Management Accountant

Responsible for providing timely and accurate financial information and detailed reports tailored to various stakeholders to support decision making. The role utilises a range of systems and data tools to optimise financial processes, streamline workflows, and enhance the quality and efficiency of management reporting, leveraging technology and data-driven insights to contribute to continuous process improvement.

Terms and Conditions

Reports to: Financial Reporting Manager

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Location: Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

Role Responsibilities

Management Reporting, budgeting & forecasting

• Deliver month-end close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries, for specific business areas ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to deadlines.
• Produce accurate, timely and insightful management accounts and reports, from financial and non-financial data, to support performance analysis.
• Prepare commentary and reports explaining significant deviations from forecasts for specific business areas.
• Provide timely reporting to finance leadership and business stakeholders to support decision making.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for specific business areas.
• Ensure adhere to financial controls, policies and accounting standards.
• Support audit processes (internal and external), including addressing any audit queries.

Financial Analysis

• Identify optimisation and automation opportunities for finance using financial and operational systems & tools such as Power Query and Power BI.
• Analyse budget versus actual figures, preparing commentary and identifying key drivers of variances for specific business areas.
• Collaborate with operational teams to understand and monitor specific business areas.
• Collaborate with finance and business colleagues to address and resolve identified issues in financials.
• Support cost control initiatives and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Produce performance reporting highlighting key drivers, risks and opportunities.

Systems & data

• Identify optimisation and automation opportunities for finance using financial and operational systems & tools such as Power Query and Power BI.
• Apply data analytics and business intelligence techniques to interpret trends, explain performance drivers, and provide forward looking insights.
• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of the organisation’s financial, operational, and reporting systems, understanding data flows, controls, and system outputs to ensure accurate, efficient, and insightful management reporting.

Projects & continuous improvement

• Develop and refine management reports, KPIs, OPIs and decision support information to ensure relevance and accuracy.
• Lead or participate in finance-related change projects, ensuring objectives are met efficiently.
• Support digital transformation initiatives within the finance team.

Behavioural Competencies

• Results Orientation: Focuses on completing tasks reliably and meeting goals.
• Communication: Shares ideas clearly and respectfully, listens actively, and asks questions to understand.
• Collaboration: Works well with others, contributes to team goals, and values different viewpoints.
• Problem Solving: Finds root causes, creates solutions, and improves processes.
• Accountability & Ownership: Takes responsibility for tasks and learns from experience.
• Resilience: Stays calm during everyday challenges, asks for help when needed, and keeps focused.

Desired Technical/Professional Competencies

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• 2 years experience in a medium to large commercial organisation
• Strong experience working with large datasets and analytics
• Strong proficiency IT systems particularly excel, Power BI, Agresso or similar accounting software
• Proven experience of continuous development and improvement
• Flexibility to work across teams and functions
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

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