Group Accountant

Dalata Hotel Group PLC is recruiting for a Group Accountant to join our Central Office team at an exciting time of growth and development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to play an influential role on the financial reporting and treasury team in an award-winning ambitious and expanding plc.

The role will involve participation in:

• Production of excellent quality consolidated accounts for the Annual Report
• Production of the Interim Accounts
• Production of statutory accounts for individual entities
• Preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Production of Central Office companies’ accounts to trial balance. Including preparation of budget and monthly reforecasting
• Research and analysis of technical standards/guidance as queries/issues arise in particular with new standards including IFRS and the different strategies for growth
• Technical support for hotel accountants and other teams if and as necessary
• Involvement in treasury and banking related processes
• Continued improvement of processes and participation in ad hoc projects to deliver higher quality more efficient and effective product
• Liaising with people in Company Secretarial, Development, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury and Investor Relations to deliver cross functional projects as appropriate
• The person should be a great fit within the existing team and continue developing the positive culture.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required for the Role:

• Will be Big 10 trained and qualified with excellent academics and exposure to listed entities or large corporates
• Will possess excellent accounting and/or auditing skills
• Must be engaging, enthusiastic and confident with a natural focus on quality, accuracy and continuous improvement 
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have demonstrated an ability to build relationships at all levels
• Able to demonstrate their planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work
• Must be a strong team player who can support, challenge and influence colleagues at all levels
• Naturally wants to develop and grow and assist others around them to do the same
• Will have strong technical knowledge in IFRS, with the ability to interpret the implications of standards for practical situations.

Benefits 

• 28 days holiday entitlement including public holidays
• Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Discounted Health Insurance for you, your spouse/partner & children
• Save As You Earn (SAYE)- which allows you to buy shares in our company at an exclusive discounted rate only available to Dalata staff 
• Discounted rates for you and your family in all our hotels in Ireland & the UK
• Excellent Rewards and Recognition Incentive
• Access to F2F training courses/webinars to assist with your personal development and a Central team fully dedicated to supporting you in achieving your full potential
•  Wellbeing support 
• Opportunities to save money through our pension scheme, bike to work, luas tax saver & many more...

About us

Dalata Hotel Group – Ireland’s largest hotel group. As Dalata continues to grow and expand it’s more important than ever to have the right team alongside us, in the near future we will be opening the doors of new hotels creating over 4000 jobs and investing over €110m in the Irish economy.

We lead through our Dalata values of “Our People, Our Fairness, Our Service and Our Individuality”. If you have the right attitude and energy you will have great opportunities to progress within the group. Our company is a place where you can do great things – individually and as a team. You will have the opportunity to develop your talent, be recognised and rewarded for your commitment and pursue a fulfilling career. We also have a number of unique and recognised training programmes to aid your professional and personal development and pride ourselves on creating an objective, supportive and fair working environment for our employees.

Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Equal Opportunities Employer.