Financial Accountant
Atlas Financial Services · Dublin, Ireland
- Salary
- €58K – €72K/yr
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid level
- Location type
- Hybrid
What this role actually involves
CareerHub analysis
Atlas Financial Services is hiring a Financial Accountant on a full-time basis in Dublin, Ireland. The role is hybrid and pitched at mid level, so the hiring team will expect working familiarity with Accounting, Excel and Communication rather than classroom exposure. There are 5 core responsibilities attached to the position; the first two are usually what the interview actually focuses on. Atlas Financial Services operates in financial services, which shapes both the pace of the work and the kind of examples that land well in an interview.
About the job
Own the month-end close for a portfolio of owner-managed clients, with study support if you are still completing your qualification.
Responsibilities
- Prepare statutory accounts for a portfolio of clients
- Own month-end close and reconciliations
- Liaise directly with client finance contacts
- Support the audit team during busy season
- Identify and document process improvements at client sites
Requirements
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Three years in practice or a comparable industry role
- Strong technical knowledge of the relevant reporting standards
- Excellent Excel skills
- Comfortable dealing directly with business owners
Benefits
- Fully funded qualification with study leave
- Hybrid, two days in office
- 8% employer pension
- Health insurance
Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
The skills that will be tested, explained
Written by our editorial team, not taken from the listing.
Accounting
On the job: Recording and reconciling transactions accurately, and closing the books on schedule.
How it is assessed: Technical questions on standards plus a reconciliation exercise.
On your CV: Name the standards (IFRS, GAAP) and the close cycle length.
Excel
On the job: Modelling, cleaning and summarising data quickly — lookups, pivot tables, and building a sheet someone else can maintain.
How it is assessed: A timed modelling test is common in finance and operations roles.
On your CV: Say what the model was used for and who used it.
Communication
On the job: Explaining a decision to someone who does not share your context, writing updates people actually read, and asking questions early instead of guessing.
How it is assessed: The whole interview is the assessment. Structure matters more than polish.
On your CV: Point to artefacts: documentation you own, a proposal you wrote that changed a decision.
Data analysis
On the job: Framing a question, finding the data that answers it, and being clear about how confident the answer is.
How it is assessed: A case study with a dataset. Interviewers look at the questions you ask before you start.
On your CV: Describe a decision your analysis changed.
Salary insight
This role advertises €58K – €72K/yr. For a mid level position in Dublin, Ireland, treat the top of the band as achievable only if you match nearly every requirement listed. If you are asked for expectations first, give a range whose bottom you would genuinely accept, and confirm what sits alongside base pay — bonus, pension, leave, and any allowance for commuting.
Where this role leads
- 1Senior Financial Accountant — depth in one area plus reliable delivery
- 2Lead Financial Accountant or Financial Accountant Manager — the branch point between people and craft
- 3Head of Financial Services function — three to six years out
How to apply for this role well
Tailoring your CV
- Put Accounting, Excel, Communication in the top third of page one. Most screens for a Financial Accountant take under a minute, and recruiters read top-down.
- Mirror the language of the listing where it is honest to do so. If the advert says "Accounting", write "Accounting" — not a synonym an applicant tracking system will miss.
- Lead each bullet with a verb and close it with a number. "Managed reporting" is invisible; "Rebuilt weekly reporting for 12 branches, cutting prep time from 6 hours to 40 minutes" is not.
- The listing puts "Prepare statutory accounts for a portfolio of clients" first, which usually signals the day-one priority. Make sure one bullet on your CV maps directly to it.
- Keep it to two pages and export as PDF so your layout survives.
Your cover letter
- Open with the specific role and where you saw it: "I am applying for the Financial Accountant role at Atlas Financial Services." No suspense, no throat-clearing.
- Paragraph two is the one that matters. Take a single requirement from the listing and give a concrete example of doing it, with the outcome.
- Show that you know something about Atlas Financial Services beyond its homepage — a product decision, a market they operate in, a recent change in financial services.
- Close with availability and a clear next step. Three to four short paragraphs, under 300 words, in the body of the email if you are applying by email.
- Never send the same letter twice. Reviewers can tell, and a generic letter is worse than none.
Before you hit send
- A CV tailored to this listing, saved as PDF with your name in the filename.
- A short cover note that names the role and one relevant result.
- Proof of the stated qualification, ready to send if requested.
- Two referees who have agreed in advance to be contacted.
- Ten minutes to complete the application form on this page.
Interview preparation
- Prepare a two-minute answer to "why this role at Atlas Financial Services?" that references the company's work in financial services.
- Have three STAR stories ready — situation, task, action, result — that cover Accounting and Excel.
- On Accounting: Technical questions on standards plus a reconciliation exercise.
- Expect at least one question about working hybrid, especially how you keep work visible to people who cannot see your screen.
- Prepare two questions of your own. Good ones: what does success look like in the first 90 days, and what does the team find hardest right now?
Certifications and registration
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA — qualified or actively studying
Industry context
Atlas Financial Services works in Financial Services. As a 600 employees organisation, that affects how the Financial Accountant role is scoped: smaller teams tend to want breadth and a bias to action, larger ones want depth and evidence that you can work across functions. Candidates who research the sector — its customers, its regulation, its current pressures — interview noticeably better than those who research only the company.
Atlas Financial Services provides audit, tax and advisory work for owner-managed businesses across Ireland and the UK. It is a training-heavy firm: study leave and exam fees are funded for accounting qualifications, and a large share of the senior team qualified there.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Financial Accountant role at Atlas Financial Services remote?
Partly. It is a hybrid role based in Dublin, Ireland, so expect a mix of office and home days. Ask how many days on site are expected each week.
What salary does this role pay?
The advertised range is €58K – €72K/yr. Total package may also include bonus, pension and leave, so ask for the full breakdown at screening stage.
How do I apply?
Use the application form on this page. You will need your CV and about ten minutes.
How long does a response usually take?
Two to three weeks is typical. If you have heard nothing after ten working days, a short, polite follow-up to the recruiter is appropriate and will not count against you.
What experience level is required?
Mid level. If you meet roughly 70% of the requirements it is still worth applying — very few candidates match every line of a job advert.
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Listing last updated August 15, 2026. The analysis, skills breakdown, salary insight and interview guidance on this page were written by the CareerHub editorial team and are independent of the employer. Always verify pay and conditions with the employer before accepting an offer.