Statutory Accountant - AMS On-site at Vodafone Ireland - Dublin South

AMS Onsite at Vodafone Ireland is currently recruiting a Statutory Accountant for an initial 9 month contract based in Dublin South. We're officially a Great Place to Work! We are Ireland's leading total communications provider offering our customers a variety of solutions across mobile and fixed platforms. As part of Vodafone Group, we are part of the world's largest mobile community with a presence across all five continents. We're at the forefront of innovation in Ireland. We make significant investments building and maintaining our networks and to date, we have invested nearly €1bn in our network investment programme. We continue to invest to enhance our network. Most Recently, Vodafone has achieved status as one of the Best Places to Work in Ireland 2017. Role Purpose: Responsible for all Statutory, Compliance & Group related external financial reporting, ongoing taxation accounting and the preparation of VF IE's statutory accounts. Responsible for advising Finance management & the Business on financial reporting standards and ensuring VF IE are compliant with Group policy. Responsible for the review of Other Direct Costs on a monthly basis to ensure accurate reporting and analysis against Budget Essence of the role: Reporting accounting - Responsible for overall quality, timeliness and accuracy of monthly reporting submission to Group, ensuring all Group reporting requirements are addressed Responsible for ensuring monthly (to Group) and annual (statutory) reporting complied with all relevant accountant standards and regulations Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely completion of external audit (for both main company accounts and pension company accounts).  Main point of contact with external auditors. Accounting for all corporate level transactions (acquisitions, disposals etc) Advisory role for Finance Management Team (in particular, Financial Reporting team, Strategic Finance team, Financial Planning & Business Support team) in relation to accounting queries, the application of new accounting standards, and the exploration of accounting treatment for certain transactions.  Key point of contact on all accounting treatment questions; will involve business partnering (locally) & dealing directly with Group Reporting colleagues Responsible for ensuring SOX process documentation for areas of responsibility is relevant and current and that adequate control schedules are available for management review and audit purposes Amongst Other Day to Day activities. The Candidate: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with proven PQE. Financial Reporting experience - Excellent understanding of IFRS Strong technical Accountancy Skills - Previous experience in Audit preparation. Please Apply now to be considered for this opportunity and speak to one of our sourcers now!