Financial Reporting Manager (External Reporting & Compliance)

Primark Stores Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail brand in Dublin is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to oversee compliance and governance in financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in external reporting, strong skills in stakeholder engagement, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This role offers competitive benefits, including healthcare, a pension, and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Potential bonus

27 days of leave plus bank holidays

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE with strong experience in financial and external reporting.
• Proven ability to work across multiple teams and markets.
• In-depth understanding of statutory, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong business acumen combined with planning and project management skills.
• Broad financial experience with a challenger mindset.

Responsibilities

• Establish governance frameworks for accurate reporting.
• Lead development of secondary ledgers for compliance.
• Integrate compliance processes into shared services model.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders for compliance.
• Oversee Board approval processes and manage relationships.
• Identify opportunities to streamline statutory reporting.

Skills

External Reporting Expertise

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Statutory & Compliance Knowledge

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Commercial Awareness & Project Management

Continuous Improvement & Integrity

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

Because people are more than just your day job. Connect, our way.

Finance at Primark

Our team has created a workplace of inspiration and growth. Be a part of building an inclusive and empowering culture, where every colleague’s unique abilities are recognised and celebrated. Collaborate with a team committed to the wellbeing of our workforce and define what it means to work at Primark.

What You’ll Do

Financial Reporting Manager (External Reporting & Compliance)

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Governance & Review: Establish robust governance frameworks to ensure timely and accurate entity-level reviews and reporting before period-end close.
• Ledger & Compliance Management: Lead development and maintenance of secondary ledgers for all entities, ensuring statutory, legal, and compliance reporting aligns with local and group requirements.
• GBS Integration & Process Efficiency: Partner with Global Business Services to embed statutory and compliance processes into the shared services model, driving consistency, scalability, and automation opportunities.
• Market Expansion & Stakeholder Engagement: Onboard compliance requirements for new markets and build strong relationships with Retail, P&C, ABF, and Workers Council to meet statutory obligations efficiently.
• Board & External Coordination: Oversee Board approval processes, manage ABF relationships, and collaborate with external providers to ensure smooth statutory reporting cycles.
• Controls & Continuous Improvement: Maintain proper books and records across jurisdictions, collaborate with Tax, Treasury, and Legal, and identify opportunities to streamline statutory reporting through best practices and technology.

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• External Reporting Expertise: 5+ years PQE with strong experience in financial and external reporting, supported by an ACCA/ACA qualification.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work across multiple teams and markets, including Global Business Services/shared service centers.
• Statutory & Compliance Knowledge: In-depth understanding of statutory, legal, and compliance requirements relevant to Primark and ABF.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Commercial Awareness & Project Management: Strong business acumen combined with planning and project management skills to deliver within tight timelines.
• Continuous Improvement & Integrity: Broad financial experience with a challenger mindset, high integrity, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we’re Caring and always strive to put people first. We’re also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology, please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.