Updated 17/September/2025
Our client is a very exciting global organisation with one foot in the FS/Markets and the other foot in the Renewables/energy sectors.
1 year contract but potential for permenancy.
This is an opportunity for a qualified ACA with circa 3 or 5 years PQE to lead a finance team or 3 and enhance their modeling and analytical skills as well as working on exciting ad hoc projects with the Head of Finance.
You need to be organised, clear communicator, and strong on contols and deadlines.
IFRS9 and derivatives experience is a plus.
Systems upgrade in 2026.
3 days in office
The Responsibilities of the Financial Controller will include:
Financial Reporting and Close
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; deliver accurate and timely management accounts and consolidated reporting for IE/UK entities.
• Prepare variance analyses and commentary
• Ensure balance sheet integrity: reconciliations, intercompany, accruals, fixed assets, leases.
Audit and Statutory Compliance
• Plan and manage annual external audits and internal SOX audits to timely sign-off; coordinate PBC lists and technical papers.
• Oversee statutory accounts and filings across Ireland and the UK; ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance.
Tax Management
• Oversee indirect and direct tax compliance (VAT, corporate tax, payroll taxes) with external advisors as required.
• Review tax returns, reconciliations, and support transfer pricing documentation and tax audits/queries.
Controls and Governance
• Maintain and enhance the control framework: policies, journals, approvals, reconciliations, segregation of duties.
• Monitor and remediate control gaps; maintain finance risk register and documentation (SOPs).
Systems and Process Improvement
• Own the Sage GL upgrade project end-to-end (requirements, design, testing, cutover, training) and stabilize post go-live.
• Improve data quality and flows between Sage, ETRM, and BI/reporting tools; drive standardization and automation.
Business Partnering
• Provide decision-ready financial insights to the Head of Finance and leadership.
• Support trading/commercial initiatives, including accounting considerations for derivative trading, fair value, and revenue recognition where relevant.
People Leadership
• Lead and develop a team of two; set objectives, coach, and foster a high-performance, continuous-improvement culture.
The Successful Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
• Qualified ACA
• 3–5 years PQE in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
• Proven experience in month/quarter/year-end close, audit management, and statutory reporting.
• Hands-on tax compliance experience (VAT and corporate tax) and strong balance sheet control discipline.
• Demonstrated success delivering finance systems change, ideally a GL/ERP upgrade; Sage experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel; experience with ERP/GL and BI/reporting tools; exposure to ETRM-ERP data flows is a plus.
• Prior experience in derivative trading accounting (e.g., fair value/IFRS 9 concepts) highly welcome.
Skills and Competencies
• Strong technical rigor and attention to detail; robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear, concise communicator; comfortable engaging senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, organized, and accountable; drives process improvement and documentation.
• Supportive people leader who develops talent and builds cross-functional collaboration.
KPIs/Success Measures
• Close timetable adherence and quality of management accounts.
• On-time audit sign-off with minimal adjustments.
• Reconciliation completeness and aging metrics.
• Sage GL upgrade delivered on time with stable post–go-live controls and reporting.
• Quality and timeliness of statutory and tax filings.
• Team engagement and development progress.
Competitive package with a market competitive bonus structure.
Please contact Dave Riordan on 01 6377251 or dave.riordan@charteredaccountants.ie
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