Financial Accountant - FTC

at  EY

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Ireland / Dublin
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No
Business Area: EY SaT
Contract Type: FTC

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Ideally you will have an accounting qualification - CA or equivalent; a sound grasp of Irish GAAP and/or IFRS and financial accounting, combined with a high level of business awareness and a strong understanding of the factors that drive financial performance
• Highly numerate with a sound grasp of Excel and a natural interest in using it to help clients to better understand their business or to make better business decisions
• A track record in valuations and/or financial modelling, experience of working in a professional services environment, and exposure to high profile transactions, would all be a distinct advantage
• Familiarity with key valuation methodology and approaches and/or the ability to develop or formally review financial models is a pre-requisite
• Additional technical skills such as Visual Basis or SQL and other programming languages would be an advantage

ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified with ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
• 3 years relevant experience
• Minimum 2.1 degree, numeric subjects preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and client focus are important, as well as attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates organization and self management skills
• Pro-actively manage own development
  To achieve their potential, businesses must continuously improve their performance and sustain that improvement in a rapidly changing business environment. As a business advisor at EY, you’ll help many of the world’s leading businesses and governments tackle their most pressing issues. Working in multi-disciplinary teams, often directly with company leaders, you’ll help bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We’ll help you achieve your potential by giving you professional development and experience with clients across geographies, businesses and practices.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The individual will play a lead role in budget coordination, business partnering and financial analysis. Additionally, they will support the monthly financial reporting process and complete other key tasks within the central finance function. They will proactively contribute to the maintenance of a positive and open working environment within the central finance function. They will ensure that interactions with all stakeholders are carried out in a courteous, patient and professional manner. The individual shall complete their tasks, including those listed below, to the highest standards.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparation of annual financial statements and files for the external audit;
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of the month end management reporting and business partnering to the Executive and as required for the Board, Audit and Risk Committee
• Completion of weekly, monthly and annual controls and assist in development and enhancement of control procedures and matrices;
• Prepare financial analysis, provide reporting expertise and financial support to the business;
• Coordinate the annual budget process and consolidation of inputs from various stakeholders and finance units;
• Assisting in the preparation and interrogation of inputs for various business units into the annual budgeting and forecasting processes;
• Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis and key performance indicators;
• Preparing monthly variance analysis reports and business partnering with business units to understand and resolve variances, and provide insight into the figures supporting financial control and a value for money ethos;
• Business partnering and providing support to various operational teams;
• Work with the reporting and systems implementation teams to migrate excel reports and templates into the reporting tool and expand and generate a detailed monthly review pack for the Financial Controller;
• Monitoring and reporting KPIs to management;
• Continuous improvement of financial reporting processes;
• Provide analysis and support to the Finance Managers and Financial Controller on ad-hoc projects;
• Assist with month end tasks as required including preparation of management accounts, reconciliations and reviews;
• Assisting in the enhancement of work manuals and standardisation of processes;
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and liaising with the auditors;
• Coordination with various stakeholders including both finance and non-finance personnel;
• Maintain open communications with Finance management, keeping them informed of any relevant issues or queries;

PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop network of contacts (internal & external)
• Seek regular feedback on individual assignments and regular guidance from counsellor
• Manage own time to budgets and communicate progress against plan to assignment manager
• Identifying issues and drawing to attention of Partner/Director and contributing to discussions

We offer a competitive remuneration package that rewards you for your individual and team performance. As the business grows, we provide opportunities for you to grow too, by helping you develop new skills and progress your career. This includes support, coaching and feedback from your colleagues. But most of all, we believe in giving you the freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you. To help you do that, we also offer:

• A hybrid working environment
• Total Rewards: A comprehensive package that covers flexible working and career development
• FlexEY: Lets you select benefits to suit your needs across holidays, health, well-being and more
• Annual reimbursement for health-related services such as gym membershi