Temporary Accounts Support Officer – Education Body, Dublin 2
Salary: €39,491 per annum
Contract: Temporary, 3–6 months
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Dublin 2 – fully on-site
Lex Consultancy is currently recruiting a Temporary Accounts Support Officer on behalf of an established education body based in Dublin 2.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounts or finance administrator to join a busy Finance Office on a temporary contract, providing essential support across a range of accounts and financial administration functions.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Monitoring three email accounts and responding to incoming queries.
- Resolving finance-related queries where possible and escalating issues as required.
- Processing banking transactions across two active bank accounts and one semi-dormant bank account.
- Processing staff expense claims through the finance system.
- Verifying staff expense claims against organisational policies and procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Reporting expenses paid to Revenue in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Completing monthly creditor reconciliations within a busy creditors' ledger.
- Assisting with the maintenance and updating of the fixed assets register.
- Supporting colleagues within the Finance Office during busy periods.
- Liaising with external auditors where required.
- Undertaking other ad hoc finance and administrative duties as necessary.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience in accounts, finance administration or a similar role.
- Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Experience processing invoices, expenses, banking transactions or reconciliations.
- Good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills and a professional approach to handling queries.
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- A high level of discretion and confidentiality when handling financial information.
Contract Details
- Salary: €39,491 per annum.
- Duration: Initial temporary contract of 3–6 months.
- Working week: 35 hours, Monday to Friday.
- Location: Dublin 2, with attendance required on-site five days per week.
How to Apply
If you have accounts or finance administration experience and are available for a temporary opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please send your CV to Richard Minchin at Lex Consultancy, who will be happy to discuss the role and provide further information.