Financial Director

ACCPRO; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCPRO in Ireland (Dublin) seeks a Finance Director to lead the finance function and provide strategic financial leadership in support of business objectives. You will partner with the Managing Director and regional finance leadership to drive performance, ensure robust controls, and support growth initiatives.

The role reports to the Managing Director with a dotted line to the Head of IT and requires 5+ years of end-to-end financial process experience in a medium-sized business and professional

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience with end-to-end operational financial processes and implementing financial and system controls in a medium size business.
• At least 2 years' experience reporting to Senior Stakeholders (e.g. CFO, CEO, Board of Directors).
• Professional accounting certification (ACA, CPA, ACCA or CIMA).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business strategy in partnership with leadership.
• Provide financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Deliver timely financial reporting to local, regional and group stakeholders.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to drive accountability.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes.
• Support contract negotiations and pricing strategies.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and treasury activities.
• Manage and develop the finance team including Head of IT.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Treasury management

Leadership & mentoring

Risk management

Education

Accounting certification (ACA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

The Finance Director is a key member of the Ireland Executive Leadership Team, responsible for leading the finance function and providing strategic financial leadership to support the delivery of the company's business objectives. The role is accountable for financial planning, reporting, governance, compliance, risk management, commercial decision support and business performance improvement.

Working closely with the Managing Director and regional finance leadership, the Finance Director will drive financial performance, support growth initiatives and ensure robust controls are in place within a complex operational environment. This role will also have reporting to them the Head of IT.

The role:

• Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team to develop and execute the business strategy.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate business objectives into financial plans and performance targets.
• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to local, regional and group stakeholders.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance dashboards to drive accountability across the business.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Provide commercial insight to improve profitability and customer value.
• Ensure effective financial, system and network controls, policies and procedures are maintained across the organisation.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes.
• Support contract negotiations, pricing strategies and customer profitability analysis.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and treasury activities.
• Lead, mentor, develop and inspire the finance team.
• Manage the Head of IT

The person:

• Ideally you will have 5 or more years’ experience with end-to-end operational financial processes and implementing financial and system controls in a medium size business
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in a role reporting to Senior Stakeholders (i.e. CFO, CEO, Board of Directors)
• Hands-on and can-do approach is essential for this role - (ACA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA)