Finance Manager, Mayo

FP&A; Connacht; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% pension

Health insurance

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Career progression pathways

Job summary

FP&A in Mayo is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the largest European entity, with 70% of sales through this site and an annual turnover of about €600m. You will manage statutory accounting, payroll, and inventory costing while guiding an established team through a mid‑project S4 Hana implementation.

You will mentor a strong finance team, drive budgeting, variance analyses, and intercompany transfer pricing with global alignment. Hybrid working and a competitive salary package await.

Qualifications

• 5+ years multinational company accounting experience.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification required.
• Experience with statutory reporting and payroll accounting.

Responsibilities

• Bring year-end accounts to trial balance and work with a Big 4 audit firm on annual financial statements.
• Lead month-end close activities for the entity including accruals, prepayments, payroll journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Contribute to the annual budget for the site and report variances in actuals vs budget and vs previous year.
• Complete all statutory returns across tax headings and payroll.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Supply Chain to manage inventory obsolescence and assign inventory costs to cost centres.
• Liaise with the global tax team on transfer pricing and report pricing variances in intercompany transactions.
• Exercise controls on cashflow movements, provide forecasts and manage FX fluctuations with Treasury.
• Work with the full finance team on the S4 Hana implementation mid-project.
• Lead, mentor and manage an established team member.

Skills

People management

Statutory accounting

Inventory accounting

Transfer pricing

Month-end close

Cash flow forecasting

Forecasting and budgeting

Intercompany transactions

FX risk management

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Develop your career in a multinational company reporting to the Finance Director

A rare Finance Manager job in Mayo combining people management, statutory accounting, inventory accounting, transfer pricing and contributing to an S4 Hana implementation has come on-stream. If you have been working at Finance Manager or Senior Accountant level and you are looking to join one of Mayo’s premium employers so that you can progress your career then this job will interest you.

As the Finance Manager

you will manage this company’s largest European entity with 70% of sales channelled through this distribution site, selling to over 20 countries with an annual turnover of €600m. This job requires a high-performer who likes variety, responsibilities include:

• Bring year-end accounts to trial balance and work with a Big 4 audit firm on the completion of annual financial statements


• Lead month-end close activities for the entity including accruals, prepayments, payroll journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis with the assistance of a team member who you will manage


• Contribute to the annual budget for the site and report on variances in actuals vs budget and actuals vs previous year for cost centres monthly


• Complete all statutory returns across tax headings and payroll


• Collaborate with FP&A and Supply Chain to manage inventory obsolescence, exercise controls and assign inventory costs to appropriate cost centres


• Liaise with the global tax team on transfer pricing, report on pricing variances in intercompany transactions that deviate from margins outlined in the transfer pricing model


• Exercise controls on cashflow movements, provide forecasts on same and manage foreign exchange fluctuations with the Treasury team


• Work with the full finance team on the S4 Hana implementation which is currently mid-project


• Lead, mentor and manage an established and well-respected team member

This multinational company in Mayo

is home to many of the company’s key decision makers at international level, including both the Finance Director for Financial Reporting and Director for FP&A globally giving this site significant internal influence on an international scale. With a finance team of circa 25, there are ample opportunities to progress into site specific, European wide or global positions in the years ahead as evidenced by the career progression of many of their finance team. It is a regional centre of excellence for R&D and production with a highly-skilled workforce working at this privately owned company so work-life balance is still a strong cornerstone of life here.

The package on offer

is worth €75,000-€85,000 including a competitive base salary, annual bonus, annual pay reviews

• 8% company pension contribution


• health insurance cover


• hybrid working


• life assurance


• clear career progression pathways

To become the Finance Manager

you will hold a professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5+ years multinational company accounting experience.

Edel didn’t just read our job spec—she read the room. By taking the time to visit us in person, she gained a genuine understanding of our culture and values. Her communication throughout the process was clear, timely, and proactive, keeping us confidently informed every step of the way. Her thoughtful approach and commitment to finding the right fit made all the difference. We were thoroughly impressed with Edel.

Anthony Brennan, Chief People Officer at Atlantic Aviation Group