Trainee Financial Accountant

Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food and fashion retailing. We are Irish owned and operate over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Spain, as well as a growing online store.  We are expanding our service and product offering for our customers all the time.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, we are looking for a Financial Accountant to join the Dunnes Stores Group. The successful candidate will work closely with the business, the broader finance team and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
• Perform Balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Involvement in year end Audit / liaison with auditors
• Ensure that all day-to-day matters, tasks and reconciliations are completed in a timely manner
• Create and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders
• Contributing to ongoing improvements in group-wide controls and processes, with a focus on enhancing the quality and timeliness of monthly and annual reporting
• Involvement in digitalisation projects driven by legislative changes & the need to create efficiencies
• Assisting with and/or relevant participation in projects impacting the retail business
• Other ad hoc projects as and when required

You are ideal if you have:-

• Relevant business degree and looking to attain membership with a professional accountancy body (ACCA or ACA)
• Good communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Structural and detail orientated
• Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships within Group Finance and across the organisation
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines
• Previous experience using MS Office or financial system would be an advantage

If this sounds like the job for you, please apply now!

Dunnes Stores is an Equal Opportunities Employer