Finance Analyst

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Ireland is seeking a Finance Analyst to join a growing finance team with a strong focus on business partnering, financial analysis and commercial decision-making.

The role requires someone who can go beyond producing the numbers, understand the story behind the numbers, and provide meaningful insights to support decision-making. Proactivity, commercial mindset and confident stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience in FP&A, management accounting, financial analysis or business partnering.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.
• Comfortable with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams.
• Commercially curious and able to understand the wider business beyond the numbers.
• Strong communicator who can translate financial analysis into clear commercial insight.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to drive financial insight.
• Provide financial analysis to support business decisions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes.
• Analyse performance, costs, margins and key business drivers.
• Prepare management accounts and performance reporting.
• Challenge variances and understand underlying drivers.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance and processes.
• Develop more streamlined reporting and forecasting tools.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

A leading business services company is currently searching for a Finance Analyst to join their growing team with a strong focus on business partnering, financial analysis and commercial decision-making.

The key requirement is someone who can go beyond producing the numbers. You'll be expected to understand the story behind the numbers, work closely with operational and commercial stakeholders, challenge performance and provide meaningful financial insight to support decision-making.

The hiring manager is looking for someone who is proactive, commercially minded and confident partnering with stakeholders. Someone who will build relationships across the business, ask the right questions and take ownership of improving how finance supports the wider organisation.

The role will involve:

• Partnering closely with operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Providing financial insight and analysis to support business decisions.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting.
• Analysing performance, costs, margins and key business drivers.
• Preparing management accounts and performance reporting.
• Challenging variances and working with stakeholders to understand the underlying drivers.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial performance and processes.
• Developing more streamlined and effective reporting and forecasting tools.

The ideal profile:

• Qualified Accountant with ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience across FP&A, management accounting, financial analysis or business partnering.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams.
• Commercially curious and able to understand the wider business beyond the numbers.
• Strong communicator who can turn financial analysis into clear commercial insight.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to sit at the intersection of finance and the wider business, combining strong financial analysis with genuine stakeholder engagement and business partnering.