Group General Ledger Accountant

Sustainability that means business

Who we are:

Sustainability software specialist, AMCS, is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Europe, the USA, and Australasia. With over 1,300 highly-skilled employees across 22 countries, we specialize in delivering technology solutions to facilitate a carbon neutral future.

What we do:

Our innovative SaaS solutions increase efficiency and boost sustainability in resource-intensive industries. Over 5,000 customers across 23 countries already benefit from our Performance Sustainability software, ensuring we deliver practical solutions for improved profitability and environmental resilience across the globe.

Our people:

AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.

Purpose of the Role

The Group General Ledger Accountant is a key member of the Group Statutory Reporting and Technical Accounting team, reporting to the Group Accounting Manager.

Together, this lean, high impact team of two is responsible for:

• The annual Group consolidated financial statements

• Local statutory financial statements across the Group

• Technical accounting support and policy application across the business

This role is suitable for a fully qualified accountant who is either:

• Coming directly out of practice into their first industry role, or

• 1–3 years post qualification, seeking broader ownership and impact

The team is deliberately being shaped as a future focused controllership function, driven by finance transformation, automation, AI leverage and Lean ways of working. A strong technical base combined with curiosity, adaptability and a transformation mindset is critical.

Key Accountabilities

1. Group Statutory & Consolidated Reporting

• Consolidation adjustments

• Group journals and eliminations

• Disclosures and supporting schedules

• Prepare and coordinate local statutory financial statements across multiple jurisdictions

• Liaise with external auditors during statutory audits

• Technically robust

• Well supported

• Delivered efficiently and on time

2. General Ledger Ownership & Close Support

• Own and prepare assigned GL areas, journals and reconciliations

• Support month end, quarter end and year end close activities

• Investigate and resolve accounting issues and balances

• Partner with wider Finance teams to ensure accurate and complete GL postings

3. Technical Accounting & Policy Support

• Technical accounting assessments

• Accounting memos and position papers

• Interpretation and application of IFRS / FRS standards

• Assist with the implementation of new accounting standards and policies

• Maintain clear, audit ready documentation aligned with Group policies

4. Finance Transformation, Automation & Lean Accounting

• Actively contribute to the modernisation of statutory and GL reporting processes

• Reduction in manual journals and reconciliations

• Increased use of system generated data

• Leaner and more predictable close cycles

• Automate repeatable tasks

• Eliminate low value manual work

• Improve data quality at source

• Work closely with Finance Systems and Data teams on transformation initiatives

5. AI, Analytics & Modern Reporting Mindset

• Bring a strong interest in AI, analytics and BI tools to financial and statutory reporting

• Reconciliation and variance analysis

• Analytical review and disclosure support

• Identifying anomalies and trends

• Improve close efficiency

• Enhance control and review

• Reduce rework and audit friction

6. Small Team, High Ownership Environment

Operate effectively in a lean team of two, with:

• Broad exposure

• High accountability

• Close collaboration

Build resilience through:

• Strong documentation

• Cross coverage

• Standardised processes

• Be comfortable balancing detail with pace in a growing environment

Candidate Profile

This role will suit someone who:

• Is a fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent)

• Is either:

o Coming directly out of practice, or

o 1–3 years post qualification in industry

• Has strong exposure to:

o Statutory financial statements

o Group reporting and consolidation

o Technical accounting

• Is motivated by:

o Building things properly

o Improving how work gets done

o Learning beyond traditional financial reporting

• Brings a modern finance mindset, with curiosity around systems, data, AI and automation

• Enjoys working in a small, high performing team with real ownership

Skills & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent)

• Strong grounding in IFRS / FRS

• Excellent attention to detail and documentation discipline

• Strong Excel skills; experience or interest in:

o Power BI / analytics tools

o Automation or AI use in finance (advantageous, not essential)

• Clear communicator, comfortable discussing accounting matters with auditors and stakeholders

What Success Looks Like

• High quality, timely statutory and group reporting outputs

• Smooth audit processes with strong documentation

• Reduced manual effort and increasing automation over time

• Consistent improvement in close efficiency and predictability

• A developing accountant who grows rapidly in an industry environment

• A statutory reporting function built for scale, not firefighting