Financial Controller

Michael Page; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Financial Controller for a fast-growing, PE-backed international healthcare group. You will act as the CFO’s trusted No.2, owning group reporting, consolidations, audit processes and acquisition integration across Europe, while driving process improvements and scalable finance functions.

You will lead monthly accounts, statutory reporting, and commercial finance support, partnering with senior leadership to provide reliable financial insights and to support growth

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent accounting qualification.
• 5+ years' post-qualified experience in accounting and finance.
• Strong financial reporting, consolidation and month-end close expertise.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing audit processes.
• Previous Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar leadership experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Proven ability to improve processes and support business growth.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts across multiple international entities, ensuring accurate reporting within tight deadlines.
• Lead group consolidations, balance sheet control, month-end close activities, and statutory financial reporting.
• Partner closely with the CFO to provide commercial insights, performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision support.
• Manage technical accounting matters including revenue recognition, stock accounting, provisions, and acquisition accounting.
• Take ownership of audit processes and liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and professional service providers.
• Support ongoing acquisition activity, including onboarding new entities, integration, completion accounts, and post-acquisition reporting.
• Drive finance process improvements and help enhance reporting capabilities and system utilisation within SAP Business One.
• Mentor junior finance team members while helping build a scalable finance function within a fast-growing, international business

Skills

5+ years experience

Financial reporting

Consolidation

Month-end close

Excel

Leadership

Stakeholder management

SAP

Education

ACA/ACCA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join a growing, PE-backed international healthcare business as Financial Controller, acting as the CFO's trusted No.2 with responsibility for group reporting, consolidations, compliance and acquisition integration across multiple European entities. The role offers the opportunity to lead finance process improvements, support future growth and M&A activity, and play a key role in scaling the finance function within a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Our client is a fast-growing, international healthcare business. Backed by ambitious growth plans and ongoing investment, they offer an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation at a pivotal stage of its development.

Description

The Financial Controller will take ownership of financial control, management reporting, statutory compliance and commercial finance support for the group entities. The role will work closely with the CFO and wider Group finance team to strengthen reporting discipline, support growth, improve systems and processes, and provide reliable financial insight to business leaders.

• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts across multiple international entities, ensuring accurate reporting within tight deadlines.
• Lead group consolidations, balance sheet control, month-end close activities, and statutory financial reporting.
• Partner closely with the CFO to provide commercial insights, performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision support.
• Manage technical accounting matters including revenue recognition, stock accounting, provisions, and acquisition accounting.
• Take ownership of audit processes and liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and professional service providers.
• Support ongoing acquisition activity, including onboarding new entities, integration, completion accounts, and post-acquisition reporting.
• Drive finance process improvements and help enhance reporting capabilities and system utilisation within SAP Business One.
• Mentor junior finance team members while helping build a scalable finance function within a fast-growing, international business

Profile

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced, commercially minded finance professional who enjoys operating in a hands-on leadership role and partnering closely with senior stakeholders. You'll combine strong technical accounting expertise with the ability to drive improvements in a growing, multi-entity business.

What you'll bring:

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent accounting qualification.
• 5+ years' post-qualified experience in accounting and finance.
• Strong financial reporting, consolidation and month-end close expertise.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing audit processes.
• Previous Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar leadership experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Proven ability to improve processes and support business growth.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Job Offer

• Opportunity to join a growing international healthcare business with ambitious expansion and acquisition plans.
• A genuine No.2 role to the CFO
• Broad remit across financial control, commercial finance, acquisitions, reporting and process improvement.
• Exposure to a multi-entity, international environment with operations across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
• Primarily an office-based role offering strong collaboration with the leadership team and excellent visibility across the wider business.
• Competitive salary of €80,000-€90,000 plus bonus and benefits package.