Senior Financial Accountant

FP&A; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Job summary

Atlantic Aviation Group in Galway seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to provide broad financial leadership across Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering and SG&A. You will own month-end close, produce monthly management accounts, and guide budgeting with a strong manufacturing focus.

This role offers hybrid working, pension contributions and health insurance, with direct reporting to the No.1 finance executive on site and significant influence across departments.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA with manufacturing experience.
• Experience in management accounts preparation.
• Manufacturing environment experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end close and monthly management accounts with commentary.
• Analyse gross margin by product and customer to support decisions.
• Contribute to annual budget formation and cost variance analysis.
• Lead inventory valuations, counts, ERP reconciliations to minimise losses.
• Partner with department leaders to manage budgets and cost drivers.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses for new product development and pricing.
• Manage fixed asset register and depreciations.

Skills

Management accounting

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

ERP systems

Budgeting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP system

Job description

A broad Senior Financial Accountant job with full site visibility and influence

This Senior Financial Accountant job with a Galway based manufacturer is the ideal step forward in your career if you have previous manufacturing finance experience in areas such as management accounts preparation and some cost accounting exposure where you now want to have a job with full visibility over all departments and report directly to the No.1 finance person onsite. Easily commutable from counties Roscommon, Clare and Mayo, you will join at an exciting time as this company grows within a world-renowned group of companies.

As the Senior Financial Accountant you won't be pigeon-holed into a specific area or department, rather you will work across multiple departments such as Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering and SG&A departments to support non-finance leaders in managing their budgets and costs while also producing monthly management accounts. Among your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare month-end close and produce monthly management accounts including commentary on actual performance vs budget
• Use your commercial acumen to analyse gross margin by product and customer to assist in business decision making
• Contribute to the annual budget formation and produce standard cost variance analysis monthly
• Lead, from a finance perspective, inventory valuations, inventory counts, ERP system and 3 rd party logistics providers reconciliations to minimise inventory losses on the balance sheet
• Business partner with department leaders to help them manage budgets, unearth variance drivers and work on cost saving initiatives
• Perform ad-hoc analysis for department heads on new product development, unit cost scenarios and pricing as examples
• Manage the fixed asset register accounting for depreciations and newly acquired assets

The package on offer is between €65,000-€75,000 including company pension contributions, hybrid working option, health insurance contribution and the opportunity to have a broad role with significant influence and visibility.

To become the Senior Financial Accountant you will need to be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience in management accounts preparation ideally in a manufacturing company be that medical device, biopharma, automotive, electronics, food processing, construction or similar product-based industry.

Edel didn't just read our job spec - she read the room. By taking the time to visit us in person, she gained a genuine understanding of our culture and values. Her communication throughout the process was clear, timely, and proactive, keeping us confidently informed every step of the way. Her thoughtful approach and commitment to finding the right fit made all the difference. We were thoroughly impressed with Edel.

Edel didn't just read our job spec - she read the room. By taking the time to visit us in person, she gained a genuine understanding of our culture and values. Her communication throughout the process was clear, timely, and proactive, keeping us confidently informed every step of the way. Her thoughtful approach and commitment to finding the right fit made all the difference. Her

Anthony Brennan, Chief People Officer at Atlantic Aviation Group