Group Financial Controller | Growing SME | Exclusive role
Dublin, Leinster
Job Title: Group Financial Controller
Salary range: Negotiable
Reporting to: Board of Directors
Job Availability: Immediate
Location: Dublin
Background
Our client a successful is looking for a Group financial controller to join its team in Dublin.
The group comprises recruitment, staffing, and technology divisions. It is headquartered in Dublin and also operates in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia with ambitions to scale globally via its technology arm.
This new role is being created at an important developmental stage for the business and the successful candidate will play an important part in supporting the business realising its growth objectives.
The Financial Controller will work directly with the directors in developing and enhancing the group finance function. Specifically, the group envisions continuing to grow its staffing and recruitment divisions organically and its technology arm through series A funding.
The position will be based in Merrion Square in Dublin City centre with the opportunity to pursue a hybrid working model.
The successful candidate will be passionate about working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment and will be keen to play a key role within the development of the group finance function as well as optimising pricing and pricing strategies across the group. The role will have interaction with management at all levels and will have exposure to management reporting, budgeting, internal audit, fundraising and systems project work.
This is a special opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious qualified accountant to make a critical contribution to Clarity Group’s growth objectives, through harnessing and controlling the financial aspects of a fast-moving business.
The Role
Production of weekly and monthly group financial reporting
Production Preparation of weekly and monthly financial reports for some smaller overseas trading entities, in conjunction with local teams
Production of head office management accounts and budgets
Co-ordinate and collate board reports from each trading company for review with the Directors
Provide useful insight into weekly & monthly financial reporting so the group management team are informed of variances in financial reporting to budgets
Assist with fundraising including assistance with financial due diligence and investor reporting and relationship management
Assist in implementation of controls, policies and systems improvement initiatives across the group as it grows into the future
Assisting and leading with internal audit reviews
Assist with group budgeting process
Assist with year-end audit and tax work
Aid in accounting and reporting issues
Ad hoc projects and systems work
The Candidate
Qualified Accountant
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels
Passionate about technology and the future of work
Highly capable in Microsoft Excel and proficient in other Microsoft Office and G Suite products.
Ability to adapt to new systems.
Ability to demonstrate an attention to detail in the performance of duties.
Ability to review processes with a view to improving them.
Excellent understanding of current accounting standards, practice and guidance.