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Barden are exclusively partnering with a leading distributor of capital equipment as they seek a Financial Accountant to join their team on an initial 12 month basis. We’re looking for a motivated and ambitious Financial Accountant to join their team in Tipperary as the business continues to expand. With close exposure to the Finance Director, you’ll support the finance function in delivering accurate, timely, and compliant financials across the business, while developing strong technical, analytical, and commercial skills.

This is a great opportunity for a newly/ recently qualified accountant to gain broad exposure across financial operations in a growing business. We’re looking for someone commercially minded and forward-thinking, who’s proactive and enjoys problem solving, detail-oriented, eager to learn, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a busy environment.

As the business grows, we’re always looking for ways to improve the efficiency of our Finance function, whether through better processes, automation, or new ways of doing things. So we want someone who won’t just deliver to a high standard, but who’ll question existing processes, spot opportunities for improvement, and bring ideas to the table.

Key Responsibilities:

– Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts

– Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules, including banking reconciliations

– Overseeing warranty reconciliations

– Completing year-end accounts and coordinating the year-end audit

– Managing unit stocking facilities

– Assisting in the preparation of the Group’s consolidated accounts

– Debtor and cash flow management

– Reviewing GLs and providing explanations for variances

– Working closely with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams

– Close exposure to the Finance Director

– Ad hoc duties and projects

About You:

– Qualified ACA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA accountant

– Previous experience working on audit engagements

– Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills

– Excellent attention to detail and organisational ability

– Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office

– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

– Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Interested in joining a growing, family-owned business at an exciting stage of its development? We’d love to hear from you.

Barden has been engaged on an appointment for a Financial Controller within one of Ireland’s leading retail services businesses, based in West Dublin, to join their growing Finance team.

This is a newly created, pivotal role at the heart of the Finance function, taking full ownership of day-to-day controllership as the business scales. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this person will own month-end close, statutory reporting, tax compliance and internal controls, while leading a small finance team through a period of meaningful change.

About the role

• Own the end-to-end month-end close process, including management accounts, Balance Sheet Review and board pack delivery.
• Lead the preparation of annual statutory financial statements in line with Irish GAAP, and manage the external audit relationship end-to-end.
• Take ownership of Irish tax compliance: VAT, Intrastat, VIES, Corporation Tax and Deferred Tax.
• Supervise AP/AR, cash forecasting, treasury operations and FX management across the business.
• Design, document and embed a robust internal controls framework, including implementation of a segregation-of-duties matrix.
• Act as the principal finance point of contact for an outsourced payroll provider, ensuring controls are documented and operating effectively.
• Directly manage a Financial Accountant, Accounts Assistant and a Credit Controller.
• Partner closely with the FPA function and act as a trusted finance counterpart to operations, IT and commercial leaders.

About the person

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with at least 5 years PQE.
• Proven experience owning month-end close and statutory reporting end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience coordinating an external audit cycle.
• Practical, current experience of Irish tax compliance.
• Experience managing and developing a small finance team.
• Strong ERP experience, SAP highly advantageous, with advanced Excel and familiarity with Power BI.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-changing, entrepreneurial environment.

Please reach out for a confidential discussion.

Barden are assisting a West Dublin based Multinational who are looking to hire an experienced and qualified accountant to their Group Finance team on a permanent basis as Finance Manager.

This role offers a great opportunity to step into management, strong exposure to senior finance and business leadership, and will play a key part in strengthening the group’s group accounting capabilities.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of group annual reports under IFRS;
• Preparation of monthly consolidated group management information;
• Providing technical accounting guidance across the business on key IFRS matters;
• Assessing the impact of new accounting standards and supporting their implementation;
• Mentoring junior members of the team.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Qualified accounting professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 4+ years PQE (in practice or industry);
• Consolidation experience preferred;
• Previous experience in a PLC/MNC is preferred;
• Excellent communication and report writing skills;
• Self-starter who is motivated, innovative and ambitious;
• Solid working knowledge of Excel.

This is an ideal role for someone looking for the opportunity to develop their experience in Group function.

Barden are delighted to be engaged by a large, well-regarded Irish business in North Dublin, to hire an FP&A Accountant to join their growing finance team.

With flexible hybrid working, this role will suit a qualified accountant who is ambitious and looking for a broad role spanning FP&A and Financial Analysis.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Having recently expanded through acquisition, the group is entering an exciting growth phase. This role will provide finance support to one of its recently acquired businesses, while working closely with the central commercial finance team — offering exceptional breadth across two parts of the group.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Delivering weekly reporting and period management accounts, with analysis of key trends and variances;
• Supporting the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes;
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting internal and external audits;
• Providing commercial analysis and reporting, including support for tendering activity;
• Business partnering with finance and non-finance stakeholders across the group;
• Contributing to ongoing process improvement.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA);
• 1-3+ years’ experience in industry;
• Experience in financial modelling is advantageous;
• Concise and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels;
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

If you are interested in a broad FP&A role with a large, successful, and growing Irish business, please hit apply.