Head of Commercial Finance

Kingspan Data Solutions; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingspan Data Solutions in Ireland seeks a Head of Commercial Finance to lead strategic financial insight, forecasting and commercial guidance for the division. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will partner with local leaders to strengthen P&L, cash flow and balance sheet forecasts.

You will drive rolling forecasts, margin optimization, and capital expenditure processes, while supporting acquisitions and integration work across manufacturing businesses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; ACA/ACCA/CIMA essential.
• Proven experience in a similar role with cost accounting in manufacturing.
• Experience with M&A transitions and financial process setup; systems onboarding.
• Willingness to travel globally for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with business unit leaders to understand financial position, challenges and opportunities.
• Forecast and plan division P&L, cash flow and Balance Sheet with robust forecasts.
• Create rolling 12-month forecasts for the division.
• Coordinate costing and margin across businesses for divisional and BU margins.
• Identify acquisition targets and develop business cases with the corporate development team.
• Oversee finance transition for acquired entities, including onboarding and controls alignment.
• Analyze performance and implement profitability improvement strategies.
• Oversee capex approval processes with strong business cases for approvals.
• Handle ad hoc projects as required by the business.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication

Flexibility

Excel modelling

ERP/BI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Kingspan Data Solutions is a global leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing and delivery of mission-critical data centre infrastructure solutions. Operating as part of the Kingspan Group, the Data Solutions Division brings together advanced manufacturing capability, engineering excellence, and deep customer partnerships to support hyperscale, colocation and enterprise data centre customers worldwide.

Our business continues to grow from strength to strength, delivering a revenue of c.€1,500 million in 2026 with a team of over 4,500 employees and growing. As we accelerate our growth strategy, we are expanding across all teams, in all regions, enhancing our manufacturing capability, while investing in the best available manufacturing tools, equipment and expertise. Our business strategy is closely aligned with the ambitious Planet Passionate sustainability strategy set by Kingspan Group and focused on waste reduction, water conservation, energy efficiency, and carbon minimisation.

We operate across 17 different businesses, with 27 manufacturing sites globally, with operations in Australia, Vietnam, UAE, Europe, and North and South America.

About the Role

The Head of Commercial Finance will play a critical role in driving commercial and operational performance across our division. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director the key purpose of the role is to support local leadership teams by providing financial insight, strategic analysis and commercial guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with business unit leaders to develop a deep understanding of each business’ financial position, challenges and opportunities
• Support the financial forecasting and planning processes for the division, ensuring that each business has robust P&L, cash flow and Balance Sheet forecasts
• Develop a process for rolling 12-month forecasts for the division
• As our businesses become increasingly connected and product offerings become more integrated, co-ordinate the commercial approach to costing and margin across businesses ensuring appropriate overall divisional and business unit margins
• Working with the corporate development team, actively identify acquisition targets and develop business cases for new acquisitions
• Support the finance transition process for newly acquired entities, including onboarding, integration of systems and processes, implementation of financial controls and compliance frameworks, and alignment to group reporting standards.
• Continuously assess and analyse business performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to enhance profitability
• Work closely with business units on the capital expenditure approval process, with early involvement in project opportunities and development of robust business cases for divisional and group approval
• Ad hoc short term projects as arise given business need

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field. A professional certification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is essential.

Experience: Proven experience in a similar role with a strong understanding of cost accounting principles and manufacturing processes. Experience of M&A transition including financial process set up, systems transition and stakeholder management. Specific industry experience is not essential but desirable nonetheless.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to translate data into strategic insight.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence and build relationships across geographies.
• High degree of flexibility, resilience, and adaptability in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools is an advantage.
• Willing and able to travel globally for extended periods to support regional teams and global projects.