Assistant Accountant
A leading Legal firm in Dublin City Centre is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant or Accounts Assistant to join its finance team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong financial acumen who is looking to advance their career in a dynamic and professional environment.
Location: Dublin 4
Salary: €45,000 - €50,000
Benefits: Pension, Healthcare, and Death in Service Benefit
The Team
The finance team is a close-knit group of five, working collaboratively to support the business's financial health and strategic goals. Led by our CFO, who works with the management team on strategic matters and system improvements within the team. Our Financial Controller takes the lead on delivering key financial management information and overseeing the team's day-to-day operations.
Now looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join our team. This is a pivotal role with ample opportunity to work closely with the Financial Controller, providing vital support to the wider team whilst ensuring smooth day-to-day financial and payroll processes. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong financial acumen and a keen eye for detail to contribute to the smooth operation of our accounting & payroll procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting the Financial Controller with implementing various month end processes, reconciliations and controls.
- Managing the firms two bank accounts inclusive of daily bank reconciliations
- Act as the primary finance contact for queries regarding transactions recorded on the Keyhouse practice management system
- Managing monthly end to end payroll processes for 150 staff using Micropay
- Record and process all client account transfer requests, ensuring strict adherence to control processes
- Review of balance sheet workings, general ledger postings, nominal coding, creditors and debtor's ledger etc
- Perform month-end control procedures on key balance sheet items, including Work in Progress and Outlay control
- Providing guidance and support to the other team members in processing transactions on client matters
- Supporting payables and receivables team member with accounts and nominal coding queries etc
- Manage the self-billing portal from a finance perspective, reviewing timesheets and processing relevant reconciliations
- Assist with shared finance tasks such as petty cash reconciliations
Person Specification & Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar finance or accounts assistant role
- Strong knowledge of financial control processes and reconciliations
- Strong knowledge of payables, receivables, double entry, GL and nominal coding
- Accounting Technician or relevant qualification is advantageous but not essential
- Proficiency in using financial ERP systems, knowledge of Keyhouse would be advantageous
- Experience processing payroll would be advantageous
- Experience withing the legal or professional services sector is advantageous
- Ability to work accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team in a highly regarded legal firm.
