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Trainee Accountant (Graduate)

Your Meaningful Work, Our Social Purpose Mission

Full-Time Permanent Role (39 hours) | Park West Business Park, Dublin 12

Hybrid Model Available

About Rehab Group

Rehab Group - an award-winning (Good Governance Awards Winner and Irish HealthCare Awards Winner) organisation, is one of Ireland’s biggest NGOs, with over 3,000 staff, €180m+ annual revenue, delivering services in every county in Ireland, with operations in Scotland and Poland across healthcare, education and social enterprise.

Our work positively impacts the lives of over 12,000 people with disabilities (and their families), equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals. When you join us, you’re not just spending your time doing a job, you’re contributing to a social purpose that helps make the lives of other people and their families better.

We Welcome All Backgrounds and Abilities!

We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with different abilities.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment for all individuals. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the application process or once employed, please let us know. Examples of accommodations we can provide include modified workstations, flexible work hours, assistive technologies, or adjustments to communication methods during interviews or in the workplace. Our goal is to ensure that all candidates and employees have the support they need to succeed in their roles.

Please contact us at any stage. We will work with you to meet your needs.

Your Role

A real development track: This is a hands-on trainee role designed to build you into a qualified accountant over time — you’ll be supported to learn core finance processes while you progress your professional exams.

• Reporting to and working with the Assistant Financial Controller, you’ll support the monthly Record to Report (R2R) cycle, including preparing and posting journals with clear back-up and explanations.
• Support accurate, timely month-end through preparation of accruals, prepayments and assigned balance sheet reconciliations, escalating queries and reconciling items as needed.
• Maintain day-to-day cashbook activity including bank postings and bank reconciliations, monitoring daily cashflow and arranging bank transfers.
• Support intercompany reconciliations, ensuring issues are followed up and documentation is maintained to a high standard.
• Work with Senior Financial Accountants on month-end analysis and “deep dives”, liaising with budget holders/centre managers to understand transactions and movements.
• Help maintain a strong control environment and audit readiness through robust working papers, compliance with policies and controls, and practical process improvements as you develop.

What Makes This Role Special?

• High Social Impact: Start your accounting career properly: build real month-end and balance sheet experience in a structured R2R team
• Progression built in: You’ll be expected to grow your capability and take on increased responsibility as you develop towards qualification
• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balance of office and remote working.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Graduate / early career candidate with an NFQ Level 7 (or equivalent) and a strong academic record (or relevant placement/internship).
• Committed to undertaking a training contract and progressing a professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Comfortable with the fundamentals (e.g., debits and credits), strong attention to detail, and a willingness to learn fast.
• Organised and able to prioritise work to deadlines; clear written and verbal communicator.
• A values-driven, growth mindset, solutions focused professional who cares about social impact.
• Grit, hard work ethic, a sense of humour, positive attitude and humility.

What’s on offer for You:

• Competitive Salary: €33655 K/yr - €45,533K/yr depending on qualifications and experience
• 27 days annual leave (+ Christmas eve off as company day)
• Company pension scheme
• Income protection and Death in Service scheme
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Bike-to-work & tax saver travel schemes
• Employee discount programme
• Health & wellbeing initiatives, EAP, Digital Doctor
• Long service rewards
• Flexible unpaid leave options + study leave and exam support.
• Training, development and growth opportunities across the Group

Plus the chance to work with an award-winning team and use your skills, experience and energy for a positive social purpose.

Closing Date: 26/08/2026

Apply now and help us make a difference.

To view the full extensive job description please, click apply to visit https://careers.rehab.ie/ and download the attachment at the bottom of the page.

These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.

The Rehab Group is an equal-opportunity employer.