Financial Accountant

Job description

**Work Mode:** Hybrid 3+ days per week in our Dublin office **Department:** Finance ### About the Company LearnUpon partners with over 1,600 organisations globally to unlock the potential of employees, customers & members through learning that’s easy, scalable and focused on results. Read more about life at LearnUpon [here](https://careers.learnupon.com/). ### About the Team The Finance team of Financial Operations, Billings & Revenue, Financial Planning & Analysis acts as the cornerstone of LearnUpon’s operational success. As keen technology adopters, we are building the 'finance of the future' by leveraging automation and innovative systems to drive financial precision. We serve as a dynamic partner to the business, ensuring our financial operations are scalable, efficient, and forward-thinking. ### About the Opportunity As a Financial Accountant, you are a critical pillar of our Financial Operations team. This role offers unique breadth and exposure to the full accounting cycle, serving as a primary driver of our financial integrity. By streamlining processes and providing key analytical insights, you enable Finance to act as dynamic business support and a trusted stakeholder, ensuring we provide the robust financial foundation necessary as the business continues to scale. In addition, you’ll be responsible for: - Driving month-end close (journals/accruals), key account reconciliations, and subsidiary management accounts. - Creating and maintaining detailed general ledger analysis (software, marketing, hosting costs). - Supporting internal controls implementation and partnering with the business on spend policies and compliance. - Managing multi-jurisdictional tax filings (Sales tax, Corp tax) and Revenue Returns (VAT, VIES, RTD). - Being the finance prime for statutory audits and financial statement preparation. - Liaising with FP&A and budget managers; managing procurement and expense processes. - Partnering with external parties and professional advisors on local compliance and financial management. - Adopting, designing, and evaluating processes and systems to support automation, timeline compression, and enhancement of the control environment. ### Skills & Experience **Must-Haves** - Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA). - 2-4 years of relevant industry experience. - Experience with multiple entity consolidation and reporting. - Proficiency in Google Workspace (especially Google Sheets) and working knowledge of accounting software. - Drives complex projects independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating high attention to detail, strong reliability, and proven trustworthiness. - Excellent communication skills and a proactive, results-oriented mindset. - Experience using AI tools to streamline tasks and improve efficiencies **Nice-to-Haves** - Experience working with NetSuite/Oracle and/or Xero. *\*If you don’t tick every box but believe this role is a mutually good fit, please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you.* ### Why choose LearnUpon? From comprehensive rewards and generous time off to meaningful investment in your growth and development, LearnUpon gives you the support, trust, and opportunity to do the most impactful work of your career. Learn more [here](https://careers.learnupon.com/). ### Hiring Process - Qualified applicants may be invited to an initial screening call with a member of our TA Team. - Successful candidates will be invited to a series of practical interviews. - Finally, candidates will have an interview with our CFO. - Successful candidates will be contacted with an offer to join our team. *Note: At LearnUpon, we utilise AI to enhance the speed and quality of our screening and assessment practices, but our hiring decisions are always human.* ### LearnUpon is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, membership of the Traveller community, or any other legally protected status. Check out our [Careers site](https://careers.learnupon.com/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lifeatlearnupon/) to learn more about working at LearnUpon. By submitting your application, you agree to LearnUpon's [Privacy Policy](https://www.learnupon.com/privacy-policy/).