Financial Controller

palebluedotrecruitment; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment is seeking a Financial Controller for a growing medical device manufacturing company based in Bray. You will lead the finance function, report to the Managing Director and partner with the senior leadership team in a hands‑on SME environment.

Key duties include monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, year‑end tasks, ERP improvements and robust product costing. You’ll develop the finance team and strengthen internal controls to support growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or CPA credential.
• At least five years’ post-qualification experience in a senior finance role.
• Experience in manufacturing or regulated environments (e.g. medical devices).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance and product costing.
• ERP experience covering BOMs, routings, standard costing, inventory and profitability analysis.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and reporting packs.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function and manage month-end close and financial reporting.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and treasury management.
• Coordinate annual audit and statutory financial statements.
• Maintain internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Improve ERP processes and product costing models.
• Provide financial and commercial analysis to support pricing and investments.
• Develop and coach the finance team; liaise with operations, engineering and logistics.

Skills

Excel

Financial modelling

Financial clarity

Stakeholder management

People management

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment is hiring a Financial Controller for a growing medical device manufacturing company based in Bray.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Financial Controller will lead the finance function and support the wider senior leadership team. This is a hands-on role within an SME manufacturing environment, covering financial control, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, group reporting, ERP processes and product costing.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reporting packs and group submissions.

• Manage month-end and year-end close.

• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and inventory accounting.

• Manage cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking and treasury requirements.

• Coordinate the annual audit and preparation of statutory financial statements.

• Ensure compliance with tax, VAT, payroll and statutory reporting obligations.

• Maintain appropriate financial controls, policies and procedures.

• Prepare budgets, forecasts and rolling financial projections.

• Monitor performance against budget, forecast and financial KPIs.

• Provide financial and commercial analysis to support pricing, investment, capacity planning and profitability.

• Support capital expenditure planning and post-investment reviews.

• Work closely with operations, engineering, quality, logistics and customer service.

• Manage and improve financial processes within the ERP system.

• Maintain product costing models covering BOMs, routings, labour rates, overhead absorption, inventory valuation and manufacturing variances.

• Produce margin and profitability analysis by product, customer and project.

• Ensure financial data is accurate across purchasing, inventory, production, sales orders and invoicing.

• Lead and develop the finance team.

• Provide oversight and support across selected back-office processes, including payroll, purchasing administration, customer service and logistics.

• Support audit readiness, process improvement and documentation standards across finance and related functions.

• Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA.

• Ideally at least five years’ post-qualification experience in a senior finance role.

• Experience within manufacturing, medical devices, engineering, plastics, high-volume production or another regulated environment.

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance and product costing.

• ERP experience covering BOMs, routings, standard costing, inventory and profitability analysis.

• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and reporting packs.

• Strong knowledge of internal controls, audit preparation, statutory compliance, tax and VAT.

• Previous experience managing or supervising finance staff.

• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.

• Ability to explain financial information clearly to colleagues outside finance.

Experience within an SME, an international group reporting structure or an ISO 13485/cGMP-regulated environment would be an advantage.

This position will suit a commercially minded Financial Controller who enjoys working closely with the wider business and taking a practical approach to finance. The successful candidate will play an important role in strengthening financial control, improving ERP and costing processes and supporting the company’s continued growth.

By applying for this position, you may also be considered by Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment for other relevant opportunities.

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