Financial Controller

The Panel; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working available

Job summary

The Panel, a sustainability consultancy near Dublin City Centre, seeks a Senior Financial Controller to lead financial control, reporting accuracy and continuous process improvement across Ireland and the UK.

You will own month-end close, intercompany reconciliations, tax compliance and cash forecasting while developing finance teams and delivering board-level packs. Hybrid working is available and a clear path to leadership is offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Proven Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager experience.
• Strong month-end reporting and FP&A background.
• Experience with multi-entity cross-border structures is advantageous.
• Excellent cashflow forecasting and working capital management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end month-end close including management accounts and variance analysis.
• Maintain balance sheet controls, reconciliations and intercompany processes.
• Manage Irish tax heads and UK tax compliance.
• Own 13-week cash forecast and working capital management.
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasts; develop financial models.
• Track KPIs and profitability across Irish and UK entities; report to board.

Skills

FP&A

Team leadership

Cashflow forecasting

Cross-border

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

My client is a growing Sustainability Consultancy operating across Ireland and the UK. They are currently looking to recruit an ambitious and commercially astute, big 4/top 10 trained Financial Controller, for their offices close to Dublin City Centre.

This is a senior leadership role covering financial control, reporting accuracy, commercial insight and continuous improvement of finance systems and processes.

• Lead the end-to-end month-end close process and prepare management accounts with variance analysis and board-level reporting packs
• Maintain balance sheet controls, reconciliations and multi-entity consolidations, including intercompany reconciliations and EUR/GBP translation
• Own preparation, filing and payment of all Irish tax heads (VAT, PAYE/PRSI/USC, RCT, Corporation Tax, DWT, VIES/Intrastat) and manage UK tax compliance (VAT, PAYE/NIC, Corporation Tax)
• Own the 13-week rolling cash forecast, weekly cash reporting and working capital management across debtor days, credit control and supplier payments
• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, and develop financial models for strategic planning and project profitability analysis
• Track KPIs across projects, departments and service lines, and deliver entity-level profitability analysis across the Irish and UK businesses
• Lead and develop the finance team, including reviewing tax filings and supporting professional exam progression
• Act as finance system owner for NetSuite, streamlining reporting and driving automation and process improvement
• Manage the annual audit process and statutory accounts for all group entities across Ireland and the UK

The person:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager
• Strong background in month-end reporting and FP&A
• Experience of multi-entity, cross-border (Ireland/UK/EU) group structures advantageous
• Strong cashflow forecasting and working capital management experience
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing finance teams
• Commercially astute with strong analytical capability
• Experience within professional services, engineering, consultancy or project-based environments advantageous

Salary: €100k plus benefits. Hybrid working available