62605BR Accountant - Audit and International Compliance Mary St
Job Description
Financial Accountant
Key Responsibilities
- Management of the group audit teams for group year end and half year close, and other advisors ensuring timely and accurate completion of statutory obligations for the entire group (across 12 countries and growing) . This will require strong coordination skills, in particular within Finance teams (reporting, compliance, operations, tax, treasury etc) & with external Audit Teams (Dublin and Local teams across Europe).
- Accountant lead for new countries (e.g. USA, Slovenia, Poland etc) in first years of establishment prior to handover to relevant teams within finance once in BAU.
- Key contact with legal and in particular cosec, coordinating board meetings with directors and attendance at same where required.
- Support of International projects in any market as required, e.g. Brexit, new systems rollouts, new entity setups.
- Involvement in technical financial accounting advice, researching the impact of accounting policy decisions on the business and advising of relevant changes.
- Preparation of statutory accounts and all other statutory obligations for several international legal entities.
- Review financial reporting to works councils across number of European entities to consistency in approach (while meeting our obligations) and supporting our local P&C/Retail teams.
- Management of financial reporting budget, tracking spend and ensuring compliance with internal professional fee governance rules.
- Review of cosec and accounting advisors across our estate, including lead on tenders and meetings on same (internal and external).
- Ensure proper books and records are held in all jurisdictions and are in accordance with local requirements (tax, accounting, legal etc).
- Support the preparation of periodic financial and management accounts as necessary
- Any other tasks and ad hoc projects as required by management.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience
- Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent) with 3-5 years’ experience (experience working in or with retail industry an advantage).
- Excellent Project Management skills – demonstrated ability to manage projects and teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) – ability to communicate to all levels within the business.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule and work within agreed timescales.
- Ability to work under pressure in a demanding environment.
- Commercial awareness with ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of wider business factors.
- Excellent attention to detail while also demonstrating an ability to focus on higher level overview.
- Demonstrated initiative with strong work ethic.
- English is essential and other European language would be an advantage.
Personal Attributes
- Organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables.
- Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal/communication skills, while demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence and possess the ability to influence.
- Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact and professionalism.
- Effective and persuasive presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information in an understandable manner to all areas of the business.
- Ability to lead, influence and coach others.
- Sound judgement, unquestionable ethics and integrity with high degree of transparency and trust
Behavioural Competencies
- Working with Others: Influences with passion and energy, exciting people in their vision
- Decision Making: Makes informed decisions with pace and confidence, in difficult and pressured situations
- Self-Direction and Agility: Promotes a culture of optimism, enthusiasm and mutual support
- Customer Experience: Understands, always considers and delivers for their customer. Demonstrates a high level of trust, collaboration, confidentiality and diplomacy.
- Innovation: Implements a plan for managing and responding to innovative ideas and business opportunities
Function
Finance
Full Time / Part Time
Full Time
Employee Status
Permanent
Country
Republic of Ireland
Job Profile
Financial Accountant
