Strategic Finance Lead (No. 2) – Global Unit

Barden | B Corp; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Barden | B Corp is seeking an Associate Director of Finance to act as the No. 2 to the Senior Director of Finance. You will lead a high-performing finance team, partner with operations and corporate functions, and provide judgements to support strategic business decisions.

Reporting to the Senior Director, you will oversee period-end close, safeguard financial controls, and drive improvements across the reporting cycle while maintaining strong governance with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Big 4 trained or equivalent professional background
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and controls experience
• Proven ability to partner with Operations and senior business leaders
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in global organisations and reporting environments

Responsibilities

• Act as accounting and reporting leader for the business unit, overseeing period-end close and performance reviews
• Partner with Operations, Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and other teams to drive decision making and improvements
• Apply deep technical knowledge to complex accounting areas requiring judgement
• Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks with strong controls
• Lead process improvements across close and reporting cycles
• Strengthen governance and external stakeholder relationships

Education

ACA or equivalent

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SOX controls

Job description

Barden | B Corp is seeking an Associate Director of Finance to act as the No. 2 to the Senior Director of Finance. You will lead a high-performing finance team, partner with operations and corporate functions, and provide judgements to support strategic business decisions.

Reporting to the Senior Director, you will oversee period-end close, safeguard financial controls, and drive improvements across the reporting cycle while maintaining strong governance with external stakeholders.