Senior Group Accountant

About Us - Our Business:

Glen Dimplex is a privately owned, international group headquartered in Ireland which operates across four main product areas: Heating & Ventilation, Consumer Appliances, Flame and Precision Cooling. Glen Dimplex is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electric heating appliances and is a global leader in the development and delivery of low carbon solutions for space and water heating, cooling, and ventilation. Our purpose is to be a leader in the transition to a more sustainable world. This is underpinned by our ‘Empower Now’ Sustainability strategy.

The Glen Dimplex values are important guiding principles and define the way all employees across the Group work: We Think Customer | We Care About People | We Value Innovation | We Keep It Simple.

Details of Glen Dimplex’s 50-year heritage, our entrepreneurial spirit and innovation power, along with details of our brands can be found on our website

Why work with us?

• Work with an Irish-owned business, with global operations, whose purpose is to be a leader in the transition to a more sustainable world.
• Excellent career progression opportunities in Group HQ and in the business divisions.
• Competitive salary, bonus and employer contributed pension.
• 25 days annual leave and 2 annual company days.
• Other benefits including generous staff discounts & on-site gym.

The Role:

Glen Dimplex is seeking a high-calibre and motivated professional with the relevant experience to play a key role in the Group’s Financial Control Team.   

The role reports to the Group Financial Control Manager and the role will focus on delivering the monthly consolidated group management accounts and supporting the annual group audit and responsible for the preparation of statutory financial statements for our subsidiaries in Ireland and the UK.   In this role, the successful candidate will be a key member of a high-profile team across the Group and will liaise with the finance teams in each of our divisions and provide business partnering support to our Group functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the monthly Group consolidated management accounts and provide financial information for decision-making support across the business, as and when required.

• Assist with the year end audit process and support the preparation of the Group Financial Statements.

• Support the annual financial statement process for UK / IRL entities.

• Work with the team to deliver monthly, quarterly balance sheet reviews and assist in the balance sheet review process for the group.

• Support & involvement in M&A activity.

• Manage the group reporting structure and chart of accounts maintenance within the consolidation platform for the group.

• Assist with updating finance policies and procedures for the group.

• Continue to innovate and improve the existing management and statutory monthly/ annual processes to aid the on-going business transformation and improve quality and timeliness of reporting.

• Work alongside our group tax, treasury, and FP&A functions.

Requirements:

About You

• Team player with ability to work collaboratively and engage with various internal and external stakeholders.

• Highly adaptable and able to manage multiple competing tasks within a fast-paced working environment.

• Energetic with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and demonstrated capability to lead and manage projects.

Key skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to business partner with teams across the Groups’ subsidiary businesses and Group Functions.

• Ability to interpret detailed information and capable of communicating complex information in an easy-to-understand format.

• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.

Qualifications/Experience

·         Qualified chartered accountant (CA/ACA/ACCA/CPA etc).

·         Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a financial reporting (consolidation environment) / statutory reporting role.

·         Experience in FRS102.

·         Experience of Cognos / SAP and other consolidation tools an advantage.

Location and Travel

Santry.