Senior Group Accountant
My client is a rapidly expanding, private equity backed retail group operating across Ireland, the UK and additional jurisdictions. They are currently recruiting for a newly created Senior Group Accountant role to join their head office in Dublin City Centre.
This role will suit a qualified accountant with a commercial mindset, who can produce audit-ready monthly accounts, maintain balance sheet integrity, and bring strong cashflow awareness to the finance function.
This is a pure accounting and financial control role — fully focused on management accounts, reconciliations, balance sheet ownership, and cashflow insight.
You will not be involved in day-to-day transactional work; instead, you will operate at a higher level, ensuring the group has accurate financial information, commercial visibility, and control over cash.
Key Responsibilities
Monthly Close & Audit-Ready Management Accounts
* Own the full month-end close for all entities across the group.
* Prepare monthly management accounts including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow.
* Deliver audit-quality reconciliations and schedules on a monthly basis.
* Provide clear, commercial commentary on performance, trends, and variances.
Balance Sheet Ownership
* Maintain full responsibility for balance sheet accuracy across 20+ companies.
* Produce monthly reconciliations for:
* Bank accounts & payment platforms (Stripe, Revolut, Wise, Crezco, etc.)
* Intercompany loans & recharges
* Accruals, prepayments, provisions
* Fixed assets & depreciation
* VAT, PAYE, CT, withholding tax and other tax accounts
* Ensure each entity is monthly audit-ready, with well-documented support.
Cashflow Management & Commercial Insight
* Monitor weekly and monthly cash movements across all jurisdictions.
* Produce rolling cashflow forecasts and identify risks/opportunities early.
* Work with the CFO to support strategic decisions (capex, financing, timing of payments, tax planning).
* Bring a commercial lens to numbers — understanding what drives margins, working capital, revenue cycles and dentist pay models.
Controls & Process Improvement
* Strengthen processes around monthly close, reconciliations, and reporting.
* Improve consistency and automation, high level of automation exists, always room for improvement.
* Identify inefficiencies and propose commercially sensible solutions.
Year-End & Audit Support
* Prepare complete audit files for all entities.
* Ensure that year-end is simply a continuation of the audit-ready monthly process.
* Liaise with external auditors and manage audit queries efficiently.
The person:
* Qualified accountant with 5+ years' pqe
* Strong technical accounting skills and deep balance sheet experience.
* Proven ability to produce audit-standard monthly accounts with minimal supervision.
* Deep experience in cashflow preparation and management.
* Highly skilled in reconciliations across complex multi-entity structures.
* Comfortable working in a high-volume, multi-company environment.
Salary:
€80k - €85k depending on experience, plus benefits.
Hybrid working, 4 days on site and 1 at home