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ICON plc, a leading Contract Research Organisation, employing approximately 13,500 employees across 97 offices in 38 countries, seeks an experienced and highly motivated Technical Accounting Manager to join its Finance Department at its Leopardstown Global HQ.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, technical accounting manager to join ICON’s experienced and highly motivated finance team.

Based in our global HQ, this is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Ireland’s leading Plcs where you can help make an impact globally and support ICON’s mission to help its clients to accelerate the development of drugs and medical devices that save patient lives and improve their quality of life.

The Role:

This role is within the ICON group finance team and will support the wider ICON finance teams in ensuring preparation for and application of new accounting standards, in identifying and dealing with accounting matters related to complex transactions and providing support to the wider ICON finance teams in dealing with once-off or unusual business transactions or events. The individual will also be responsible for monitoring developments in the regulatory environment for SEC filers and support the group finance and wider finance teams in ensuring compliance.

To be successful, you should have strong accounting technical skills and experience, good report writing and presentation skills and strong communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities will include:

Supporting the group finance team and wider finance teams in ensuring preparation for and application of new accounting standards (revenue, leasing and others).
Supporting the group’s SOX and PCAOB compliance.
Being proficient and comfortable in accounting technical research and interpretation across multiple GAAPs.
Acting as a key liaison with external auditors and accounting advisors to ensure timely sign off on technical accounting matters.
Providing accounting and regulatory guidance (both US GAAP & IFRS) to internal customers and stakeholders on key accounting matters impacting the business.
An ability to monitor, analyse and communicate status of emerging accounting guidance and its potential impact on the group.
An aptitude to build strong working relationship with business unit teams, general ledger finance, taxation and legal teams in identifying, analyzing and communicating accounting issues from new transactions or other activities.
Collaborating with internal customers and stakeholders to develop & continually improve processes & systems for both financial and statutory reporting.
Assisting as required in driving project related activity on acquisitions, changes in group structure and providing ad hoc accounting technical and commercial support across the wider finance teams.

Experience requirements:

Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA with minimum 6 years PQE
Fully conversant with accounting standards across multiple GAAPs.
Experienced in a range of finance disciplines including e.g. corporate finance, regulatory reporting, taxation, and treasury.
An ability to lead and implement development, implementation and continuous improvement of systems, initiatives and processes.
A confident, decisive person with strong interpersonal skills
A team player with an ability to influence and negotiate.
An accomplished professional who is tenacious and determined
A dedicated individual with a willingness to listen and learn.

Benefits of Working in ICON:

ICON enjoys a strong reputation for quality and is focused on staff development. We make it our mission to attract the most diverse and creative minds into the business and we continually strive to provide opportunities for our people to excel, grow and build a great career.

We understand that our greatest asset is the skills and talents of our people and they are truly what set us apart. Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive benefits package. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage. We care about our people as they are the key to our success. We provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long term career.

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Our people are our greatest strength, are the core of our culture and the driving force behind our success. Throughout all levels of the company, our people have a drive to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well. We help you build exciting and rewarding careers, deliver results to help bring life-changing medicine and devices to market and maintain ICON’s success as an industry leader.
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