Senior Accountant

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Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Walkers Full time

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We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it's the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

About Walkers Professional Services

Office: Dublin (60% on-site requirement)

Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") has set a "best in class" standard in the provision of corporate administration services to aircraft leasing, securitisation and other capital market special purpose vehicles in Ireland. WPS is led by a team of highly skilled professionals drawn from accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance and legal fields. The team combines a depth of specialised experience with a focus on consistently delivering high quality results to clients at all time. WPS is recruiting for an experienced accountant, with significant financial services experience, to fill a senior role in our expanding client accounting team.

Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a member of the accounting team and part of a busy, client facing, professionally qualified team. Their main responsibilities will include:

Preparation of financial statements for a varied portfolio of capital markets and aircraft leasing SPVs in line with transactional and statutory deadlines. Beginning to end responsibility for leading the preparation of financial statements under IFRS or local GAAP, including active involvement in both audit preparation and delivery;
Lead the on boarding of new clients from an accounting perspective by reviewing deal transaction documents, designing the general ledger, assessing the applicable accounting treatment, booking the initial accounting entries and drafting the initial financial statements;
Train and manage less experienced members of the team;
Lead the interaction with auditors and the client to ensure successful completion of the financial statements;
Manage the completion of quarterly management accounts for a portfolio of aircraft leasing SPVs;
Liaising with the tax advisors and others in relation to VAT and corporation tax compliance. Completion of VAT and CT returns and preparation of iXBRL tagged financial statements;
Preparation and filing of quarterly regulatory returns to Central Bank of Ireland;
Completion of FATCA, EMIR and CRS returns; and
Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, while actively contributing to process improvements within the accounting team and to a positive office environment.

Skills And Competencies

Qualified ACA/ACCA accountant, with a minimum of 1 year post qualification financial services experience in a relevant auditing/accounting role within a Top 10 accounting firm or corporate services company;
Ability to review complicated SPV transactions from an accounting perspective and lead the on boarding and delivery of all related accounting requirements;
Strong technical accounting knowledge;
Experience in managing audit trainees/newly qualified accountants;
Experience at either performing an audit or preparing for and answering audit queries;
Experience in a financial reporting role would be an advantage, though not essential;
Proficiency in using MS Office suite of applications with advanced Excel skills is essential;
The candidate should have a desire to work in a fast paced, client facing environment where delivery of a high calibre professional service, to both clients and other counterparties, is of key importance; and
The candidate should be able to think on their feet, show attention to detail and resourcefulness, and have strong communication and organisational skills. An enthusiastic attitude is essential.

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.

Seniority level

Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment typeFull-time

Job function

Job functionAccounting/Auditing and Finance
IndustriesLaw Practice

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