Forvis Mazars, the smart choice
Forvis Mazars in Ireland is a leading professional services firm with ambitious growth plans and over 800 staff based in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. We are an integral part of Forvis Mazars Group, an internationally integrated partnership with over 50,000 professionals operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world. Our strategic framework drives positive and meaningful impact for our people, the environment and local communities while delivering unmatched client experience to our clients.
Why join us
Our people are ambassadors and leaders and have a bold entrepreneurial spirit to shape the future of our industry and the communities within which we serve. We empower and develop our teams to become professionals of the highest calibre in technical and client excellence. Our people first approach offers our teams a caring work environment which promotes belonging and inclusivity of all cultures and perspectives.
The Position
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accountant with a strong financial background to join our leading international firm and specifically our award-winning Financial Accounting and Outsourcing Services Division. Our Financial Accounting and Outsourcing team support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. The successful candidate will work with a diverse range of clients across various industries, assisting with all aspects of their accounting lifecycle. This ambitious individual will thrive on working as part of a dynamic team and delivering first in class client services.

Key Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
• Ensuring adherence to client and filing deadlines through planning, scheduling and overseeing individual client projects
• Managing a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Prepare management accounts, VAT returns (inc VAT, VIES and Intrastat Returns), statutory financial statements, complete reconciliations, and lead book keeping projects, secondment roles, forecasting and budgeting and other ad hoc department projects.
• Oversight of billing and fees including budgeting and the timely preparation of invoices.
• Drive high-quality service delivery within expected timeframes and on budget.
• Bring technical expertise and a strong knowledge and application of various accounting standards, primarily, FRS 102
• Ensure appropriate maintenance of financial information for a broad range of clients using various accounting software packages including Xero and Sage 50
• Creating and updating financial statements as required and in conjunction with the team using accounts production software
• Remaining up to date with all accounting and regulatory standards to ensure compliance with all legislative practices.
• Liaising with various external stakeholders providing support as required including external auditors as part of the year end audit process for individual clients
• Building strong relationships with client representatives

• Manage expectations of client service deliveryFoster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment and play an active role in mentoring junior team members within the organisation

Ideal Candidate

• Qualified ACA/ACCA
• Experienced senior accounts assistant/ accountant in a professional services or industry environment (2+ years)
• An ambitious individual with a desire to deliver strong client services and grow and develop a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel with a willingness to learn new systems
• Meticulous attention to detail, accuracy and the ability to manage multiple engagements
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to work effectively to deadlines
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• A self-motivated individual with an ability to work on their own initiative with an awareness for when to seek assistance and work collaboratively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly communication skills, both written and verbal
• Energy, enthusiasm and passion for a new challenge.
• Ability to learn quickly with an interest in legislative developments including local GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP, VAT changes etc.

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
• Ensuring adherence to client and filing deadlines through planning, scheduling and overseeing individual client projects
• Managing a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Prepare management accounts, VAT returns (inc VAT, VIES and Intrastat Returns), statutory financial statements, complete reconciliations, and lead book keeping projects, secondment roles, forecasting and budgeting and other ad hoc department projects.
• Oversight of billing and fees including budgeting and the timely preparation of invoices.
• Drive high-quality service delivery within expected timeframes and on budget.
• Bring technical expertise and a strong knowledge and application of various accounting standards, primarily, FRS 102
• Ensure appropriate maintenance of financial information for a broad range of clients using various accounting software packages including Xero and Sage 50
• Creating and updating financial statements as required and in conjunction with the team using accounts production software
• Remaining up to date with all accounting and regulatory standards to ensure compliance with all legislative practices.
• Liaising with various external stakeholders providing support as required including external auditors as part of the year end audit process for individual clients
• Building strong relationships with client representatives
• Manage expectations of client service deliveryFoster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment and play an active role in mentoring junior team members within the organisatio