We are looking for a Finance Manager to join the Finance team.
The Finance Manager’s responsibilities (further detailed below) will include overseeing end-to-end finance operations for the HQ office and the group’s Irish operations, financial planning and analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, seeking improvements in procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects that arise from time to time.
We expect the Finance Manager to:
- Fulfilling the role of local financial manager for our Ireland-based group headquarters, with responsibility for the Irish jurisdiction and consolidation at a group level.
- Overseeing the preparation of monthly management accounts, annual budgets, board reporting, cashflow management and financial forecasts for the group’s Irish entities.
- Monitor and coordinate detailed reporting and submissions regarding key areas of financial performance, statutory and regulatory financial statements, including filings to the CRO and the Revenue Commissioners, including VAT returns.
- Auditing the financial statements of the group's constituent companies and bringing them into line with the group’s accounting policy standards, namely IFRS and IAS.
- Preparation of consolidated financial statements (IFRS) of Devexperts Group.
- Overseeing the annual audit for stand-alone and consolidated structures to achieve successful, smooth and efficient outcomes.
- Partnering with the business on relevant finance topics and KPIs.
- Auditing of business processes in accordance with the accepted methodology as a team leader, independently, and/or as part of an audit team depending on the specifics of the audit.
- Participating in the development and writing of internal control procedures.
- Engaging with, working with, and directing local consultants on minimising tax risks of the group's companies.
- Responsible for adhering to the finance policies and procedures manuals within the team, and will be involved in monitoring, implementing and tracking updates of global transfer pricing policies.
Must-have skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant business or economic field.
- Professional qualifications, including having completed an internationally recognized accounting designation such as CPA, ACA, ACMA or ACCA.
- A minimum of 8 years’ post-qualified experience and at least 4 years’ audit experience, preferably in the Big 4.
- Strong knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and Irish Auditing Standards.
- Understanding the requirements of Irish GAAP and IFRS, tax and civil law, basics of financial analysis, SOC, ISO.
- Familiarity with VAT and transfer pricing models.
- Experience in external/internal audit, with experience in leading audit teams being an additional asset.
- Skills for testing internal controls, identifying and assessing risks, drawing conclusions and making recommendations.
- Ability to make complex decisions and rationalise them accordingly to others;
- Strong analytical skills, ability to work with a large amount of information;
- Proven management skills relating to processes, workflows, training and development of more junior colleagues at various levels of professionalism.
- Highly organized, efficient, with project management skills in order to lead planned initiatives, and a demonstrated ability to work to strict deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
- A high-performing, results-oriented self-starter with the ability to work independently and pro-actively manage upcoming deliverables.
- Strong communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, including effective communication abilities with individual colleagues, relevant teams and with senior management and board members.
- Advanced computer user skills.
