Role: Assistant Accountant
Location: Portlaoise
Company: Laois Hire – part of The Briggs Equipment Group
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent office based. Monday – Friday
About Us: Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across Ireland and the UK. The Briggs Equipment Ireland Group of businesses include Briggs Equipment Ireland, Laois Hire Services, Aerial Platform Hire, Future Events Hire, and Galway Plant and Tool Hire.
Laois Hire is a leading plant and tool hire company in Ireland that provide a comprehensive range of services from tool and plant machinery to highly specialised equipment. We have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join our supportive team in Portlaoise.
In this role you will be:
* Assisting in theprocessing of all financial transactions.
* Supporting the Finance Manager with daily activities.
* Completing accountingtransactional activitiesfor business ensuring correct cost allocation working closely with all accounts payable staff.
* Reviewing theGRNI regularly to identify and solve any issues.
* Maintaining the weekly cashflow forecast for the business.
* Completing bank and nominal reconciliations to identify and solve arising issues.
* Assisting in the preparation of the monthly management accounts including month end journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset register, analysis & KPI’s
* Assisting Group Finance in the preparation ofrevenuesubmissionsincluding VAT,VIES, Intrastat,CustomsDutyand other government submissions such as national statistics.
* Assisting the Finance Manager with completing yearly budgets and ad hoc reporting to Group Finance.
What will help you to excel in this role:
* Accounting Technician(AATQualified)
* Significantfinancial accounting experience to trial balance and management accounts level
* Practical understanding of Accounts Payable processes and systems
* Excellent excel experience (including ability to pivot/lookup)
* Good communication and high-level attention to detail skills.
What you can expect from us:
* Competitive salary
* Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
* HSF – Healthcare
* Future development and career opportunities
* Profitshare bonus based on business performance
What’s next
If you are interested in joining The Briggs Group, then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch.
Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment Team, and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met.
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