Accounts Assistant

Job Description

Excellent opportunity with a Top Tier Legal firm based in Dublin 4. You will work as part of the finance team reporting to the Financial Controller

Excellent opportunity with a Top Tier Legal firm based in Dublin 4. You will work as part of the finance team reporting to the Financial Controller, taking ownership of the account's payables, receivables and bank accounts.

• Fantastic location
• Pension, Healthcare

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the team in all areas of the Accounts Payable function, to include;
• Setting up of suppliers, process high volume of purchase invoices on a daily basis
• Prepare fortnightly payment runs and ensure all creditors are paid in due course, either via EFT or Cheque
• Ensure the Accounts Payable ledger is fully reconciled on a regular basis, with differences promptly resolved
• Undertake daily banking functions & reconcile all bank accounts on a monthly basis
• Drive the debt-collection function for the firm
• Collation and submission of Credit cards monthly to partners for analysis & subsequent input of same onto system
• Undertake the administration and reconciliation of petty cash
• Ensuring timely response of audit request letters from clients and their auditors

Person Specification:

• Minimum of 2-5 years relevant accounting experience
• Strong general finance experience preferred, ideally in a fast paced professional services environment
• Ability to work to daily deadlines with high invoicing volumes
• Capable of working on own initiative but also a team player who is willing to help and support your colleagues
• Great interpersonal skills with outgoing & friendly personality
• Flexible with ability to multitask
• Highly organised individual with ability to prioritise and work calmly in a demanding, deadline driven environment
• Good PC skills & working knowledge of MS Office (especially WORD and EXCEL)
• Fluent in English - written and spoken

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.