Accounting Clerk
Ryanair, Spain
Job Description
Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air amp; Ryanair DAC. Carrying over 154 M guests p.a. on more than 2,700 daily flights from 82 bases, the group connects over 230 destinations in 40 countries on a fleet of over 475 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair has a team of over 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry leading 34-year safety record. Ryanair is Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group and customers switching to fly Ryanair can reduce their CO emissions by up to 50% compared to the other Big 4 EU major airlines.
We are inviting applications for an Accounting Clerk to join our newly-formed CS Finance team. The purpose of this position is to assist in the smooth running of Ryanair operations. The successful candidate will be hard-working, energetic, self-motivated with a natural ability for problem solving.
The role
At Ryanair, we are currently recruiting for an organised, efficient Accounting Clerk with an eye for detail and a high level of accuracy to support the CS Finance team with reporting, invoicing and facilitating communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all invoices are received in a timely manner for month-end processing.
- Verify of invoices received and resolving anomalies.
- Obtain invoice approvals from authorised personal before passing invoices to accounts payable team.
- Assist with EU261 and other monthly accruals by compiling the reports received from external lawyers and other stakeholders.
- Assist with reconciliations, audit and reporting.
- Handle communications with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform other ad-hoc duties as required.
What are we offering?
This is a great opportunity to be part of a busy Customer Service Finance team at Europe’s number one airline, be involved in strategic decision-making, and gain significant exposure to both internal and external senior stakeholders in a multicultural environment.
The position will be based at our office in Madrid.
Requirements
Skills/Experience Required:
- High school diploma with work experience in an accounts department.
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
- High level of accuracy and ethical behaviour when dealing with sensitive financial information.
- Ability to multitask, deal with tight legal deadlines and high volumes.
- Ability to learn quickly and to work independently under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Positive attitude and ability to be a team player.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Numerate and comfortable working with data.
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, is vital.
Benefits
- Hybrid model of working
- Regular social meetings!
- Office in the city center of Madrid