About Us
Catalyst Labs is a specialist talent agency partnering with global professional services organisations across corporate services, fiduciary, legal, accounting, regulatory, and financial services functions. We are deeply embedded in our clients' recruitment operations, working directly with senior decision-makers including Partners, Managing Directors, Board members, and C-suite leaders across international firms and high-growth platforms.
Our Client:
Our client is a rapidly growing global professional services firm delivering corporate, fiduciary, and regulatory solutions to private equity houses, hedge funds, CLO managers, trusts, and international financial institutions. Operating across multiple global locations, the firm blends deep international expertise with a pragmatic, client-centric approach.
Location: Ireland
Work type: Full time, Remote
Overview
We're seeking a Corporate Controller to play a senior leadership role within our client's rapidly growing global finance function. This position is responsible for overseeing statutory and regulatory reporting across multiple jurisdictions, managing core financial operations, and ensuring strong financial controls and governance. The successful candidate will lead and develop local, outsourced, and global finance teams, while partnering closely with senior stakeholders to support the organisation's continued international growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the preparation of IFRS-compliant statutory financial statements and manage the year-end audit process across relevant entities.
2. Strengthen and oversee the financial reporting function, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of management accounts, regulatory filings, board reporting, and budgeting processes.
3. Perform regular variance analysis, identifying and escalating material movements and key financial risks to senior management.
4. Ensure robust financial controls are in place by reviewing journals, balance sheet reconciliations, cost allocations, and revenue recognition methodologies.
5. Own and maintain the chart of accounts, reporting structures, and internal reporting frameworks.
6. Develop, implement, and continuously review accounting policies, procedures, and internal control environments.
7. Oversee cash flow management, intercompany accounting, and supplier payment processes.
8. Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and provide insight-driven recommendations to support decision-making and operational improvements.
9. Lead, coach, and develop accounting teams to drive performance, capability, and succession planning.
10. Manage and coordinate local, outsourced, and international finance teams, ensuring effective delegation and consistent quality of output.
11. Identify key financial and operational risk areas and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
12. Proactively drive process optimisation initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and control.
13. Partner with IT and other technical teams to support finance systems enhancements and automation initiatives.
14. Lead or contribute to finance transformation projects and other strategic initiatives as required.
Qualifications
15. Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
16. 5–10 years of progressive experience in financial reporting roles, preferably within the financial services or legal sectors.
17. Management-level experience within a Big 4 audit environment is strongly preferred.
18. Demonstrated expertise in statutory reporting with a deep understanding of IFRS.
19. Proven track record in financial systems design, testing, and implementation initiatives.
20. Advanced Oracle experience (financial modules and reporting).
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