The General Ledger and Reporting Manager will report to the Group Head of Finance Operations. The purpose, responsibilities, skills and experience, and competencies required are as follows:
Job Purpose
The General Ledger and Reporting Manager is responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the general ledger and group financial reporting processes. This role ensures proper financial consolidation, statutory compliance, and effective internal controls across multiple entities within the group. The successful candidate will play a key role in monthend close, financial statement preparation, intercompany reconciliations, and coordination with internal and external auditors. The General Ledger and Reporting Manager will also be responsible for all direct and indirect tax reporting obligations.
This is a fulltime permanent role based in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, with an option to work hybrid.
Key Responsibilities:
General Ledger Management
* Oversee the groupwide general ledger, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with accounting policies and standards.
* Manage monthend and yearend close processes across all group entities.
* Ensure all journal entries, accruals, and adjustments are properly recorded and reviewed.
* Maintain the group chart of accounts and ensure consistency across subsidiaries.
Financial Reporting, Audit and Compliance
* Manage the preparation of statutory financial statements for audit and regulatory compliance.
* Manage the external audit with the Comptroller and Auditor General.
* Coordinate tax audits, ensuring timely provision of all required documentation.
Intercompany And Consolidation
* Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations.
* Coordinate consolidation of financial data for HRI and subsidiaries.
Cash Management
* Monitor the daily cash position and liquidity across the group.
* Forecast cash flow requirements, working in collaboration with the Strategic and Treasury Finance Manager.
Fixed Asset Management
* Oversee the accounting and administration of fixed assets, including acquisition, capitalisation, depreciation, transfers, revaluation, and disposals.
* Ensure timely and accurate recording of fixed asset transactions in line with applicable accounting standards.
* Manage the fixed asset register across all group entities.
* Coordinate asset tagging and ensure alignment with operational teams.
Tax Compliance and Reporting
* Ensure accurate and timely preparation, filing, and payment of all tax obligations.
* Prepare tax budgets, forecast and actively engage in tax planning with a wider finance management team.
* Monitor changes in tax laws, assessing their impact on the business.
Continuous Improvement
* Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, leading process reviews and working in collaboration with a wider finance management team to deliver automation and optimisation.
* Identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting processes to reduce manual intervention and improve data integrity.
* Support the adoption and effective use of FP&A technology, such as ERP, EPM, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI).
Governance & Compliance
* Ensure data integrity and accuracy within financial systems and reports.
* Ensure financial controls and governance are adhered to across business functions.
* Ensure compliance with company policies and legislation.
* Lead review of finance policies at required intervals.
Team Leadership
* Provide leadership and mentorship to the General Ledger and Reporting team.
* Collaborate with the wider finance team to ensure consistent financial reporting and policy alignment.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field (required).
* Professional accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA (required).
Skills And Experience
* Evidence of over 10 years post qualification experience, with at least 4 years in a finance leadership role in either a commercial body or commercial semi state body.
* Results driven, with a record of business partnership and delivering insights that influence strategy.
* Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problemsolving abilities.
* Strong business acumen and understanding of operational drivers.
* Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with the capacity to influence, negotiate and drive performance.
* Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a demanding environment, with the adaptability and resilience required.
* High proficiency in Excel and financial planning systems; experience with ERP systems and data visualisation tools.
* Experience leading systems improvements and finance transformations, with proven change management experience.
* Strong leadership, people management, and mentoring skills.
* Indepth knowledge of accounting principles and regulatory frameworks.
* Prior experience in ESG Reporting Standards is desirable.
* An interest in horse racing while an advantage, is not essential.
HRI KEY COMPETENCIES
Customer Focus
Creates an environment where the team is empowered to put the customer first.
Supports the team in managing their workload to ensure customer needs are met.
Role models customer focus and drives and develops customer focused initiatives.
Ensures customer satisfaction is a priority.
Developing Self
Is selfaware and proactively seeks feedback, using it for personal and professional development.
Role models development by developing themselves and others.
Reflects on behaviour, adapting approach to different situations.
Is open to new ideas, drives continuous improvement with team and across the business.
Energy & Pace
Results driven. Sets and delivers against SMART objectives for their area/team.
Is accountable and delivers sustainable results, using resources effectively.
Understands the wider business and its goals, onward communicates this to team.
Empowers others to deliver their goals and projects with energy and pace.
Is a flexible and adaptable to the needs of the business and delivers accordingly.
Innovation & Change
Reviews processes and ways of working always striving for best practice and improving industry standards.
Is creative and innovative and supports others to develop opportunities for creative thinking and innovation.
Looks for innovative ways to provide a better service to our stakeholders.
Implements change in a supportive, reassuring way, bringing others on the journey with them.
Leadership
Motivates and empowers others through a 'can do' approach.
Understands strategic intent and aligns objectives and messages accordingly.
Role models leadership and our core values.
Develops, motivates and inspires others.
Team
Creates team environments where everyone contributes to the team objectives and is stretched accordingly.
Ensures productive and positive communication is taking place across all teams.
Harnesses team capability to ensure teams are performing to a high standard.
Closing Date for applicants is 8th October 2025
Reasonable accommodations
HRI places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion and equality at all levels of the organisation. Any candidate who requires reasonable accommodations at any stage of the selection competition should indicate their requirements. Any queries in relation to any disability or other issue which may be addressed through making such reasonable accommodations, can be addressed to the or telephone to