We are currently recruiting for the following:

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Whelan Accountancy, based in Dublin Hill, Cork, are seeking to welcome a Senior Accountant to join their team.

Whelan Accountancy offer clients tailor-made accountancy and business consultancy services to suit both start-ups and established SME’s. Their mission is to help their clients achieve success by ensuring personalised attention and a commitment to service. They pride themselves on customising
their services to each company’s needs. These services include cash flow management, bookkeeping, annual accounts, payroll, business planning & development, stakeholder management, tax & CRO filings and board services.

The successful candidate will be a trainee accountant who is currently studying towards or completing exams or who has recently qualified. You will be looking to develop your skills within a client facing and varied General Practice role which will be heavily focused on providing business advisory, accounting, audit and tax services, working with a client base spanning across many sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for a successful candidate to grow into a fully qualified accountant and to build a rewarding career in professional services while helping businesses across the region to maximise their potential.

Role:

Managing Clients on a daily basis in terms of their accounting and financial requirements.
You will be lead a team of professionals working to ensure the highest quality of service is provided to all Clients.
Preparing and Filing financial statements and reporting are a large part of the day-to-day work.
The ideal candidate will be well-versed in accounting principles and able to work comfortably with numbers and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

Client Management and meetings.
CRO Filings.
Tax Management and filings.
Production of Management Accounts.
Production of Annual Accounts.
KPI Reporting.
Company Valuations.
Governance and Stakeholder Management.
Staff Scheduling.
Client Project Management.

Requirements:

Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent organizing abilities.
Great attention to detail.
Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen.
Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting
principles and practices.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant
computer software (e.g. SAGE).
Qualifications (ACA, ACCA,CIMA,CPA).

Job Type: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Location: Cork
Salary: DOE

TRAINEE / JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT

Whelan Accountancy, based in Dublin Hill, Cork, are seeking to welcome a Trainee / Junior Accountant to join their team.

Whelan Accountancy offer clients tailor-made accountancy and business consultancy services to suit both start-ups and established SME’s. Their mission is to help their clients achieve success by ensuring personalised attention and a commitment to service. They pride themselves on customising
their services to each company’s needs. These services include cash flow management, bookkeeping, annual accounts, payroll, business planning & development, stakeholder management, tax & CRO filings and board services.

The successful candidate will be a trainee accountant who is currently studying towards or completing exams or who has recently qualified. You will be looking to develop your skills within a client facing and varied General Practice role which will be heavily focused on providing business advisory, accounting, audit and tax services, working with a client base spanning across many sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for a successful candidate to grow into a fully qualified accountant and to build a rewarding career in professional services while helping businesses across the region to maximise their potential.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Assisting with full cycle client management across accounts, tax and audit.
Assist with the month-end and year-end close process, preparing reconciliation and financial analysis files for review by management.
Assisting with the preparation of customer statements to ensure that customer accounts are kept up to date.
Completing and filing of VAT and tax returns and preparing trackers to make sure that deadlines are adhered to.
Assisting with the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts and compiling reports of monthly financial results.
Running reports and preparing analyses to support management.
Assisting in the preparation for and completion of company audits.
Developing and maintaining relationships with clients
Providing advice to clients on tax planning and efficiencies
Updating internal documents and adhering to internal controls.
Assisting with ad-hoc projects, as required, to support existing services and processes.

Successful candidate requirements:

Working towards or recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
Experience of working in an accounting role is desired but not essential.
Fluent English.
The right to live and work in Ireland.

Desired Experience and characteristics:

Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to work under time pressure and to prioritise tasks effectively.
Strong attention to detail with a good level of numerical, logical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
A “can-do” attitude and a sincere desire to develop your skillset.
Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to support and influence colleagues.
Positive and team-orientated focus.
Experience with various IT systems, good excel skills and an understanding of accounting software.

Job Type: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Location: Cork
Salary: €35K – €40K DOE

Accounts Administrator

Whelan Accountancy, based in Dublin Hill, Cork, are seeking to welcome an Accounts Administrator to join their team.