The Role

Financial Controller - permanent

Co Carlow- Fully office based

 

Report to CEO

Direct reports:  4

Job details
You will own the day-to-day running of the finance function. You will build and maintain robust accounting processes, deliver precise financial reporting, and manage cash flow. This is a high-impact, hands-on role requiring a technically strong accountant who can manage a small team while keeping the business structurally sound for scaling.

This is a strategic role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and making a tangible impact.

What you will do

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close
• Close Management: Own, accelerate, and standardise the month-end close process to deliver management accounts within 6 working days. Upload reports to Celnor Group central finance in London.
• Balance Sheet Control: Perform rigorous monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts, intercompany balances, and foreign currency accounts.
• Variance Analysis: Provide deep-dive variance analysis (Actuals vs. Budget) to highlight operational efficiencies or cost overruns.
• Understanding of group consolidations and prepare accounts to include deferred considerations, Goodwill, accrued income and deferred revenue as per FRS102
Process Automation & Systems
• System Optimization: Maintain and optimize the ERP architecture ( SAP-B1) to automate manual data entry.
• Control Frameworks: Design and enforce strict internal financial controls to mitigate risk, fraud, and revenue leakage.
• Project Accounting: Ensure precise tracking of time billing, project utilization, or deferred revenue streams.
Working Capital
• Cash Management: Produce weekly rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts for the CFO and CEO and Group finance team..
• Credit Control: Oversee the order-to-cash process, directly managing efforts to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
• Vendor Management: Supervise the accounts payable ledger and work closely with supply chain team.
Compliance, Tax & Audit
• Audit Lead: Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, preparing the year-end audit file to ensure zero material adjustments.
• Tax Filing: Ensure timely and accurate filing tax returns, including VAT, corporate tax, and payroll compliance. Prepare and present tax to group accounting team.
• Statutory Accounts: Prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

The Person

• Professional Qualification: Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent.
• Post-Qualified Experience: 3 to 6 years of post-qualification experience, ideally with a background in an auditing firm followed by a commercial role.
• Scale Exposure: Previous experience in a SME environment reporting to a global head office.
• System Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets. Crystal reports and sharperlight experience an advantage.
• Detail-Obsessed: A natural perfectionist regarding numbers, reconciliations, and audit trails.
• Execution Focus: A practical problem-solver who thrives on building efficient workflows rather than just managing legacy ones.
• Clear communications: Ability to communicate financial rules clearly to non-financial operational managers.
• Continual Improvement- Run department using LEAN manufacturing principles and work on LEAN projects in collaboration with other departments.
• Embrace and manage change as a result of LEAN methodology

The Package

Salary NEG

• Additional Annual Leave days with continued service.
• Company pension of 3% of salary.
• Career Progression & Growth.
• Christmas Voucher
• Secure & Free Car Parking.
• EV-Chargers on site.
• Further Education Support.