Financial Controller

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Type: Full-time/Permanent

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

The Role:

The Financial Controller will be responsible for building a finance function and team while implementing systems to support a growing business. The successful candidate will be joining a team alongside renowned industry leaders in a young, fast growing clean tech company.

Current finance function consists of CFO supported by limited internal resources and an external accounting firm who provide payroll, invoice processing, payments, VAT returns, audit support, management accounts etc. Our client is now moving to the next phase of growth as it scales its business commercially across Ireland, UK and US markets with a need to implement smart systems, processes and controls to build the business sustainably.

Responsibilities & Key aspects of the role include:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Irish accounting standards and regulations. Manage annual audit and relationship with external auditor.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop, manage, and maintain financial models to support the budgeting process and provide insightful financial forecasts to assist in decision-making. Support cashflow management.
• Financial Systems: Select and implement first MRP and ERP system.
• Long Range Planning – Develop and maintain model with executive management
• Partner with COO on decision support and product costings.
• Commercial Support – support the business development team to financially assess customer opportunities including pricing and contracting.
• Banking Relationships maintain relationships with existing banker and assess new relationships.
• Employee Benefits – manage with HR Manager pension and life assurance programs.
• Tax Compliance: Ensure compliance with Irish and EU tax laws, VAT returns, and statutory requirements supported by external advisors.
• Financing – work with executive team to develop working capital financing strategies with external partners including banks, leasing partners etc.
• Internal Controls & Risk Management: Implement and maintain robust financial processes, internal controls and policies to safeguard company assets.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead and mentor a small finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Oculer Limited – provide FC function and support to sister company – c. ½ day per week.

• Company Secretarial – annual filings, annual returns etc. supported by external advisor
• Insurance – manage insurance program including renewals supported by external advisor.

Flexibility & Teamwork:

• Our client is a young & growing organisation where priorities can change rapidly in response to business and customer needs. Colleagues are required to show agility and support each other across functions as required. This can include both task and project responsibilities.

Key requirements for the role

Qualifications:

• Hands on ambitious accountant keen to move to the next level.
• Build finance function and team. Implement systems. Support business commercially as it scales.
• 7 years plus experience – Chartered Accountant or CIMA qualified – with exposure to a broad range of business functions. This is not a role for a narrow specialist.
• ERP system implementation experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to partner effectively with other functions
• Build and manage a finance team
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills