Senior Financial Controller — 4-Day Week Leader

FRS Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

FRS Recruitment is assisting an established Irish business to appoint a Financial Controller for a 4-day-per-week, permanent role in Tipperary. You will lead the finance function, own financial reporting, and partner with the MD to drive commercial insight and profitability.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA and hands-on leadership of day-to-day finance, including budgeting, cash flow, and statutory compliance within a manufacturing/SME context.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA - essential.
• Strong financial reporting and management accounting capability.
• Excellent business partnering and commercial analysis skills.
• Previous people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function and oversee day-to-day financial operations.
• Deliver monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Cash flow and working capital management.
• Provide commercial analysis around costs, margins and profitability.
• Strengthen financial controls, processes and reporting.
• Oversee AP, AR, GL, fixed assets and payroll.
• Manage statutory compliance, tax and audit.
• Partner with MD and management team.
• Support decision-making with Operations, Production and Sales.
• Lead and develop the finance team and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Commercial partnering

Leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

FRS Recruitment is assisting an established Irish business to appoint a Financial Controller for a 4-day-per-week, permanent role in Tipperary. You will lead the finance function, own financial reporting, and partner with the MD to drive commercial insight and profitability.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA and hands-on leadership of day-to-day finance, including budgeting, cash flow, and statutory compliance within a manufacturing/SME context.