Job Description:

We are excited to welcome a Financial Accountant to the Finance team. This is an 18-month contract role, for a maternity leave cover.

The role reports to the Senior Finance manager and will focus on accounting for cost of sales across all group companies. This is a great opportunity to grow your career, providing a platform for the successful candidate to gain excellent experience and exposure to all aspects of the financial accounting function.

The work is varied and challenging. The Finance team has a wealth of experienced and supportive professionals who will provide mentorship and assist with professional development.

What we can offer you

• An opportunity to work on all aspects of the financial accounting function, including but not limited to:

• Assist in the preparation and consolidation of US GAAP accounts for the group
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of all closing activities as per agreed close calendar
• Assist in interim and annual external audits
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Weekly upload of FX, Daily purchase of FX as required
• Review AP coding for merchandise & shipping invoices and credits.
• Ownership of balance sheet accounts – posting all relevant journals, reconciliation and analysis. Organising and presenting quarterly review for specific BS accounts.
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of the quarterly COGS review pack
• Ensuring Internal controls are completed and maintained
• An opportunity to work with all finance stakeholders, assisting and participating in the quarterly preparation and presentation of the finance pack to the entire finance group.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organisation – AP, FP&A, AR, Operations and Tax

The Skills you will bring

• Qualified or part qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA) with at least 3 years industry experience
• Experience with month end and quarter end financial accounting close processes
• Strong organizational skills and a drive for process optimisation
• A positive mindset, fostering collaboration and a focus on continuous improvement
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with ERP systems

Achievements

• You have demonstrated high attention to detail and accuracy in your work.
• You have built positive relationships with your stakeholders
• You have been involved in a project that delivered efficiencies to accounting processes
• You are a team player

The Company:

At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindset

We love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.

Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.

• We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.

• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.

• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.