Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – Part-Time

Location: Shannon, Co. Clare

Working Model: Hybrid

Hours: Part-time, 3–4 days per week

Reporting To: Director of Finance

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Financial Accountant to join a well-established Irish business on a part-time basis. This is a newly created role, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to make a real impact within a growing finance function.

This is a hybrid role based in Shannon, Co. Clare, offering strong flexibility and a broad, hands-on finance position.

Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, the successful candidate will support the finance function across multiple business entities, taking ownership of day-to-day financial operations, monthly management accounts, payroll coordination, invoicing, credit control, statutory compliance, cashflow reporting and finance process improvements.

This role would suit a part-qualified or fully qualified accountant who enjoys working in a busy, practical finance environment and is comfortable managing a varied range of responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts within agreed timelines.
• Support financial margin reporting and management information.
• Complete intercompany reconciliations across business entities.
• Manage treasury activity, cash receipts, supplier payments and cashflow reporting.
• Oversee credit control and debtor management.
• Manage the relationship with the outsourced payroll provider.
• Review payroll outputs and support accurate, compliant payroll processing.
• Oversee invoicing and pay/bill processes.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, PAYE/PRSI, RCT, income tax and other statutory requirements.
• Coordinate year-end statutory returns and audit requirements.
• Support budgeting, planning, variance analysis and KPI reporting.
• Ensure accounting systems are used effectively across the finance function.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Act as a key finance contact for internal stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant — ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ relevant accounting or finance experience.
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts.
• Strong knowledge of Irish statutory compliance, including VAT, PAYE/PRSI, RCT and income tax.
• Accounting software experience required; Sage experience would be an advantage.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience working with payroll processes or outsourced payroll providers would be an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Practical, solutions-focused and commercially aware.
• Comfortable working independently while supporting a wider finance team.

What’s on Offer

• Newly created role within a growing finance function.
• Part-time role, 3–4 days per week.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Shannon-based position.
• Broad and varied finance role.
• Exposure across multiple business entities.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Key role within a well-established Irish business.