Red Hat is hiring a General Ledger Accountant, Cork office (Fixed-Term Contract)

Red Hat is seeking a General Ledger Accountant to join our Accounting team in Cork on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will manage US GAAP reporting, coordinate with internal teams and external providers, and ensure compliance with accounting standards and controls.

What You'll Do

• Manage U.S. GAAP reporting responsibilities
• Communicate with external accounting providers who prepare monthly accounting packages for review
• Book journals on Oracle with appropriate supporting documentation
• Provide commentary on unexpected costs and variances in trends
• Coordinate with internal team members and functional group members at various levels to provide explanations and resolve issues relating to accounting entries
• Complete monthly reconciliation, journals, and controls
• Prepare and maintain local statutory financial statements
• Serve as a point of contact for testing of technical system enhancements and improvements in areas of responsibility
• Continuously review processes to identify areas for improvement
• Communicate with internal and external auditors as required for U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and statutory compliance audits
• Be the point of contact for inter-company and consolidation accounting processes and related issues, including supervising the intercompany and consolidation processes
• Support and implement new continuous improvement initiatives related to inter-company and consolidations processes to optimize the close
• Support the development and implementation of strong internal controls in the inter-company and consolidations accounting processes
• Investigate and reconcile differences between inter-groups
• Produce ad hoc reports for management on request

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field like accounting or finance
• CPA, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification
• 3+ years of post-qualification experience in a multinational environment
• Experience with intercompany reconciliation
• Experience with GAAP and SOX regulations and local GAAP reporting experience
• Experience working under strict deadlines and ensuring compliance with company policies
• Highly organized with great attention to detail

Technical Stack

• Oracle

Team & Environment

You'll be part of the Red Hat Accounting team, working in an open and inclusive environment where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. Our culture is built on open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion.

Work Mode

This is an onsite position based in Cork, Ireland.

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