Finance Manager

Arigna Group; Connacht; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable fuel manufacturer in Arigna, Ireland is seeking a full-time Finance Manager. The successful candidate will manage month-end reporting, budgeting, and oversee the accounts team, ensuring timely finance operations. This role requires a qualified accountant with a minimum of 2-3 years experience in a manufacturing environment and a passion for sustainability. Hybrid working with flexibility is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years PQE experience required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Genuine interest in sustainability and ESG.

Responsibilities

• Month end reporting to management.
• Annual budgeting process.
• Management of the accounts team.
• Monthly stock reconciliations.
• Oversight of the group's payroll function.
• Revenue reporting and reconciliations.
• Support financial controller with year end audit.
• Update accounting systems as needed.
• Support banking relationships.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Leadership

Influencing

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Company Description

Arigna Group is a fifth-generation family-run business based in Arigna, Ireland. The Arigna Group have been at the forefront of developing clean smokeless fuel products for the last 30 years. In line with the move towards achieving a net zero sustainable future, the Group have recently commissioned the largest Biochar plant in Europe.

The Group is entering into an exciting time, as it rolls out its renewable and sustainable product Harvest Flame into the Irish and UK markets, exploring new opportunities with Biochar in adjacent markets and also continues to evolve its current smokeless fuel product mix within Ireland & the UK.

The Group has a manufacturing facility in the West of Ireland and has a number of distribution depots in the UK. The Groups head offices are located in Arigna, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon.

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Finance Manager at Arigna Group. The role is based in Arigna, Co. Roscommon, with some work-from-home flexibility.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for all finance and administration to include:

• Month end reporting to management.
• Annual budgeting process.
• Management of the accounts Team, including ensuring all Debtors and Creditor transactions and reconciliations are performed in a timely efficient manner.
• Monthly stock reconciliations and valuations including supporting the operations team with carrying out stock counts.
• Oversight of the Groups payroll function, including but not limited to monthly payroll reconciliations, ensuring payroll is processed in a timely basis and that all regulatory payroll returns are filed across the group in a timely manner.
• Revenue reporting and reconciliations including Vat and Carbon Tax returns.
• Support financial controller with the year end audit, annual tax returns and company secretarial items.
• Support with the update of accounting systems and upgrades.
• Support with the banking relationships.
• Support other business stakeholders as and when required- namely Operations, Production, R&D, Marketing & Sales.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• 2-3 years PQE experience minimum required.
• Good communicator with ability to influence and lead a finance team.
• Strong management accounting experience/Strong financial reporting experience.
• Driven, motivated and genuine interest in sustainability and ESG.