Senior Financial Analyst

Cpl Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cpl Group in Ireland is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for an EMEA-wide role working with multiple finance teams and the Senior Leadership Team.

You will split your time ~70% on finance transformation and automation, and ~30% on month-end close, gaining exposure to transformative projects and strategic reporting. The position offers broad visibility across regions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of finance experience.
• University degree in finance or accounting.
• Experience in Finance Transformation and month-end close.
• Strong knowledge of AI, automation, and modern finance tech.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance projects and transformation across teams.
• Drive the digital finance vision and implement automation.
• Establish centralized data sets for real-time analytics.
• Coordinate forecasting and monthly headcount reporting.
• Oversee month-end close for regional and local entities.

Skills

Finance transformation

Requirements gathering

Agile delivery

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Power Apps

Automation

ERP systems

AI tools

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst

This is an EMEA wide Senior Finance Analyst role working with multiple finance teams, with exposure to working alongside the Senior Leadership Team. The role offers strong exposure to Finance Transformation, with approximately 70% of your time spent on finance projects and transformation and 30% on month end close. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing and implementing automation and streamlined processes across finance functions. Proficiency in Power BI, Power Automate, and other automation and AI tools is essential for this role.

What You’ll Do:

• Finance projects and transformation (c. 70% of the role): collaborate with finance, technology, and operations stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions
• Develop and implement the vision for a modern, digital finance function. Drive the selection and implementation of finance technologies, including automation, Power BI and other AI tools. Develop and execute change management plans, ensuring stakeholder alignment and user adoption
• Establish standardized, centralized data sets for enhanced insights and analytics. Improve reporting tools and technologies to deliver real time business information to leaders
• Month end close (c. 30% of the role): consolidate regional, business unit, and local financials for actuals and forecast. Validate completeness and reasonability of submissions. Prepare standard and ad hoc analysis
• Co-ordinate forecasting and planning guidance and assist local finance teams where needed. Maintain templates to ensure correct corporate deliverables are met. Help maintain headcount tracking and produce the monthly headcount report

Experience You’ll Need to Have:

• 4+ years of finance related experience
• University degree in finance or accounting related field
• Exposure to Finance Transformation and finance project delivery, alongside month end close responsibilities
• Strong understanding of modern finance technologies, including AI, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, automation, and ERP systems
• Expertise in finance processes. Experience leading system or process improvement initiatives
• Skilled in requirements gathering, documentation, and Agile delivery. Ability to analyse large amounts of data from various sources, with complete attention to detail and accuracy
• Can translate insights into opportunities, interpreting financial data for a business audience and understanding how corporate strategy drives functional goals