Bookkeeper and Accounts Administrator

Location: Rathnew, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Salary: €30,000–€35,000 per year, depending on experience

Company

SGS provides testing, inspection, certification, consulting, and environmental services across industries including manufacturing and infrastructure.

What you will do

• Manage daily bookkeeping, including sales and purchase ledgers, VAT records, and intra-EU import and export transactions.
• Coordinate with Procurement and support the company accountant with additional finance duties.
• Enter, maintain, analyze, and report data in SAGE and RGC CRM systems.
• Maintain RGC timesheets and prepare monthly and quarterly management reports.
• Process expense claims and manage stock control, including spot checks and month-end stock reporting.

Requirements

• Accounting Technician Ireland Level 4/5 qualification or recognized bookkeeping certification.
• 2–3 years of relevant experience in bookkeeping, accounts administration, or a similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial record-keeping, and financial transaction processing.
• Proficiency with Excel, Outlook, Teams, Word, and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, multitasking, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Valid and eligible work permit or visa authorizing employment in Ireland required.

Culture & Benefits

• Pension scheme and life assurance.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Enhanced annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Equal opportunity employment environment.