CLO Accountant

Office: Dublin (hybrid - 3 days in the office per week required)

Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") sets a “best in class” standard in the provision of corporate administration services to securitisation special purpose vehicles in Ireland. WPS is led by a team of highly skilled professionals drawn from accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance, tax and legal fields. The team combines a depth of specialised experience with a focus on consistently delivering high quality results to clients at all time.

Walkers Professional Services is recruiting for a part/newly qualified accountant with experience in financial services, specifically CLOs, to join our rapidly expanding accounting team in Dublin.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills & Competences

• Accounting Technician/Accounts Assistant.
• A good understanding of basic accounting debits & credits, with experience at posting entries to an accounting general ledger.
• The ideal candidate would have no less than 2 year experience in a relevant accounting trainee role with a recognised accounting firm or financial services company; or have an Accounting Technician qualification.
• A good understanding of basic accounting debits & credits, with experience at posting entries to an accounting general ledger.
• CLO experience would be a significant advantage.
• Extremely proficient in Microsoft Excel. A very strong familiarity with vlookup/xlookup and sumifs is essential.
• Be self-motivated and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• The successful candidate should have 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.
• The successful candidate will be able to think on their feet, show attention to detail and resourcefulness, and have strong communication and organisational skills. An enthusiastic attitude and a willingness to learn will contribute to the success of the candidate

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