Management Accountant

Role Objective
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Responsible for providing timely and accurate financial information and detailed reports tailored to various stakeholders to support decision making. The role utilises a range of systems and data tools to optimise financial processes, streamline workflows, and enhance the quality and efficiency of management reporting, leveraging technology and data\-driven insights to contribute to continuous process improvement.

Terms and Conditions
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Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Reports to: Financial Reporting Manager

Location: Newtownmountkennedy

Responsibilities
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Management Reporting, budgeting \& forecasting

• Deliver month\-end close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries, for specific business areas ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to deadlines.


• Produce accurate, timely and insightful management accounts and reports, from financial and non\-financial data, to support performance analysis.


• Prepare commentary and reports explaining significant deviations from forecasts for specific business areas.


• Provide timely reporting to finance leadership and business stakeholders to support decision making.


• Support the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for specific business areas.


• Ensure adhere to financial controls, policies and accounting standards.


• Support audit processes (internal and external), including addressing any audit queries.

• Analyse budget versus actual figures, preparing commentary and identifying key drivers of variances for specific business areas.


• Collaborate with operational teams to understand and monitor specific business areas.


• Collaborate with finance and business colleagues to address and resolve identified issues in financials.


• .Support cost control initiatives and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.


• Produce performance reporting highlighting key drivers, risks and opportunities.

• Identify optimisation and automation opportunities for finance using financial and operational systems \& tools such as Power Query and Power BI.


• Apply data analytics and business intelligence techniques to interpret trends, explain performance drivers, and provide forward looking insights.


• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of the organisation’s financial, operational, and reporting systems, understanding data flows, controls, and system outputs to ensure accurate, efficient, and insightful management reporting.

• Develop and refine management reports, KPIs, OPIs and decision support information to ensure relevance and accuracy.


• Lead or participate in finance\-related change projects, ensuring objectives are met efficiently.


• Support digital transformation initiatives within the finance team.

All employees must be a role model of the Coillte values.

• Results Orientation: Focuses on completing tasks reliably and meeting goals.


• Communication: Shares ideas clearly and respectfully, listens actively, and asks questions to understand.


• Collaboration: Works well with others, contributes to team goals, and values different viewpoints.


• Problem Solving: Finds root causes, creates solutions, and improves processes.


• Accountability \& Ownership: Takes responsibility for tasks and learns from experience.


• Resilience: Stays calm during everyday challenges, asks for help when needed, and keeps focused.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).


• 2 years experience in a medium to large commercial organisation.


• Strong experience working with large datasets and analytics.


• Strong proficiency IT systems particularly excel, Power BI, Agresso or similar accounting software.


• Proven experience of continuous development and improvement.


• Flexibility to work across teams and functions.


• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

• Committed


• Resourceful


• Collaborative


• Knowledge\-Led

Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 17 June 2026\. Please submit your application through our Recruitment platform.

*Coillte is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all which builds upon our core values and fosters a positive work environment where EVERYONE can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential.*

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