Finance Manager

Nts Marine; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension (5%)

Life Assurance

Health Cash plan

Promotion opportunities

WFH after 3 months (1 day per week)

Job summary

Nts Marine is seeking a senior finance leader to oversee financial reporting, planning and analysis across multiple divisions, delivering governance and strategic support to leadership to drive operational and commercial performance.

The role requires direct line management of the Finance team, month-end close, CVRs, Board Pack preparation, budgeting and forecasting, ERP experience (Microsoft D365 F&O) and BI tooling such as Power BI.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with professional body accreditation (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Post-qualification experience of at least 6 years in a finance leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial reporting, planning and analysis activities across divisions.
• Line manage Finance team; review monthly outputs including ERP month-end close and CVRs.
• Own budgeting and forecasting processes and build robust financial models.
• Drive internal controls, cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization.
• Coordinate Year End Audit and Corporate Tax; manage relationships with external auditors.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Excel – Advanced

Financial Planning

Budgeting & Forecasting

Stakeholder Communication

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Microsoft D365 F&O

Power BI

Job description

The successful candidate will lead the financial reporting, planning and analysis activities for the companies' multiple divisions, providing robust financial governance, insightful business partnering and strategic decision support to leadership to drive operational and commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities

The following reflect the main tasks associated with this position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive:

Team Leadership & Oversight: Act as the direct line manager for the Finance team members. Review and sign off on their monthly outputs, including ERP month-end close, project Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), month-end management accounts and Board Pack preparation. Lead and develop direct reports, ensuring high performance and engagement.

Monthly outputs: directly own and execute specific month-end tasks to include generation and delivery of Board pack to FC, including balance sheet reconciliations, CVR completion for individual projects and MPFY projections.

Collaboration to drive cross-functional success: work closely with all departments and other group companies to optimise company financial performance and timely reporting.

Commercial Insights: Elevate the preliminary variance analysis provided by the Management Accountant. Deliver high-level, actionable financial insights to the Financial Controller.

Budgeting & Forecasting: Own the quarterly and annual budgeting and forecasting processes. Coordinate inputs from the Management Accountant and department heads to build robust financial models.

Audit & Tax Ownership: Lead the Year End Audit and Corporate Tax processes end-to-end. Manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors.

Internal Controls: Work closely with the Financial Controller to design, implement, and maintain good financial controls.

Cash Flow Strategy: Oversee cash flow reporting and forecasting. Drive working capital optimization.

Process Improvement: Identify efficiencies in the current work practices, ERP workflows and output, reporting templates, and statutory compliance submissions (VAT, Intrastat, etc.).

Provide support as required to the Financial Controller.

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

Minimum of 6 years' post qualification, hands-on, industry experience in managing a finance function/team or in a similar role.

Proficient in accounting software.

Advanced MS Excel skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and commitment to tasks.

Ability to work independently and within a team environment and to tight deadlines.

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly convey complex financial information to a range of stakeholders.

Proven leadership and collaboration capabilities, with experience mentoring teams.

Strong personal integrity.

Confident, enthusiastic and personable approach to working with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

An all-rounder prepared to work hard within the team on any given task.

Project accounting / CVR experience.

Construction / Property finance experience.

ERP experience, Microsoft D365 F&O.

Group accounting experience.

Experience using BI tools such as Power BI, or similar platforms to build and present data-driven insights.

About the Company

What We Offer:

• Company pension - 5%
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash plan
• Excellent promotion opportunities within a dynamic company
• The chance to work on exciting projects that shape the future of the marine industry
• A supportive work environment with a friendly team
• Company events
• WFH after 3 months (1 day per week)