Chief Financial Officer

Page Executive; Dublin; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

An established services business in Dublin is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to drive financial and operational performance. The successful candidate will lead a qualified finance team, manage stakeholder relations, and play a key role in M&A activities. Candidates should have prior CFO experience in a high-growth environment and a professional financial qualification. The role offers a competitive salary package and equity participation.

Benefits

Equity participation

Broad benefits package

Supportive company culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience as CFO or senior finance leader in a PE-backed or high-growth environment.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
• Hands-on approach with deep understanding of financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key strategic leader on the board.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting.
• Manage relationships with all stakeholders including investors.

Skills

Financial leadership

Cash flow management

Stakeholder management

M&A experience

Strategic planning

Education

Professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Overview

• Chief Financial Officer to help fast-growing investor-backed services business.
• Equity participation on offer drives attractive earning potential.

About Our Client

The employer is an established organisation within the services sector based in Dublin. As an investor-backed, medium-sized company, they have a strong existing market presence that they are looking to grow both organically and through acquisition.

Job Description

• Act as a key strategic leader on the board, driving alignment between financial and operational performance to consistently meet targets.
• Lead the small well qualified finance function ensuring it meets the needs the business with a continued focus on the creation of shareholder value.
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of all financial reporting and management information to enable prompt appraisal of business performance at any time.
• Develop robust and first class cash flow management processes across multiple business units.
• Drive improvements to deliver high quality financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes using systems, reporting tools and AI.
• Partner with the CEO to translate commercial strategy into financial plans, bringing clarity, challenge and discipline to decision-making.
• Manage relationships with all stakeholders including private equity investors and lenders ensuring transparency and confidence in financial reporting.
• Play a leading role in M&A activity, including working with advisors, evaluating acquisition targets, and overseeing integration to support the business's buy-and-build strategy.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Chief Financial Officer should have:

• Proven experience as CFO or senior finance leader in a PE-backed or high-growth environment of a similar size and scale.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with a close-knit, values-driven culture.
• Ability to act as a strategic partner to a commercially driven CEO, bringing financial rigour to ambitious growth plans.
• Hands-on approach with deep understanding of financial operations and team outputs.
• Track record of delivery of timely, accurate and comprehensive financial and management information.
• Track record of successfully implementing first class cash flow management processes.
• Technical grasp (e.g. multi-currencies) of cross-border business operations across Ireland, UK and Europe including consolidations and forecasting.
• Prior exposure to M&A transactions, either directly or through a background in corporate finance.
• A professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

What's on Offer

• An attractive salary package in the region of €150,000 - 180,000 per annum.
• Equity % to incentivise performance during the investment cycle and to successfully exit.
• Broader benefits package including bonus to be confirmed upon offer.
• Supportive company culture with a focus on innovation and growth.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Chief Financial Officer to make a significant impact within the services industry. If you are ready to lead and excel, we encourage you to apply.