to Dublin to liaise with the finance staff based in Dublin (currently one administrator and one accounting technician). It will also be necessary to travel to London a few times each year (as financial systems are controlled by the London Finance Team) and to go on occasional overseas visits. 

About you

Essential

·         Member of a CCAB recognised professional accounting body with some post qualification experience.

·         Experience of using complex computerised accounting systems

·         Experience of working with non-finance managers on complex financial issues

·         Experience of producing or assisting in the production of Annual Budgets

·         Experience of producing or assisting in the preparation Management Accounts and variance analysis

·         Experience of reviewing financial information for consistency and accuracy and in reviewing reconciliations of bank and general ledger accounts

·         Staff Management Experience

·         Significant experience of using Excel

·         Experience in preparing or assisting in the preparation on year-end accounts and production of audit file

·         Ability to work under pressure and manage and priorities workload and work to tight deadlines

·         Ability to communicate well orally and in writing

Desirable

·         Experience of legislative/accounting requirements for Charities in UK and Ireland  

·         Experience of payroll processing

·         Experience of using computerised databases and electronic funds transfer systems

·         Experience of accounting in multi-currency environment

·         Experience of SUN accounting Systems

·         Experience of PROACTIS

·         Experience of Adaptive Budgeting system

·         Experience of working in a consolidated group structure

·         Experience of foreign exchange/treasury management

·         Experience of payroll review

·         Experience and knowledge of income tax and VAT including practical application of same