twentyAI are supporting a leading Private Equity backed Financial Services business in Ireland with a Financial Controller role. This person will manage all financial-related activities of the organization for their allocated product and Irish Entity.

This role will ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, maintain financial integrity, develop internal controls, and provide insights to support strategic decision-making. The Financial Controller will also be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Accounting

• Drive monthly reporting through the preparation of management accounts, ensuring delivery of high-quality financial information in a timely manner.

• Present management accounts on a periodic basis to Boards of Directors for entities within scope, ensuring the appropriate level of detail is provided and responding promptly to queries and actions.

• Maintain detailed supporting reconciliations and schedules as part of the month-end close process.

• Manage outsourced providers, where applicable, to ensure timely and accurate preparation of accounts.

Financial Reporting

• Drive accurate and timely reporting processes, ensuring compliance with Group Finance policy and reporting requirements.

• Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, high-quality and compliant annual financial statements for statutory audits of entities within scope.

• Contribute to Finance Policy & Procedure initiatives and ensure adoption and adherence across countries.

Audit, Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Hold ultimate responsibility for the statutory audits of legal entities within scope.

• Work with Group Finance to meet audit deadlines and reporting requirements.

• Collaborate with central finance teams to help develop, implement and embed Finance Policies & Procedures.

• Work with the internal audit function to complete audits in a timely manner and address any findings.

• Be responsible for tax and VAT/GST compliance for legal entities, working with external advisors and central tax teams to execute reporting obligations and implement Group policy.

• Ensure the implementation of the Group Transfer Pricing Policy.

• Be responsible for entity-level inputs for regulatory compliance and ensure timely reporting.

• Ensure all Finance policies and procedures for regulatory compliance are implemented and adhered to.

• Prepare and file financial returns with regulatory authorities where applicable.

• Monitor and stay informed of regulatory changes that affect reporting and filing obligations.

Finance Operations

• Work closely with Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams during the month and at close to ensure accounts are complete and accurate.

• Review team outputs and provide feedback to support continuous improvement.

• Ensure consistent implementation of the groupwide chart of accounts to support high-quality reporting.

Planning & Analysis

• Collaborate with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team to deliver KPIs and management information required by leadership to manage the business.

• Support FP&A to ensure information is accurate, timely and useful for decision-making.

• Work with FP&A on annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

• Provide detailed variance analysis versus budget, forecast and prior year as part of monthly reporting.

• Provide financial and commercial insight to operational teams to support revenue growth and cost control.

Strategic Initiatives

• Play an active role in finance transformation initiatives, including the implementation of new processes and systems.

• Maintain a strong focus on efficiency and effectiveness, identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Provide finance leadership and input into wider strategic initiatives across the group.

Collaboration

• Work closely with central finance functions (e.g. tax, VAT, treasury, FP&A) and finance operations teams.

• Collaborate across the wider business to ensure effective communication and delivery of solutions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Boards of Directors of entities within scope.

• Manage relationships with third-party service providers and outsourced partners.

• Support ad-hoc and project work as required and stay up to date with industry, technical, tax and regulatory developments.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.

• A professional accounting qualification is preferred.

• Recent and relevant post-qualification experience.

Experience & Skills

• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, management accounting and compliance requirements.

• In-depth understanding of IFRS.

• Experience in asset management or financial services, ideally within regulated or fund-based environments.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to senior stakeholders.

• Advanced proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).

• Experience working across multiple finance systems and data sources.

• Highly organised, adaptable and detail-oriented, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.