Assistant Finance Manager

Xtremepush Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Xtremepush Limited in Dublin is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to support the Financial Controller across five legal entities. The role covers financial accounting, credit control, month-end close, reporting and finance operations in a hands-on, proactive manner.

You will own key processes, contribute to robust controls, and drive automation and AI-enabled improvements to increase efficiency as the business scales. This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days per week in the Dublin office.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years’ experience in finance, accounting, credit control, finance operations or a similar role.
• Accounting technician qualification (ATI/IATI) or part-qualification (ACCA/CIMA) is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of core accounting principles and finance processes.
• Experience with month-end close, reconciliations and journals.
• Proven experience managing credit control / accounts receivable and driving cash collection.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Controller across day-to-day Finance function and the Group’s five entities.
• Own key finance processes including month-end close, reconciliations, journals, AP/AR and intercompany transactions.
• Prepare financial reports, KPIs and cash-flow forecasts for timely information.
• Assist audit preparation, VAT returns and other statutory requirements.
• Drive process improvements and use AI/automation to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Finance & Accounting

Credit control

Month-end close

Excel skills

AI & Automation interest

Education

ATI/IATI

ACCA/CIMA (part qualifying)

Tools

Claude AI

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking anAssistant Finance Managerto join our Finance team and work closely with the Financial Controller across the Group’s five legal entities.

This is a broad, hands-on role coveringfinancial accounting, credit control, month-end, reporting and finance operations. The successful candidate will take ownership of key finance processes while providing wider support to the Financial Controller and contributing to the development of robust processes and controls.

We are looking for a proactive and adaptable finance professional who is comfortable working across different areas of Finance, takes ownership of their work and is keen to useAI, automation and technology to improve efficiency.This is an opportunity to develop broad experience within a growing technology business, with scope to take on increasing responsibility over time.

This is a hybrid role, requiring office attendance in our Dublin office2 days per week. #LI-Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

Finance & Accounting

• Support the Financial Controller across the day-to-day Finance function and the Group’s five legal entities.

• Take ownership of key finance processes, includingmonth-end close, reconciliations, journals, accounts payable, accounts receivable and intercompany transactions.

• Prepare financial reports, KPIs and cash-flow forecasts, providing accurate and timely information to the Financial Controller and wider business.

• Supportaudit preparation, VAT returns and other statutory finance requirements.

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, maintaining accurate ledgers and strong financial controls.

• Provide financial analysis and ad-hoc support on finance projects and business requirements.

Credit Control & Cash Collection

• Take ownership of credit control across the Group’s five legal entities, monitoring aged debt and proactively managing overdue accounts.

• Drive cash collection and work with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve billing and payment queries.

• Allocate and reconcile customer receipts and maintain accurate customer accounts.

• Escalate complex or problematic accounts where appropriate and provide regular aged debtor and cash collection reporting.

• Use automated credit control and billing tools to support efficient and effective collections.

Process Improvement, AI & Automation

• Identify opportunities to improve, automate and standardise finance processes.

• Use AI tools such as Claude to improve efficiency across day-to-day Finance activities, including data analysis, reporting, correspondence and process documentation.

• Look for ways to reduce repetitive manual work through automation and technology.

• Support the development and implementation of improved finance processes and controls as the business continues to scale.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• 4-6+ years’ experiencein finance, accounting, credit control, finance operations or a similar role.

• An accounting technician qualification (e.g. ATI/IATI) or part-qualification (ACCA/CIMA), though this is not essential.

• Strong understanding of core accounting principles and finance processes.

• Experience withmonth-end close, reconciliations and journals.

• Proven experience managing credit control / accounts receivable and driving cash collection.

• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.

• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities across different areas of Finance.

• A proactive and self-starting approach, with a strong sense of ownership.

• Comfortable working independently and taking responsibility for getting things done.

• Experience working in both a large organisation and a start-up environment is a bonus.

• A genuine interest inAI, automation and using technology to work more efficiently.

Location

Dublin, Ireland. This is a hybrid role, requiring office attendance (2 days a week).