Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist
Allied Talent
Job Description
On behalf of a privately owned, international investment firm in Dublin, we are looking to hire a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist.
Our client manages a multi-billion euro portfolio of assets across bonds, equities, alternative funds and renewable energy/infrastructure assets. Due to continued growth of the business, they are now looking to strengthen their finance department with a Senior Accounting & Reporting Specialist.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of the accounting and reporting for one of the multi-billion euro corporate entities, while contributing to the wider team's output. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role with real scope to make it your own.
Key responsibilities:
- Own the monthly financial and management accounts for your entity, ensuring a complete, accurate and timely set of books
- Liaise directly with external auditors and tax advisors
- Take responsibility for ESG reporting and contribute to developing the ESG approach across the wider investment portfolio
- Play a key role in modernising systems and processes, spotting inefficiencies and driving smarter ways of working across the team
- Build strong working relationships across finance, treasury and investment teams
Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant, Big Four trained, with exposure to investment accounting and reporting
- Circa 3-5 years PQE (some flexibility for the right candidate)
- Comfortable working to tight deadlines in a busy, high-volume environment
- A natural problem solver, happy to dig into imperfect systems and fix what you find
- Inquisitive, self-starting and determined, with good judgement and a high level of integrity
- Strong Excel and data skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, large data sets)
What's on Offer:
- Strong salary and benefits package, including a 12% pension
- 3 days office / 2 days remote hybrid model
- Genuine career development within a large international group, including future scope to take on accounting responsibility for the wider European portfolio
- The chance to work closely with an investment team managing a multi-billion euro portfolio