About Us and Scope of Role Dublin Port Company is a State-owned commercial entity with responsibility for the development and operation of Dublin Port.
As Ireland's largest freight and passenger port, we handle nearly 50% of national trade.
Dublin Port operates in a highly competitive environment, providing essential national infrastructure as a Tier 1 port under National Ports Policy and part of the EU TEN-T Core Network.
Located at the heart of Dublin City and connected to the national road and rail networks, we are central to Ireland's economic and logistical ecosystem.
We are currently progressing our Masterplan towards ****, with significant investment in infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation.
The Role As a key member of the Finance leadership team, the Senior Finance Manager will provide strategic financial oversight for Dublin Port Company's capital programme and Project Management Office (PMO).
This role ensures robust financial governance, compliance, and reporting for large-scale infrastructure projects aligned with the Masterplan ****, while driving continuous improvement in financial systems and processes.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities - To act as a key member of the CFO's team in the execution of the following: Capital Projects financial oversight.
Ensure compliance with EU and state legislation with particular focus on expenditure reporting and procurement compliance.
Provide detail and reporting to satisfy Internal Audit, external audit, EU and IE legislation.
Report on same to internal stakeholders when required, e.g. CFO, CEO and Board.
Financial Reporting Capital projects reporting to include areas such as budgets, monthly updates and reporting, forecast reporting and updates.
Presenting the above with a high level of understanding and attention to detail.
Present on a monthly and annual basis or as required by CFO and CEO.
Capital Systems Implementation Projects Drive continuous improvements to improve ways of working, customisation and process improvements in Capital control and reporting, including new systems implementation, systems upgrades and updates Work closely with relevant systems teams to maintain systems and troubleshoot issues.
Dublin Port Finance Provide support to our Finance team in areas of: Management accounts - Capital Reporting Annual accounts: Capital disclosures for Annual Report and FS responsibility for timely responses to audit queries (FA and Grants) Coordinate Capital Budgetary process for DPC.
Other areas of responsibility Raise and approve purchase order and submit goods receipts when required as appropriate.
Manage contractor invoices and payments for Project Management Office contractors as appropriate.
Work with Internal Audit on actions and recommendations of audits results.
Liase with Finance on External Audit requirements for Project Management Office.
Attend capital committee meetings and prepare capital projects detail for approval.
Deputise for CFO in Capital meetings as required.
Provide statistics and reporting on an ad-hoc basis to various state authorities.
Any projects / tasks as designated by the CEO and / or CFO.
Qualifications Experience Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CFA.
Minimum 3-5 years post qualification experience Proven experience in financial modelling, investment analysis, and project financing, ideally within the transport, logistics, or infrastructure sectors.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with knowledge of capital modelling and forecasting.
Proficiency in advanced financial tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) and ERP systems.
Required Personal Attributes Integrity and Professionalism Analytical Thinking Problem-Solving Orientation Strong Communication Skills Adaptability and Resilience Collaboration and Teamwork Leadership and Initiative Dublin Port Company is an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to creating a workplace that promotes diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.