Financial Accountant

Salary: €55,880 per annum

Deadline: Wednesday 12pm

About the opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join a leading global biotechnology organisation on a 12-month contract.

Working closely with local and global finance teams, you will play a key role in financial reporting, financial analysis and accounting controls, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across multiple entities.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports in accordance with US GAAP.
• Perform account analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reviews.
• Prepare and review accruals, ensuring accuracy and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Support annual statutory financial reporting under IFRS and local GAAP.
• Reconcile differences between US GAAP and local GAAP.
• Analyse financial performance, investigate variances and provide commentary to senior finance stakeholders.
• Review entity profitability and support transfer pricing activities.
• Partner with FP&A and business teams to ensure accurate goods receipting and appropriate accruals.
• Coordinate year-end financial statement audits and monitor progress against key deadlines.
• Support corporate tax filings, statutory reporting and SOX compliance activities.
• Liaise with external auditors and outsourced accounting providers.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting efficiency.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis, projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A fully qualified accountancy qualification, with ACA or ACCA preferred.
• A minimum of three years' relevant financial accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, account reconciliations and accruals.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across different teams and locations.
• A proactive, flexible and detail-oriented approach to your work.

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of both US GAAP and IFRS.
• Familiarity with SOX requirements and internal financial controls.
• Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA.
• Exposure to statutory reporting, external audits and multinational finance environments.

What's on offer?

• A 12-month contract opportunity.
• Competitive salary of €55,880 per annum.
• Hybrid working arrangement in Dublin 2.
• Exposure to an international finance function and global accounting operations.
• The opportunity to contribute to financial reporting, process improvement and cross-functional projects within a global biotechnology organisation.

Interested?

If you are a qualified accountant looking for your next opportunity and have the experience outlined above, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply directly or send me a private message to find out more about this opportunity. iraia.sanchez@recruiters.ie