Financial Accountant - Big Tech

Location Dublin
Discipline: Finance
Job type: Contract
Salary: €12000 - €120000 per annum
Contact name: Peter Barry

Contact email: peter.barry@principlehr.com
Job ref: 36007
Published: about 8 hours ago

Financial Accountant - 11-Month Contract | Dublin (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite)

Salary Ramge: €110,000 - €120,000 per year - No other benefits

Join one of the world's most innovative global technology companies as a Financial Accountant supporting international statutory compliance and entity management across EMEA.

This role suits a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with 2+ years' post-qualification experience gained in Big Four, large multinational, or high-growth tech environments. You'll manage a portfolio of international entities - ensuring accurate statutory reporting, audit readiness, and compliance under US GAAP, IFRS, and local GAAP frameworks.

What you'll do:

  • Act as entity controller for multiple EMEA subsidiaries, managing financial statement preparation and year-end audits.
  • Lead on M&A integration and liquidation of dormant entities, coordinating across tax, treasury, and external partners.
  • Oversee statutory and indirect tax compliance, and review the work of outsourced providers.
  • Support process improvement projects to enhance financial reporting tools and workflows.

What you'll bring:

  • Minimum 2+ years' PQE in accounting within a large multinational or Big Four environment.
  • Strong understanding of US GAAP (and ideally IFRS/local GAAP).
  • Solid technical and analytical skills with advanced Excel and ERP experience (Oracle or similar).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills - confident working cross-functionally across regions.
  • A proactive, organised mindset - able to manage competing priorities and deliver against strict compliance deadlines.

Contract: 11 months | Location: Dublin 3 days onsite / 2 remote

Start: 4 weeks' notice maximum

If you thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative finance team and enjoy the challenge of managing complex, multi-entity reporting, we'd love to hear from you.