Financial Accountant - Contract Role
As a key member of our team, you will support senior leadership in Europe by managing reporting, compliance, and processes. Your responsibilities will include the preparation of statutory statements and assistance with annual fiscal audits in an EMEA environment.
This is a 4 month contract role that will cover paternity leave within our office. You will work based on site in our Dublin team.
The key activities related to full-cycle accounting include building journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing monthly reporting packages, answering questions from the central accounting team, researching and resolving discrepancies.
The entire year-end financial process involves coordination with the external audit team, tax advisors, and sign-off on the local financial statements across all jurisdictions. You will be responsible for a number of Riot subsidiary companies and their compliance. This requires cross collaboration across various teams such as Talent, Legal, Treasury, and others.
You will research unusual transactions, follow up with other groups to get more information, discuss findings with the accounting team to conclude on the proper accounting treatment, maintain a tight monthly reporting schedule according to established time-frames, investigate fluctuations, and monitor trends in the accounts. Work with other teams to gain a deep understanding of the story behind the movements. You will speak for the numbers, answering finance-related questions through exploratory data analyses and ad-hoc reporting.
This role requires a high attention to detail and the ability to analyze financial data to identify trends and inform business decisions. You should have clear and fact-driven communication skills and know how to keep stakeholders informed and working towards your end goals.
Key Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Professional accounting certification such as Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) or equivalent.
• Ability to create reports and analyses using Excel and associated accounting software like Oracle.
• Big 4 or mid-tier trained in assurance.
• 1 to 2 years post-qualified experience in industry would be a bonus.
• Experience in payroll would also be a bonus.
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