My client is a large Irish group, based in Dublin City Centre, with revenues in excess of €90m.Reporting to the Group CFO, this is a senior leadership role with full ownership of consolidated reporting, controls and statutory compliance, plus a clear remit to lead the group's finance transformation agenda — analytics, KPI reporting, and the practical adoption of AI within finance.This is a high-profile, high-impact role in a privately-owned Irish group with the autonomy to shape how finance operates across the group.Lead the monthly consolidation and preparation of group management accounts across all entities, with commentary on performance vs budget and prior yearManage the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting cycle, working with divisional MDs and operational finance teamsLead the group's finance transformation agenda — modernising processes, systems and reporting to deliver a faster, more insight-driven functionDesign and embed a group-wide KPI framework, working with operational leaders to define meaningful financial and non-financial metrics across each divisionBuild out the group's financial analytics capability — moving beyond static reporting toward dashboards, self-service tools (Power BI or equivalent) and forward-looking insightIdentify and implement practical AI and automation use cases within finance — transactional processing, reconciliations, forecasting, anomaly detection and management reporting commentaryStrengthen the group's financial control environment — review and improve policies, procedures and internal controls across all entitiesLead, develop and mentor a finance team of c. 8–12Oversee treasury, cash flow management and banking relationships across the groupPartner with the CFO on strategic projects including acquisitions, integration, system upgrades and capital investment appraisalOwn the year-end audit process, liaising directly with external auditors and ensuring timely sign-off of statutory financial statements under FRS 102 / IFRS as applicableOversee statutory compliance across all group companies including CRO filings, corporation tax, VAT, RCT and payroll taxesThe person:ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with 10+ years' PQESeveral years' experience at a senior finance levelDemonstrable experience leading group consolidations across multiple legal entitiesStrong technical accounting knowledge — FRS 102 and/or IFRSHighly commercial mindset with the ability to influence senior non-finance stakeholdersStrong systems experience — ERP implementation or optimisation an advantageComfortable operating in a privately-owned, owner-managed business environment
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