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Financial Accountant

Newcastle West, Munster

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Job ID R232211 Date posted 27/12/2025

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.


ABOUT THE ROLE

As the leading foodservice provider across the island of Ireland, Sysco’s success is driven by a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who go above and beyond to deliver every day.

We don’t just deliver food and drink to our customers. We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry. We deliver opportunities - to ourselves and to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond. 

We are now looking for new talent to join us as we continue to grow, innovate and deliver. 

Financial Accountant

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for aFinancial Accountant. This role will play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation along with helping to maintain our core ethos here are Sysco – keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.

The role requires a candidate who will be:

  • Detail Orientated
  • Self-motivated and proactive 
  • Organised and results driven  

If you are ready for a challenge, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and discover what your career could look like with Sysco Ireland.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Oversee the finance function for a busy subsidiary within Sysco Ireland
  • Responsible for all aspects of Financial Reporting, Compliance, Treasury, Credit, AR, AP, cashflow management, inventory management and commercial reporting
  • Work with the Ireland Group FP&A, Financial Reporting and Commercial teams on all aspects of the business
  • Development and implementation of internal controls as required
  • Assist FP&A Manager with developing forecasting models across the sales, margin and cost base utilising key performance indicators which can be used in measuring business performance on a day to day basis
  • Provide comprehensive review and commentary on sales, margin and cost reporting
  • Identify and comprehend business issues; propose and carry out solutions
  • Manage all aspects of internal and external audit requirements of the business
  • Manage Tax and VAT compliance of the business
  • Project work as required
  • Management of resources as required
  • Assist with various tasks on other group entities as required

Qualifications: 

  • Qualified Accountant
  • A strong analytical toolkit that makes use of business intelligence and reporting software
  • Experience on ERP implementation project(s) desirable
  • Capability to multitask and adapt to a constantly changing, quick environment
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work and develop relationships cross functionally and across levels to achieve business goals
  • Capability to lead projects throughout an organization
  • Advanced excel skills

Sysco Ireland Culture

  • Customer Focus: We deeply understand our customers' needs, continuously looking at ways to deliver real value.
  • Building Relationships: We foster strong, effective relationships across teams, always working together. We embrace change and support each other through it.
  • Clear Communication: We communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring our message resonates.
  • A Passion for Food: We source and deliver food and drink that inspires excellence and creativity in kitchens for the most memorable dining experiences. 

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.

Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.

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