Finance Assistant

A charity in Dublin City Centre is looking for a finance assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified and will have previous similar experience.

A charity in Dublin City Centre is looking for a finance assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified and will have previous similar experience.

Key Responsibilities of Finance Assistant:

• Work with general ledger accounts

• Assist with month end close process and journal entries

• Financial statement analysis

• Variance analysis of expenditure across services

• Cash flow monitoring

• Support the internal audit function

• Support the preparation of and during the annual audit

• Support the development of bids/grant application budgets

• Reconciling and input of all income into the accounting system by working day 5

• Responsibility for effective management of debtor’s ledgers and control over related rent collections including reconciliations

• Support the preparation of the Annual Budget

• Support the Fundraising Department to develop cost-benefit tools for campaign analysis

• Assist in daily treasury operations

• Raising invoices, managing receipt allocation and reconciliation of Government grants

• Perform monthly treasury reporting across all bank accounts and investments

Key Requirements of Finance Assistant:

• Expertise in numbers and good math skills are very important

• Must have knowledge of basic principles and practices of accounting and financial analysis and GAAP

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• Strong accountancy skills

• Must have intermediate skills in excel and competence in utilising applications across the Microsoft suite of office products

• Previous work experience in a finance/accounting business environment

If you are interested in this role, apply today, or contact aaron.flanagan@walterspeople.com