Financial Controller

About Your New Employer

Financial Controller role with a well known business based in Kilkenny city. (Initial 12 month FTC)

About Your New Job

You will play a central role in delivering accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring regulatory compliance across the organisation. You will combine detailed financial analysis with clear communication and commercial insight to support senior stakeholders and business performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts across the organisation and its business units, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely reporting.
• Maintaining, developing and implementing robust accounting policies and internal financial controls in line with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring and reviewing costs, identifying trends, risks and opportunities to improve financial performance and efficiency.
• Overseeing year-end processes and coordinating reporting inputs across all business units.
• Ensuring statutory, regulatory and compliance returns are accurately completed and submitted on time.
• Coordinating group audits and tax reviews while acting as the main finance contact for external stakeholders.
• Leading and developing the finance team, promoting best practice, capability development and continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and providing trusted financial insight and support.

What Skills You Need

• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• At least five years’ post-qualification experience.
• Previous experience as a Financial Controller within an organisation with an annual turnover of at least €10 million.
• Experience preparing financial reports for multiple business units and subsidiaries.
• Experience preparing statutory audit files and supporting external audit compliance.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering exceptional service.
• Stamp 4 or EU Passport required.

What’s on Offer

• €80,000 - €85,000 plus benefits.
• Hybrid working.

What next

• Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or get in touch with me, Ben Ryan at [email protected] for more details.
• Or if the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch.

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