Our client in West Cork is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their finance team on a part-time basis. Working 24 hours per week across Monday to Friday, this hands-on role takes ownership of defined month-end close activities and provides vital cover for weekly payroll when necessary. Full-day flexibility is required during peak month-end periods (offset by reduced hours later in the month), with hybrid working (2-3 days on-site) available following initial training.
Job Description
- Manage creditors ledger close; prepare and post month-end accruals, prepayments, depreciation, amortisation, fixed asset registers, and IFRS/group reporting journals.
- Perform detailed P&L cost line reviews against budgets, prior periods, and historical trends to identify unexpected movements, posting corrective entries to ensure management accounts are materially accurate.
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations, maintain clear supporting journal documentation, reconcile Relevant Contracts Tax balances, and assist with internal/group reporting.
- Process paperless supplier invoices, issue approval lists and cut-off reminders, and execute supplier payment runs.
- Provide effective cover for the weekly payroll process, ensuring accurate processing, timely submissions, CWPS updates, payroll checks, and confidentiality.
- Support the wider Finance team with administrative duties, query resolutions, and ad-hoc accounting tasks as required.
Candidate Requirements
- 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience, with a strong emphasis on the month-end close process and hands-on payroll processing.
- Proven experience with accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, P&L variance analysis, and accounts payable processes.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong confidence working with modern accounting, paperless invoice, and payroll software.
- Recognised Accounting Technician qualification (e.g., ATI/AAT), part-qualified accountant, or equivalent practical experience.
- Exceptional numerical accuracy, high attention to detail, and sound practical financial judgment to assess information completeness beyond basic processing.
- Outstanding communication skills, high discretion for confidential payroll data, and the ability to manage workload independently around fixed weekly/monthly deadlines.
