Financial Accountant

At Gather & Gather Ireland, we are known as one of Ireland & the UK’s most distinctive workplace catering experts, we are passionate about great food, great coffee and putting our team members and customers at the heart of everything that we do. We are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant with an immediate start. This role will be based between CPU Bray and TikTok Dublin. 

Location: Dublin

Rate of pay: €50,000 - €65,000 per annum

Working pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Hybrid (2 days from home)

Objectives & Responsibilities

• This is a pivotal role in supporting the business. The position will play a key role in ensuring accurate reporting of the monthly results, ensuring they reflect the current performance of the business and driving initiatives as required.
• The individual must be a good communicator, have excellent stakeholder management skills, be an effective influencer, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Main Duties

• Working with the Finance team to ensure timely and accurate completion of monthly management accounts ensuring integrity, accuracy, consistency and providing clear visibility of the financial health of the business.
• Business Partner to assist Operational Managers to drive accountability / transparency / insight to control costs / maximize revenue.
• Weekly Flash reporting to track business performance.
• Understanding and challenging current business practice, identifying and implementing initiatives to improve processes and deliver business growth objectives.
• Partnering with the business leads to prepare full annual operating plans and periodic forecasts.
• Close working relationship with Operations to ensure accurate and timely billing, efficient payroll reporting and driving improvements in the working capital.
• Detailed financial analysis and presentation of financial information to support decision making.
• Ad hoc analysis and presentation of complex financial information in response to senior management requests.
• Develop and report KPI’s relevant to the business.
• Support operations teams with cost management of client contract costs.
• Support Ad hoc requests as requested by client.

Skills Training & Qualifications 

• Part qualified / recently qualified accountant.
• Hospitality and events experience (2 years). 
• Advanced Excel skills. 
• Able to produce concise and informative reporting under tight deadlines. 

In your cover letter please include information on the following 4 questions:

• How many years' experience have you gained while working in a finance department comercially (non-audit environment)?
• Do you have at least one year experience bringing trail balance accounts to a management account level? 
• What stage of qualification are you currently at (qualified/part qualified): ACCA / CIMA / CPA? 
• Do you have relevant experience in the hospitality and events sector, if so, how many years? 

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities to keep you content.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Paid birthday leave
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme