Senior Financial Controller

Cpl Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cpl Group is seeking a Senior Financial Controller for a 15-18 month contract with a leading Irish banking group. The role is hybrid with a Dublin base and scope to work from anywhere in the Republic of Ireland.

You will lead the Group Financial Control team, overseeing monthly/quarterly/half-year closes, statutory accounts, and FinRep, while partnering with stakeholders and external auditors to enhance controls and process efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with around 5 years' PQE.
• Experience leading a team in Financial Control or similar.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Proven ability to meet tight reporting deadlines while managing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• Banking or financial services reporting experience is advantageous.
• Resident of the Republic of Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group Financial Control team's monthly, quarterly and half-year close to high standards.
• Own Primary Statements, Statutory and FinRep close processes with robust reviews and controls.
• Identify and mitigate risks across end-to-end processes.
• Lead preparation of subsidiary statutory accounts and governance with audit committees.
• Build relationships with Finance stakeholders and external auditors.
• Collaborate with Commercial Partnering to drive efficiencies and improvements.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives and set a culture of accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Audit committee experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Senior Financial Controller - Contract (Banking)

We're recruiting a Senior Financial Controller on a 15-18 month contract for one of Ireland's leading banking groups.

Role

Senior Financial Controller

Contract

15-18 months

Rate

Competitive daily rate, depending onexperience

Location

Hybrid: Dublin office as primary base,work from anywhere in the Republic of Ireland

Team

Group Financial Control, within GroupFinance

The client and team

Our client is a major Irish banking group. Its Finance Division oversees Group budgeting, forecasting, and statutory, regulatory and external reporting, partnering with each business division and with centralized finance services.

The Group Financial Control team owns the control environment around accounting processes. It prepares Group and subsidiary statutory accounts and regulatory returns, and delivers accurate, timely financial information to senior stakeholders across the Group.

The role

You'll lead a team of finance professionals through the Group's monthly, quarterly and half-year reporting close, making sure it lands on time and to a high standard.

• Own the Primary Statements, Statutory and FinRep close processes, ensuring reviews and controls are completed to best practice
• Identify, understand and mitigate risks across the team's end-to-end processes
• Lead the preparation of subsidiary statutory accounts, including the audit and governance process and presenting at audit committees
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, the wider Group and the external auditors
• Work with the Commercial Partnering team to drive continuous improvement and process efficiencies
• Play an active part in the Group Financial Control team's strategic initiatives
• Set the tone for a team culture built on accountability, agility, collaboration and customer focus

What you'll bring

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with around 5 years' PQE
• Experience leading a team in Financial Control or another control-based function
• Strong technical accounting knowledge you can apply quickly and confidently
• A track record of delivering tight reporting deadlines while juggling competing priorities
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Self-motivated, able to work on your own initiative and plan and coordinate delivery
• Banking or financial services reporting experience (Statutory, FinRep) is a strong advantage
• You must be resident in the Republic of Ireland

Why it's worth a look

This is a chance to lead a team at the center of a major bank's financial reporting, with real exposure to technical accounting, audit committees and senior stakeholders. It suits a finance professional who wants to add or deepen banking experience on a substantial contract, with genuine hybrid flexibility.

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