Assistant Accountant

Job title: Assistant Accountant

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent, subject to 6 months' probation.

Location: Claregalway, Co.Galway

Salary: €40,000 per annum, paid monthly

At Culligan, we believe that cleaner, healthier water can help contribute to improving the lives of people around the world and is a key driver towards solving some of the biggest challenges that lie in our future.

Our goal is to do everything we can in the areas where we are best equipped to truly effect change. To that end, we've developed a core set of commitments that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and serve as the focus of our work to build a better world.

The role of the Assistant Accountant is to support the Finance Manager and Finance Director in the accurate and timely delivery of the Monthly management accounts and supporting balance sheet reconciliations and Group reporting. The Assistant Accountant should be highly motivated, and improvement focused.

Core role and responsibilities:

• Support with the production of accurate, complete and timely monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Responsible for accrual and prepayment journals postings and supporting documentation
• Manage the reconciliation of the bank and fixed assets register, including depreciation postings
• Reconcile monthly intercompany balances.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Support the audit process
• Maintain and report loan balances between Group companies and interest payments
• Bank reconciliations
• Cash Reconciliation against various payment methods
• Accounts Payable - Processing and Preparing Payment Runs
  
  

Requirements

• Completed IATI/ACCA/CIMA or currently studying 1st/2nd stage
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel
• Strong communications skills
• Strong planning and time management skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Motivated and improvement focused
  
  

Benefits

What we can offer:

• Monday - Friday Days working pattern
• 23 days' holiday + Bank Holidays - increasing with long service
• Company Pension scheme
• Shopping discounts with Perks at Work
• 24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering Day
• Employee support network and mental health assistance
• Opportunity for career progression