Senior Reporting & Analytics Project Lead

Cadence; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence in Dublin seeks a Senior Reporting and Project Analyst to drive financial reporting, analytics, and strategic projects across the business.

You will build dashboards and KPI reporting, automate processes with AI where applicable, analyse Accounts Receivable trends, and support decision-making with data-driven insights for a global finance function.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, manages project milestones, and supports M&A activities and system improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in reporting, business analysis, financial analysis, project management, or process improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience supporting Finance, Credit & Collections, Treasury, Accounts Receivable, or other operational functions.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and self-motivated.
• Strong project ownership mindset & continuous improvement mentality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and automate operational and management reports.
• Improve reporting infrastructure and eliminate manual reporting activities through AI adoption where needed.
• Analyse Accounts Receivable (AR) trends, aging, collections performance, DSO, and cash forecast metrics.
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPI reporting.
• Identify business trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.
• Build dashboards and reporting solutions (AI Solutions where applicable).
• Analyse collection effectiveness, automation performance, and productivity metrics.
• Perform root-cause analysis on AR issues, disputes, and customer payment behaviour.
• Support business decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Measure process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead reporting and automation projects from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prepare executive summaries, project updates, and business cases.
• Support M&A Activities, system implementations, process redesign, and integration initiatives.
• Identify and automate manual, repetitive processes.
• Support reporting automation initiatives and workflow enhancements.
• Define reporting standards, controls, and governance.
• Work with business and technical teams to improve data quality and system utilization (High-Radius and SAP Hanna).
• Document business processes and reporting requirements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data Analytics

Financial Analysis

Project Management

Process Improvement

Dashboard Development

Stakeholder Management

Executive Reporting

Credit & Collections Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

HighRadius

Salesforce

Job description

Cadence in Dublin seeks a Senior Reporting and Project Analyst to drive financial reporting, analytics, and strategic projects across the business.

You will build dashboards and KPI reporting, automate processes with AI where applicable, analyse Accounts Receivable trends, and support decision-making with data-driven insights for a global finance function.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, manages project milestones, and supports M&A activities and system improvements.