Financial Director

Allied Talent; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Talent is partnering with a fast-growing SME in Dublin to appoint a Financial Director who reports to the CFO and leads financial operations across a multi-entity platform.

This role will focus on implementing finance and BI systems, ensuring robust financial control, reporting, and governance across the Group, while developing the finance team and partnering with senior management and lenders.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Approximately 10 years post-qualification in a senior finance role.
• Experience in multi-entity SME environments, hands-on and detail-oriented.
• Experience implementing finance and BI systems with cross-functional integration.
• Proven leadership within a finance function and board-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Own financial control, governance and compliance across group operations
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Drive finance systems implementation, automation and process improvement
• Prepare Board, Investment Committee and lender reporting
• Lead the annual audit process and maintain audit-ready financial records
• Lead, mentor and develop the wider finance team
• Act as a trusted finance partner to Senior Management and operational leadership

Skills

Interpersonal leadership

Strategic financial leadership

Communication with Boards

Hands-on multi-entity finance

Finance systems transformation

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Allied Talent is delighted to partner with a fast-growing SME in Dublin who are looking to appoint a Financial Director.

This is a high-profile leadership role with significant exposure to the CFO, the Board and external investment partners.

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead financial operations across a multi-entity platform. A core focus will be driving the implementation and integration of finance and BI systems, while ensuring robust financial control, reporting and governance across the Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own financial control, governance and compliance across group operations
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Drive finance systems implementation, automation and process improvement
• Prepare Board, Investment Committee and lender reporting
• Lead the annual audit process and maintain audit-ready financial records
• Lead, mentor and develop the wider finance team
• Act as a trusted finance partner to Senior Management and operational leadership

Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• c. 10 years' post-qualification experience in a senior finance role
• Background in a multi-entity SME environment, hands on and willing to get into the detail
• Experience implementing finance and BI systems with cross-functional integration
• Proven people leadership experience within a finance function
• Strong communicator, comfortable presenting to Boards and senior stakeholders

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to take on a central leadership role within a business which plans on doubling its revenue in 3-5 years through strategic acquisitions. The Financial Director will have an instrumental role in achieving this growth.