Financial Controller

3A Composites GmbH; Athlone; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Medical cover

On-site parking

Remote work after 6 months

Travel internationally

Job summary

3A Composites Industry Europe in Athlone, Ireland invites applications for a Financial Controller. This role anchors end-to-end finance for Athlone Extrusions (~160 FTE) and functions as Business Area Controller for Industry across related sites.

You will ensure accurate reporting, strong controls and compliance. You will lead a small finance team, drive costing, working capital, and profitability analysis, partner with Plant Manager, support S&OP, and push digitalisation of finance processes.

Qualifications

• Responsible for end-to-end site finance ownership and reporting.
• Own month/quarter/year-end close, variance analysis, and audits.
• Lead costing and profitability analysis, including cost-to-serve by product/customer.

Responsibilities

• Close & reporting for Athlone site with strong internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with Irish statutory requirements and tax obligations.
• Coordinate AR/AP/inventory optimization and cash forecasting.

Skills

Costing

Profitability analysis

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cash Management

Audit coordination

Tools

Infor LN

SAP

BI tools

Job description

3A Composites Industry Europe is an international division of the 3A Composites Group and part of Schweiter Technologies AG. We are the leading manufacturer, along with Athlone Extrusions Ltd., the Polycasa Group and Perspex International Ltd., for extruded plastic sheets, aluminium composite materials and lightweight foamboards for the fields of agricultural and commercial vehicles, caravans, sanitary ware, furniture construction, shipbuilding and the rail vehicle construction industry.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a FINANCIAL CONTROLLER POSITIONin Athlone, Ireland.
This dual FINANCIAL CONTROLLERrole leads the end-to-end finance agenda for Athlone Extrusions (~160 FTE) and serves as Business Area Controller for 3A Composites Industry, covering Pribram and related sites/sales flows supplied for our customers. It combinestwo mandates: full site finance ownership in Athlone and functional controlling leadership across the Business Area. The role ensures accurate and timely reporting, strong controls, reliable costing, working capital discipline, and tax/regulatory compliance in Ireland, while building standardized controlling, profitability transparency, and performance management across the Business Area.

Start with us as:
Financial Controller

Location: Athlone | Entry date: 10/01/2026

What we require:

Site Finance Ownership – Athlone (flex portion of time, end-to-end)

• Close & Reporting
  Own month/quarter/year-end close; plan vs. actual, variance analysis, early warnings.
  Maintain a clean control environment; coordinate external audits and resolve findings.
• Compliance & Tax (Ireland)
  Ensure adherence to Group Accounting Manual and Irish statutory requirements; manage corporate tax, VAT and payroll taxes.
• Costing & Profitability
  Own standard costing and master data integrity (BOMs, routings, overhead rates, labor/overhead absorption).
  Improve costing reliability; analyze PPV, usage, scrap, labor efficiency, downtime; drive corrective actions with Operations/Engineering/Supply Chain.
  Establish post-calculation profitability and cost-to-serve by product/customer; support pricing and contracts.
• Working Capital & Cash
  Drive AR/AP/inventory optimization; own cash forecasting and banking relationships.
• Business Partnering
  Sparring partner to Plant Manager; active role in S&OP, capacity planning, and shopfloor performance management.
• Team, Systems & Digital
  Lead and develop the local finance team (currently 3 FTE + 1 temp); raise controlling capability.
  Ensure LN Infor and finance processes run correctly and on time; identify and implement digitalization/automation options.

Business Area Controlling – Industry (incl. Pribram and related sites)

• Performance Management & Governance
  Run a structured risks & opportunities process; support make-or-buy and inter-site supply decisions (e.g., Příbram supplies for Athlone customers).
• Coordinate with local finance/controllers; standardize policies, calendars and controls; support external audits per country.
• KPI Standards & Reporting
  Define a standard KPI set and dashboard across sites (sales, mix, margin bridge, productivity, OEE/scrap where available, NWC, capex, cash); ensure a single source of truth across GL, sub-ledgers, LN Infor and SAP/BI.
• Planning & Forecasting
  Lead budget, rolling forecast and multi-year plans for the Business Area; calendar, templates, consolidation, challenge; gap-to-budget/action tracking.
• Profitability & Pricing Support
  Implement pre- and post-calculation frameworks across sites; product/customer profitability transparency.
  Align transfer pricing and cost allocations with Group CFO; ensure documentation.
• Systems & Integration
  Bridge LN Infor (Athlone/Polycasa) and SAP sites; harmonize reporting logic; lead LN phase-2 enhancements for costing, MRP parameters, inventory accuracy and pricing/discount logic.

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, performance-related bonus
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – up to 9% contribution from your pensionable Salary and the company matches your contribution plus 1%
• Medical Health Cover for the employee plus immediate family
• VHI Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Company doctor and on-site occupational nurse
• 26 days annual leave and 10 statutory bank holidays
• Personal Development and Training
• Company Laptop
• Company Mobile Phone
• On-site Parking
• Subsidized canteen
• After 6 month the possibility of remote working for 1 day/week is available
• International Travel is required (10 times per year)