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Date: 14 Jan 2026

Location: Dublin, IE, D01 W213

Company: Walkers Global

 

We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

 

About Walkers Professional Services

Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") sets a “best in class” standard in the provision of corporate services to aircraft leasing and structured finance special purpose vehicles in Ireland. WPS is led by a team of over 30 highly skilled and experienced professionals drawn from accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance and legal fields and are uniquely positioned to deliver high quality, responsive and cost-effective services that consistently exceed client expectations.

 

At WPS, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can feel comfortable, happy and confident to be themselves. We believe that a diverse and inclusive business is more collaborative and innovative and provides great opportunity for our staff which in turn, allows us to better serve the needs of our clients. Additionally, we actively encourage participation in internal committees such as Corporate & Social Responsibility and Diversity and Inclusion along with other firm wide initiatives.

The Role

Walkers Professional Services is recruiting for a part-qualified accountant/accounting technician with experience in financial services to join our rapidly expanding accounting team in Dublin. This is a fulltime and permanent role with hybrid working arrnagements.

The successful candidate will work four days per week in our Dublin office and one day working from home during their probation period. This will reduce to three days wfo and two days wfh post-probation completion and will be dependent upon the successful candidate progressing as expected and demonstrating their ability to work independently.

Skills & Competencies

  • Accounting Technician/Accounts Assistant.
  • A good understanding of basic accounting debits & credits, with experience at posting entries to an accounting general ledger.
  • Applicants should have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a relevant Trainee Accountant role with a recognised accounting firm or Financial Services company, or they should have an Accounting Technician qualification.
  • CLO experience would be a significant advantage.
  • Extremely proficient in Microsoft Excel. A very strong familiarity with Excel formulae such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and SUMIF is essential.
  • Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • A desire to work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment where delivery of a professional service to both clients and other counterparties is of key importance.
  • Attention to detail, resourcefulness, strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
  • An enthusiastic attitude and a willingness to learn will contribute to the success of the candidate.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of a busy, client-facing, professionally qualified team working under

the direction of the Head of Accounting and Managing Director. Their main responsibilities will include:

  • Analyse and reconcile large volumes of spreadsheet data from the collateral manager prior to recording the transactions on the accounting system.
  • Preparation of the trial balance for a portfolio of Irish, Jersey & Cayman incorporated CLO SPVs, in line with transactional and statutory deadlines.
  • Completion of routine monthly and quarterly management accounts for a portfolio of CLO SPVs.
  • Preparation and filing of quarterly regulatory returns to Central Bank of Ireland on a timely basis.
  • Once appropriate training has been provided, assist with the preparation of iXBRL tagged financial statements.
  • In time, train and mentor less experienced members of the team on elements of the above workload.

Benefits

We offer excellent progression opportunities along with a competitive remuneration package and benefits including:

 

  • Discretionary annual bonus scheme;
  • 23 days annual leave (increasing with service to 25)
  • Hybrid Working Policy;
  • Health insurance cover;
  • Pension scheme;
  • Life Assurance;
  • Income Protection;
  • Taxsaver and Bike to Work schemes;
  • Professional Membership Fees;
  • Social Committee;
  • Employee Assistance Programme;
  • Wellness programme.

 

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.