Group Accountant

Avolon is a leading global aviation finance company connecting capital with customers to drive the transformation of aviation and the economic and social benefits of global travel. We pride ourselves on our deep customer relationships, our collaborative team approach, and our fast execution. We invest with a long-term perspective, diversifying risk and managing capital efficiently to maintain our strong balance sheet. Working with 142 airlines in 63 countries, Avolon has an owned, managed, and committed fleet of 1,029 aircraft, as of 30 June 2024.

Avolon is appointing a Group Accountant to our Dublin office. The Group Accountant will work under the direction of the Finance Manager for the purpose of supporting Group's management and financial reporting requirements, identifying trends through the development of financial models to support strategic decision making and providing commercial and transactional analysis on capital markets, aircraft and lease released transactions to drive business performance.

• Identification of trends, forward-looking analysis, metrics and sensitivity analysis to support executive decision making;
• Establish and maintain key metrics to help provide insights into business performance;
• Develop financial models around Maintenance Reserve Income Recognition, Impairment & Residual Values that guide our strategic decision-making on key P&L drivers;
• Preparation of month-end and quarter-end close activities including Balance Sheet reconciliations review and variance analyses while ensuring controls are in place and performed to a Sox standard;
• Collaborating with the investor relations team contributing to the preparation and release of quarterly results presentations, ensuring external reporting is accurate and distributed in a timely manner;
• Providing commercial and accounting advice for the structuring of debt, aircraft and lease related transactions including providing technical accounting advice and monetising the consequences of such transactions on the wider business;
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on the delivery of month-end and quarter-end close activities;
• Ad-hoc work as required by the Financial Controller.

The successful candidate should be curious and questioning. They should build robust solutions through gathering data and obtaining feedback. They should remain up to date with role-related technical developments. The successful candidate will manage, prioritise, track and deliver tasks for themselves and their team. They will also be proactive about change, striving for continuous improvement, using their outstanding communication skills to recognise alternative perspectives. They will maximise information flow across the organisation by working across teams.

• Qualified ACA / ACCA
• Exposure to U.S. GAAP and IFRS Reporting Standards is essential;
• Excellent excel and modelling skills and ability to manage projects required;
• Exposure to SOx compliant environments;
• SUN accounting experience preferable;
• Proven high level of quantitative ability;
• Proven ability to problem-solve within tight deadlines;
• Capable of working to tight deadlines and under own initiative;
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment;

What else do you need to know?

Please note that we will only accept applications that are made to us via our company website. If you experience any difficulty when applying, please contact careers@avolon.aero.

The closing date for applications is COB on Friday 20th September.

Avolon is an equal opportunities employer, which cultivates opinion, listens to all views with respect, recognises people based on their merits without bias and embraces diversity.