Newly Qualified Accountant (Assistant Manager)

Description

BDO Ireland’s Entrepreneurial Services division supports start-up and scale-up clients across a broad range of industries with tailored accounting, compliance and advisory support. The team works with ambitious founder-led businesses as they build strong financial foundations, improve reporting, prepare for fundraising and scale their operations.

This role is suited to a newly qualified accountant who is interested in more than the day-to-day running of finance. The successful candidate will be curious about how early-stage and growing companies operate, how they make commercial decisions, and how strong financial information supports strategy, fundraising and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

Support the delivery of accounting services to start-up and scale-up clients, including bookkeeping oversight, month-end close, reconciliations and management reporting.

Prepare timely and accurate financial information to help clients understand performance, cashflow, runway and key financial drivers.

Assist with statutory compliance work, including VAT, payroll-related finance inputs, annual financial statements and corporation tax coordination where relevant.

Support the preparation of board packs, investor reporting, KPI dashboards and other decision-ready outputs for founders and management teams.

Work with clients to understand their business model, revenue streams, cost base, funding position and operational priorities.

Research and assess finance tools and technologies that can streamline, automate and improve repetitive processes, including invoice processing, reconciliations, expense management, approval workflows, reporting and month-end close activities.

Contribute to finance process improvement projects by identifying manual or duplicative tasks, documenting current workflows, and helping implement practical technology-enabled solutions.

Liaise with wider BDO teams, including tax, company secretarial, transaction services and advisory specialists, to ensure clients receive joined-up support.

Assist with onboarding new clients, gathering financial information, understanding systems and identifying immediate priorities or risks.

Support senior team members on forecasting, budgeting, cashflow planning and fundraising readiness work.

Build strong working relationships with founders, finance leads and client teams through clear communication and practical support.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a strong technical accounting foundation

Experience in practice, industry, outsourced finance, audit or advisory, ideally with exposure to SMEs, start-ups or high-growth businesses

Strong interest in understanding how businesses operate commercially, not just how financial information is prepared

Comfortable working across multiple clients, deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Strong Excel and financial systems skills, with an interest in finance technology, automation and data-driven reporting

Clear communicator, with the ability to translate financial information into practical, client-friendly insights

Curious, proactive and willing to ask questions to understand the wider business context behind the numbers

High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over the quality and accuracy of deliverables

Commercial mindset, with an interest in the start-up and scale-up ecosystem, including founder journeys, funding stages and the challenges of growing a business

Awareness of the financial dynamics of growing businesses, including areas such as cashflow, runway, cost management, revenue models and performance metrics

Interest in emerging tools and technologies that can reduce manual work, improve accuracy and strengthen finance processes

Awareness of the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ireland (e.g. Enterprise Ireland, accelerators, venture capital and advisory networks), or a willingness to develop this understanding over time

Benefits

Income

Competitive salary

Travel Green Allowance Voucher

Employee referral scheme – “refer a friend”.

Pension scheme

Health

Mini Health Assessments

Digi Doc

Group health schemes

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

CSR, Sports and Social and Wellness Committees

On site gym

Career

Career Progression

BDO Learning & Development programme

Coverage of professional subscription

Leave

Together Anywhere Leave

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Adoptive Leave Increase

Location

Free breakfast every day

State of the art office

Central location

On site café

On site complementary barista

About BDO Ireland

As part of the fifth largest global professional services firm, BDO stands as a leading force in Ireland's accountancy, tax, advisory, and consulting realm. Working with us fuels your career's purpose at every turn, offering unmatched breadth, quality, responsibility, and AI exposure.

BDO Ireland is a key player in the international BDO network - the world's largest European-led accounting group. With an excellent partner-to-staff ratio, our 91,054 experts collaborate with clients, delivering impactful advice from 1,658 locations across 167 countries.

At BDO, we prioritise how we treat our people - colleagues and clients alike. Our international recognition for a mindful and compassionate company culture reflects our commitment to placing individuals at the heart of all we pursue.