Financial Accounting & Outsourcing Associate - Galway 2025

Financial Accounting & Outsourcing Associate Forvis Mazars is a leading professional services firm in Ireland with ambitious growth plans and over 1000 staff based in Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick. As an internationally integrated partnership, we operate in over 100 countries and territories around the world and draw on the expertise of over 50,000 professionals to assist clients of all sizes at every stage in their development.

Why join us

Our next-generation graduate training programme is designed around understanding and appreciating the distinct qualities and experiences of each employee and where possible providing personalised support, mentoring, and resources tailored to individual needs and aspirations. We put people before processes, empowering you to lead, innovate and foster your entrepreneurial talents. If you are looking for a career where you can truly make an impact, Forvis Mazars is the right place for you.

The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for an associate to join our leading international firm and specifically our award-winning Financial Accounting and Outsourcing Services Division. Our Financial Accounting and Outsourcing team work to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. The successful candidate will work with a diverse range of clients across various industries, assisting with all aspects of their accounting lifecycle. This ambitious individual will have the opportunity to continue/ complete ACA/ACCA exams while receiving full financial and exam support from Forvis Mazars.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Maintenance of financial information for a broad range of international clients using various accounting software packages including Xero and Sage 50

• Preparation of monthly accounting reporting packs including bank reconciliations, creditors reconciliations, VAT reconciliations and debtors’ statements

• Creating and updating financial statements using accounts production software

• Preparation of statutory financial statements

• Preparation and filing of VAT, VIES and Intrastat returns

• Interim secondments to clients across a range of industries

• Liaising with various external stakeholders providing support as required including external auditors as part of the year end audit process

• Building strong relationships with client representatives

• Promoting financial accounting and outsourcing services both internally and externally

Maintenance of financial information for a broad range of international clients using various accounting software packages including Xero and Sage 50

Preparation of monthly accounting reporting packs including bank reconciliations, creditors reconciliations, VAT reconciliations and debtors’ statements

Creating and updating financial statements using accounts production software

Preparation of statutory financial statements

Preparation and filing of VAT, VIES and Intrastat returns

Interim secondments to clients across a range of industries

Liaising with various external stakeholders providing support as required including external auditors as part of the year end audit process

Building strong relationships with client representatives

Promoting financial accounting and outsourcing services both internally and externally