Accounts Assistant

September 16, 2024

Giraffe Childcare

Lucan

FULL TIME & OTHER

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant to join our team in our Head Office in Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Reporting to the the Chief Financial Controller, this role is a key role within the Accounts department.

Busy Bees Nurseries is a large multinational group providing childcare services to parents across the world. In Ireland, the group currently comprises two trading subsidiaries (Giraffe Childcare & The Park Academy) and a holding company.

Due to continued expansion, we are now looking for an Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day finance operations for all Irish subsidiaries. This is a key role within the Finance department, which affords the holder the opportunity to gain varied experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

The main purpose of the role is to assist the Finance team with both AP & AR tasks, such as:

Processing supplier invoices & payments
Supplier Reconciliations
Registering for eligible government funding schemes
Maintaining the HIVE portal, ensuring accurate information
Maintaining CRM system with up-to-date fee & funding information
Processing customer invoices, payments, refunds and adjustments
Internal & External Customer Support
Producing accurate internal reports and analysis on Funding / AR / AP
Support the CFO and senior Finance team members with projects/ad-hoc requests

This list is not exhaustive and will be reviewed and added to as this role evolves.

Key Skills and Experience

Minimum 2 years working in a similar Finance role
Excellent communication & customer services skills
Strong attention to detail
Excellent IT skills - particularly in Excel -to deal with large volumes of data efficiently
Ability to work both independently (with little supervision) and as part of a team
Capable of working under pressure and producing quality work to tight deadlines
Adaptable & able to work in a fast paced, changing environment
Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements and support the business needs
Accounts qualification / part-qualification would be an advantage