Finance Director

ACCPRO; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCPRO is seeking a Finance Director in Ireland to lead the finance function within a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. The role involves strategic financial leadership, planning, governance and performance improvement across the organisation.

Initially a 6‑month contract with potential for permanent appointment, you will partner with the Managing Director and leadership to drive budgeting, forecasting and insightful financial analysis while overseeing reporting to local and regional

Qualifications

• End-to-end operational finance experience with system controls.
• Experience reporting to Senior Stakeholders (CFO/CEO/Board).
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA) required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with MD and leadership to develop and execute strategy.
• Provide financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Translate objectives into financial plans and targets.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Deliver timely financial reporting to stakeholders.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to drive accountability.
• Analyze performance to identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide commercial insight to improve profitability and customer value.
• Maintain robust financial, system and network controls.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes.
• Support pricing strategies and customer profitability analysis.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and treasury activities.
• Lead and develop the finance team.
• Manage Head of IT.

Skills

Strategic finance

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

KPIs & dashboards

Risk management

Team leadership

End-to-end processes

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

The Finance Director is a key member of the Ireland Executive Leadership Team, responsible for leading the finance function and providing strategic financial leadership to support the delivery of the company's business objectives. The role is accountable for financial planning, reporting, governance, compliance, risk management, commercial decision support and business performance improvement.

Working closely with the Managing Director and regional finance leadership, the Finance Director will drive financial performance, support growth initiatives and ensure robust controls are in place within a complex operational environment. This role will also have reporting to them the Head of IT.

Initially, this role will be offered on a 6-month contract basis. There will be an opportunity to apply for the permanent position too.

The role:

• Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team to develop and execute the business strategy.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate business objectives into financial plans and performance targets.
• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to local, regional and group stakeholders.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance dashboards to drive accountability across the business.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Provide commercial insight to improve profitability and customer value.
• Ensure effective financial, system and network controls, policies and procedures are maintained across the organisation.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes.
• Support contract negotiations, pricing strategies and customer profitability analysis.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and treasury activities.
• Lead, mentor, develop and inspire the finance team.
• Manage the Head of IT

The person:

• Ideally you will have 5 or more years’ experience with end-to-end operational financial processes and implementing financial and system controls in a medium size business
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in a role reporting to Senior Stakeholders (i.e. CFO, CEO, Board of Directors)
• Hands-on and can-do approach is essential for this role - (ACA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA)