Accounts Assistant (12 Month FTC)

Echelon Data Centres was established in 2017 by the main principal of Aldgate Developments, a leading commercial property developer and owner of major commercial office buildings in Central London and Dublin. The objective was developing, operating, and owning a network of large-scale, responsibly designed, sustainably powered data centre campuses across the world to meet the rapidly expanding global demand for hyperscale data processing and storage solutions. Since then, the Echelon Group has expanded to ownership of six sites across Ireland and the United Kingdom, with further interests in Europe, and has secured >€1bn of funding to develop sites, giving the Group an enterprise value of c€2.5bn. The Group’s second campus will go live imminently.

Located in Sandyford, Dublin,Echelon Data Centres is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join the team on an 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. The predominantly office-based role provides an excellent opportunity to further professional development in a dynamic, rapidly growing Irish company.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices and employee expense reports.
• Reconcile supplier statements and assist Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and upload vendor payments to banking system.
• Processing of spend approval documentation for review and authorisation.
• Assist with banking queries and processing of new account information.
• Processing of company secretarial information with CRO.
• Maintenance of supplier and customer records.
• Coordinating with members of the finance team to maintain reliable and accurate underlying financial information.
• Assisting with production of monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations (banking and customer/supplier accounts).
• Supporting the team during the annual audit.
• Implementing and suggesting improvements the Group’s internal controls.
• Being in the first line of defence in risk management and fraud prevention.
• Involvement in testing and implementation of new finance software.
• Providing ad-hoc finance support to members of the management team as required.

Competencies, Behaviours and Qualifications

• A strong attention to detail.
• IT literate with proficiency in MS Suite with Excel to intermediate level.
• Self-management skills with an ability to manage changing priorities.
• Highly organised.
• Flexible, positive, and innovative approach to work.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good team player.
• Proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Experience of Sage 50 or Oracle NetSuite is desired but not essential.

Echelon-DC is an inclusive organisation and we actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the employee selection process, please contact our Careers team (careers@echelon-dc.com) directly