Senior Finance and Cost Accountant
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance and Cost Accountant to join our team in North Dublin. The successful candidate will play a key role in preparing financial statements, account reconciliations, and margin variance analysis, while ensuring the accurate valuation of balance sheet items.
The ideal candidate will have a professional accounting qualification, such as ACCA, CIMA, or ACA, and a minimum of 5 years' experience in cost accounting, preferably within a manufacturing environment. They will be self-motivated, able to work on their own initiative, and possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Preparing journal entries related to manufacturing accounting to support accurate & timely financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and corporate financial policies.
* Preparing account reconciliations to ensure proper balance sheet valuation, with appropriate accounting treatment for potential risk.
* Margins variances analysis (including PPV, Production and Absorption variances).
* Monitoring variances to standard cost and investigating significant differences.
* Participating in other monthly close activities in area of responsibility.
* Calculating standard costing of products in SAP, including reviewing appropriate update of BOMs, Routings, etc. as necessary.
* Driving consistency and standardization of cost accounting in line with Corporate Policies.
* Finance Lead on process improvement projects related to costing of materials.
* Providing finance guidance aligned to the preparation of customer pricing simulations, financial analysis and modelling.
* Ensuring timely closing of SAP and subsequent reporting submissions to the head office.
* Business partner to functions across the manufacturing site and the wider finance community.
* Driving continuous improvement in the finance function.
* Delivering timely and comprehensive reporting (current and forecasting reports) of income statement, and balance sheet. Providing risk and commentary for top management.
* Preparation of Statutory Accounts, Regulatory and Revenue returns to a final review stage.
* Transfer pricing including reporting and liaising with internal external tax teams.
* Liaising with external and internal auditors.
* Participates in site strategic activities, providing relevant input and support for KPI's & organisational decisions.
* Ad-hoc reporting as required.
Requirements:
* Professional accounting qualification ACCA / CIMA / ACA.
* Minimum of 5 years' experience in cost accounting, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
* Ability to exceed internal customer expectations on delivery of information and financial support to achieve business goals.
* Self-motivated and ability to work on own initiative.
* Knowledge of lean initiatives and ability to drive continuous improvement.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead.
* Advanced Excel skills.
* Experience of working in a multinational environment.
* Experience with SAP and familiarity with IFRS an advantage.
* Intelligence reporting – Power BI, Process Automation, Design Optimisation.