Audit Senior

Location Dublin City
Discipline: Finance & Accounting
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Niall Garland
Contact email: niallgarland@godfreynorth.com
Contact phone: +44 (0) 7414 624 201
Job ref: J87
Published: 6 days ago
Expiry date: 13 Apr 2023 23:59
Startdate: 20/12/2022

The role:

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Our client is looking for an ambitious motivated person who is willing and interested in getting involved with helping the team. Their clients include some of the world’s largest multinational companies. This role can involve international audit work with an opportunity to travel. Our client is also keen to broaden this audit role out to include other opportunities within the FAAS team in time. The FAAS team are a group of proactive accounting specialists who are focused on providing practical solutions to their clients’ complex financial reporting issues. Their ‘on call’ ethos means they are able to respond quickly to fast moving business processes and timelines – whether assisting with advice related to transactions or working to tight financial close deadlines.

Main responsibilities:

  • working with clients to prepare and review financial statements under IFRS and US GAAP;

  • working with clients to optimise several business functions, this may include projects relating to the financial statement process, review and remediation of business processes and short term interim staffing assignments;

  • working within a team environment to ensure deadlines are met; and

  • promoting FAAS both internally and externally.

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Skills and attributes:

  • experience in financial services/funds industry;

  • minimum 1 years’ PQE;

  • audit experience of large Irish companies or multinational entities is desirable but not an absolute requirement;

  • knowledge of complex financial instruments;

  • proficient accountant, with a strong understanding of IFRS, US GAAP and regulatory requirements related to the funds industry;

  • strong computer skills – advanced knowledge of Microsoft office;

  • excellent attention to detail and resolves issues as they arise;

  • strong communicator, highly articulate with good report writing and excel skills;

  • ability to learn quickly and keep abreast of developments (particularly IFRS and US GAAP);

  • ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines; and

  • recognised accounting qualification.