Financial Director

AIMS International Ireland (Spirit Executive); Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

AIMS International Ireland (Spirit Executive) in Dublin seeks a hands-on Finance Director to lead finance, legal, IT and governance across the organisation. You will partner with the COO and executive team to strengthen financial discipline and strategic decision-making.

The role requires a qualified accountant with international or multi-entity experience, strong commercial insight and the ability to build a high-performing finance team in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience.
• International or multi-entity experience is important.
• Able to advise and challenge senior leadership while building governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management, reporting, control, tax, treasury and statutory compliance.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and long-term financial planning.
• Provide commercial insight across brands, markets, pricing and margins.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Budgeting and forecasting

Strategic insight

Corporate governance

Tax compliance

IT systems governance

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are partnering with one of Ireland’s most entrepreneurial international spirits businesses to appoint a Finance Director.

Headquartered in Dublin, the company develops and grows distinctive beverage brands across Europe, the United States and Asia. It combines international reach with the pace, ambition and accountability of an entrepreneurial business.

This role will suit a hands on leaderwuth the ability to be part of building the business over time.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the Finance Director will lead finance, legal, IT and governance across the organisation. They will be a key member of the leadership team and a trusted commercial partner to the wider business.

This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who can strengthen financial discipline, improve visibility of performance and support better decisions across brands, markets and investments.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead financial management, reporting, control, tax, treasury and statutory compliance.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and longer-term financial planning.
• Provide clear commercial insight across brands, customers, markets, pricing and margins.
• Strengthen product costing, inventory management and working-capital control.
• Maintain effective governance, risk management and internal controls.
• Oversee legal and corporate matters, working with external advisers where required.
• Provide executive oversight of IT, business systems, data and information security.
• Lead and develop a small finance team while remaining close to the operational detail.
• Support the evaluation of new markets, products, partnerships and investments.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, ideally ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, with significant senior finance leadership experience.

They will bring strong capability across financial control, commercial finance, planning, cash flow, working capital, inventory and margin management. International or multi-entity experience is important, together with the judgement and confidence to advise and constructively challenge senior leadership.

Experience within beverage alcohol, FMCG, consumer goods or another international brand-led business would be advantageous.

Cultural fit will be critical. This opportunity will suit a commercially minded, pragmatic and hands-on finance leader who can introduce appropriate structure without unnecessary bureaucracy and operate effectively in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.

The role is based in Dublin, with a hybrid arrangement of three office-based days per week. Some international travel may be required.

Further details will be shared with suitably qualified candidates during the process.