Senior Finance Business Partner – Excellent Work-Life Balance

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Hawkins is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner in Dublin North (Hybrid) for a large Irish corporate. You will partner with senior leadership across sales, customer operations and commercial teams to provide financial insight and challenge to strategic decisions.

The role focuses on business partnering, strategic finance and governance. The position offers regular hours, flexible hybrid working and opportunities to influence profitability, strategic initiatives, and long-term

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 10+ years' post-qualified experience or equivalent.
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience, ideally gained within a large, customer-focused organisation.
• Experience supporting revenue growth, cost optimisation and profitability initiatives.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Experience leading and developing finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering - Partner with senior leadership teams to provide commercial and financial insight.
• Commercial Performance - Manage and analyse the financial performance of a significant customer-focused portfolio.
• Strategic Finance - Identify opportunities to enhance value and support long-term objectives.
• Planning & Forecasting - Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Commercial Insight - Translate financial information into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Strategic Initiatives - Provide financial and commercial support for new customer solutions and wider initiatives.
• Governance - Ensure strong financial governance, compliance and reporting across the portfolio.
• Leadership - Develop and mentor the finance team and foster high performance.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Commercial finance

Revenue growth

Financial planning

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Job description

Title: Senior Finance Business Partner - Excellent Work-Life Balance

Sector: Large Corporate

Location: Dublin North (Hybrid)

Our Client

Our client is a large and well-established Irish corporate that offers an exceptionally stable working environment, attractive benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who wants to continue operating at a senior level without sacrificing work-life balance. The organisation offers regular working hours, flexible hybrid working and the long-term stability of joining a large, established business.

The position itself is a high-impact commercial finance role. You will work closely with senior leadership across sales, customer operations and commercial teams, providing financial insight and commercial challenge to influence important business decisions. You will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives, sustainable growth and the organisation's longer-term transition towards a lower-carbon future.

Who should apply?

This role will suit a commercially minded senior finance professional who enjoys business partnering and influencing senior stakeholders but is also attracted to a stable organisation offering flexibility and an excellent work-life balance.

• Qualified accountant with 10+ years' post-qualified experience or equivalent
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience, ideally gained within a large, customer-focused organisation
• Experience supporting revenue growth, cost optimisation and profitability initiatives
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders
• Experience leading and developing finance teams

Role and Reporting Lines

Reporting to the Head of Finance and working closely with senior leaders across the organisation, you will be a key finance partner to the business. The role will include:

• Business Partnering - Partner with senior leadership teams to provide commercial and financial insight that supports decision-making and drives performance
• Commercial Performance - Manage and analyse the financial performance of a significant customer-focused business portfolio
• Strategic Finance - Identify opportunities to enhance value, improve profitability and support longer-term strategic objectives
• Planning & Forecasting - Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes across the portfolio
• Commercial Insight - Translate financial information and market feedback into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Strategic Initiatives - Provide financial and commercial support for new customer solutions and wider strategic initiatives
• Governance - Ensure strong financial governance, compliance and reporting across the portfolio
• Leadership - Support the leadership, development and mentoring of the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment