General Ledger And Treasury Accountant
Woodlock House Support Services
Portlaw, Waterford
The Agora is a global network for more than 40 privately owned publishing companies. These companies are widely recognized for their highly specialised information by way of advisory newsletters, websites and books on a range of topics including retirement, wealth management, equity investments, health, travel and finance. The Agora Companies include businesses in London, Paris, Bonn, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Buenos Aires, Sao Paolo, Mumbai and Waterford. Woodlock Services is one of the aforementioned companies located in Waterford providing a range of services such as but not limited to HR, IT & Accounting across the International Agora companies. Employees of Woodlock Services service a large domestic and international client base. We currently have an exciting job opportunity for a General Ledger & Treasury Accountant on a permanent full time basis, reporting directly to the Accounting Manager. Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to: For the first 12 months: Ensure all bank accounts and other cash balance sheet reconciliations are completed within required deadline for a wide range of bank accounts in Ireland, UK and Europe. Investigate queries in a timely manner. Working with other departments, AP, AR and Payroll to identify and clear any outstanding differences. Authorisation of bank transfers and payments. Maintenance of daily banking transaction log. Daily and monthly bank/balance sheet reconciliations. Journal preparation of daily and monthly banking transactions. Take lead on implementation of new global banking solution for the group. To manage regular and ad hoc tasks to ensure deadlines are adhered to and other demands are met. Management of 2 team members. Thereafter: Support the preparation of accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with our established schedule and with input from the rest of the accounting department. Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance. Reconcile balance sheet accounts. Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency. Liaise with Accounting Manager to improve financial procedures. What we look for in our employees: Hard-working, Energetic, Accountable, Value individuality, opportunity & respect, Trustworthy, Adaptable to change. Requirements & Competencies: A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or other business-related discipline - essential. 3-5 years financial services experience within an Accounting department- essential. Banking experience – preferred. Previous people management experience / managing a small team - preferred. Sound understanding of double entry accounting. Demonstrate flexibility in multi-tasking especially at month-end/year-end. Advanced knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel. Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team supporting others. Treats confidential information in a trustworthy manner; Meticulous when it comes to detail and organisation; We offer a competitive salary & benefits package to the right candidate. Interested and qualified applicants please submit CV and cover letter to Aine Farrell, HR Generalist toafarrell@pubsvs.ie. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.
2100 days ago