
Accounts Assistant
Job Title: Accounts Assistant
The Business:
CJ SHEERAN is Ireland’s largest manufacturer and recycler of timber packaging and pallets, providing a premium quality, sustainable and accredited packaging solution to Ireland and the UK’s diverse network of pallet consumers. Headquartered in Mountrath, Co. Laois the business has a number of manufacturing sites across Ireland.
The Role:
We are currently undergoing exceptional growth and now have an opening for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts Department. An excellent opportunity to join a progressive and dynamic company and with the potential of availing of study support and to progress within the business.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Reporting to our Group Management Accountant, the position will be primarily based in our Central Administrative Centre in Mountrath, Co. Laois.
Duties will include:
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual Management Accounts
- Assisting in the year-end audit process
- Administration of high volume Debtors and Creditors Ledgers including reconciliations
- Posting to and maintenance of Sage General Ledgers
- Providing or assisting in analytics and reporting on projects
- Prepare and analyse trends, KPIs etc.
- Building and maintaining first class relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams
- Other ad hoc administrative duties
Skills and Experience:
- Proven accounting/bookkeeping experience working in either industry or practice
- Degree or equivalent preferred from an Accounting/Business background
- Working towards or desire to work towards Accounting Technician status advantageous
- Strong commercial awareness of business dynamics
- Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office and experience in Sage Line50 advantageous
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and keen attention to detail
- Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills
- Can-do attitude
Salary commensurate with experience.
Please submit your CV FAO Kris Peake, Management Accountant to kris@cjs.ie or by post to: CJ Sheeran Limited, Shannon Street, Mountrath, Co. Laois, R32 RRX8.
Closing date for applications: COB 15th March 2019