Project Accountant My client is a hugely successful and fast growing engineering consultancy, based close to Dublin City Centre About the Role We are a fast-scaling company at an exciting inflection point in our growth journey.
Following private equity investment in 2024, we have expanded from a single location to five, driven by acquisitions and strong organic growth and we are building the finance infrastructure to match our ambition.
As we continue to integrate new businesses and standardise our operations, we are looking for a Project Accountant to join our finance team and play a central role in that transformation.
This is a newly created position, reporting to the financial controller, and will lead the rollout and integration of Net Suite across our acquired entities, whilst driving the standardisation of financial processes, controls, and reporting frameworks across the Group.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in building a scalable and robust finance function capable of supporting our ongoing growth and M&A activity.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven accountant who thrives in a fast-paced, high-change environment and wants real ownership, genuine variety, and the chance to shape how a growing business operates from the inside out.
Key Activities Play lead role in Phase 2 and future phases of ERP system implementation (Netsuite) Working with local compliance partners of foreign subsidiaries develop consistent group process around tax, VAT and statutory filings Maintain and improve internal controls, ensure consistent application across all entities Selection and implementation of best in class employee expense tool Support grants and R&D credit process throughout group Support the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing necessary schedules.
Work with the financial controller on acquisition accounting and due diligence.
Provide financial analysis and reporting to support strategic and operational decisions.
Provide finance support to other departments within the company on various projects Assist Financial Controller and CFO with any ad hoc tasks.
The person Qualified Accountant with 3-4 years post qualified experience within a group or large company environment Previous experience in ERP implementation and/or finance transformation Strong control focus- experience implementing controls frameworks a positive Strong technical accounting skills including consolidation Strong project management skills- stakeholder management, workplans, deadlines across workstreams etc Good organisational skills, able to prioritise effectively & escalate as necessary Experience in working on projects from initiation to completion Experience presenting results to various levels of management Strong IT skills, including a proficiency in the use of excel.
Experience working with financial systems / ERP a must.
Salary: €85k plus benefits.
Hybrid working, 2-3 days on site Skills: finance transformation mergers and acquisitions systems implementation