Finance Business Partner /FP&A Accountant

Lincoln Recruitment Specialists; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Recruitment Specialists is assisting a growing Irish food-manufacturing group to fill a Finance Business Partner / FP&A Accountant role. The successful candidate will partner with finance, commercial and operational teams to drive profitability and informed business decisions within an established group.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will lead budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, while analyzing margins, pricing and cost drivers.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance or business partnering.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and Excel skills.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of profitability, margins and cost drivers.
• Confident communicating financial insights and challenging assumptions.
• Experience in manufacturing, food production or FMCG would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and Power BI or similar reporting tools would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgets, rolling forecasts and financial planning processes.
• Prepare monthly management reports, analysing performance against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Analyse sales, pricing, product mix, gross margins and customer profitability.
• Partner with production, procurement and supply chain teams to assess manufacturing costs, waste, yield and operational efficiency.
• Support product costing, pricing decisions, customer tenders and margin improvement initiatives.
• Develop financial models, scenario analysis and investment appraisals.
• Monitor KPIs and translate financial and operational data into actionable insights.
• Support cash-flow forecasting, working-capital management and group reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, data quality and financial processes.

Skills

FP&A

Management accounting

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Job description

Are you a Finance Business Partner / FP&A Accountant with an interest in working for a growing Irish food-manufacturing business operating within the food sector.

The business forms part of a wider group of companies owned by a publicly listed international group, offering the opportunity to work within an established organisation with access to broader group expertise, reporting structures and business development opportunities.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with finance, commercial and operational teams to drive financial performance, improve profitability and support informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgets, rolling forecasts and financial planning processes.
• Prepare monthly management reports, analysing performance against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Analyse sales, pricing, product mix, gross margins and customer profitability.
• Partner with production, procurement and supply chain teams to assess manufacturing costs, waste, yield and operational efficiency.
• Support product costing, pricing decisions, customer tenders and margin improvement initiatives.
• Develop financial models, scenario analysis and investment appraisals.
• Monitor KPIs and translate financial and operational data into actionable insights.
• Support cash-flow forecasting, working-capital management and group reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, data quality and financial processes.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance or business partnering.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and Excel skills.
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of profitability, margins and cost drivers.
• Confident communicating financial insights and challenging assumptions constructively.
• Experience in manufacturing, food production or FMCG would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and Power BI or similar reporting tools would be beneficial.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work closely with the Financial Controller and operational leadership.
• Gain broad exposure across finance, manufacturing and commercial operations.
• Influence pricing, profitability, cost control and business performance.
• Join an established business backed by a publicly listed international group.
• Develop your commercial finance and business-partnering experience.