Operations Accountant

Description:

A brilliant opportunity has just come available with a chemical manufacturing company in Cork, who are currently looking to hire an Operations Accountant to fulfill their business needs.

Reporting to the Finance Director with a dotted reporting line to the Operations Director and Financial Controller, this is a role that is primarily based on site, and are ideally looking for a candidate with SME experience.

Please see below some of the responsibilities and some requirements in order to be successful in this process.

✔ About the Role ✔

⚡ Support the Operations Director, Finance Director and Financial Controller.

⚡ Emphasis on reporting of KPI’s which are used to monitor and benchmark the various sites, ensuring that the financial impact of key operational decisions are reflected, and that cost reduction/operating efficiencies are to the forefront of any decision making process.

⚡ Organise and Attend Operational Meetings – you are the key finance representative at these meetings who circulate minutes and follow up on Action Points.

⚡ Completion of monthly Operations Packs.

⚡ Understand key cost drivers, review and analyse all cost variances and present to Finance Director and Financial Controller.

⚡ Challenge all operational costs, review and analyse costs, drive cost control, understand drivers and present recommendations.

⚡ Prepare and review operational month end accruals.

⚡ Forecast Operational spend to year end.

⚡ Responsible for the coordination of the Annual Operations budget process.

⚡ Complete In house Internal Audits at sites on operational procedures and report to management.

⚡ Validation of utility invoices, review, analyse, challenge and benchmark across all sites

⚡ Involvement in tender process for key costs - hire of equipment etc

⚡ Preparation of Accounts, budgets etc.

✔ Desired Experience ✔

⚡ Fully Qualified Accountant ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc

⚡ 5+ years’ industry experience preferably in SME environment

⚡ ERP system experience with Microsoft D365 advantageous.

⚡ Advanced Excel skills