Accountant

Job description

Position Description ESB is leading Ireland’s transition to Net Zero by 2040, delivering reliable and affordable energy through sustained investment in low‑carbon generation and resilient infrastructure. Finance Operations plays a critical role in this transition, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and robust governance to support effective decision‑making across the business. We have fantastic opportunities in our centralised Finance Operations function for candidates who are highly motivated, with a strong accounting background and capability. The positions offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work as part of a large finance team in the Accounting & Reporting area. Our teams in this area are responsible for financial accounting and treasury accounting for the ESB Group and its Business Units. Key Responsibilities: - Period close, consolidation and reconciliation activities at Group and Business Unit level. - Preparation of annual statutory financial statements and the ESB Group annual and interim report. - Co‑ordination of the annual audit process, including engagement with external auditors and delivery of required outputs to key internal and exte...