Finance Manager
Job Overview
Finance Manager required for established Kildare organisation
The main duties and responsibilities of the role will include:
- Participate in the development of the Business Unit strategy. Manage the implementation of the 10 Year and Budget Planning processes.
- Assess and direct the development and execution of significant business initiatives to ensure that requirements for profitability, ROCE and revenue growth are met.
- Provide the RR management team with the weekly & monthly financial information
- Actively participate in the management, development and deployment of business targets as a member of the senior management team.
- Provide the key interface between the business and wider finance accounting team, for long term planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. Participate in the development of the Business Unit strategy as a member of the management team with added focus on agreeing and achieving long term targets.
- Lead the 5 year financial planning process and convert Business Unit targets into plans, budgets, forecasts & KPIs.
- Establish a balanced suite of financial metrics (lagging measures) linked and driven by operational KPIs/measures (leading measures)
- Report on performance against targets, understand the reasoning behind variances, and challenge the business on recovery actions and risks and opportunities assessment.
- Embedding, cascading, and delivering on the systematic management and governance processes throughout the Area Mgt structure.
- Identify and support the drive for process and performance improvement.
- Support the development of pricing strategies, agreement of major contracts and margin delivery.
- Provide the business with accurate and timely financial information (special focus on the monthly finance reporting) to drive informed decision making including performance assessment, financial analysis and business scenario simulations.
- Provide insight and challenge to business managers and decision makers leveraging in-depth business and market knowledge.
- Report on performance against targets, understand the reasoning behind variances, and challenge the business on recovery actions and risks and opportunities assessment.
- Leading the financial cycle within an S&OP-based business management process.
- Rigorous governance on spending across the full P&L.
Your experience will include:
- Qualified Accountant
- Appropriate financial accounting qualifications in a high revenue generating business
- Operational management experience in commercial or operational roles in a customer facing business
- 5+ years' experience in senior financial management role, preferably in the Waste/Logistics Industry
- A track record of delivery of outstanding business performance and results
- A passion for results & performance management
Key Contact
Maria Weafer
+353 (0) 86 1852322An experienced consultant, Maria has over seven years recruitment experience. She is the Commercial Team Lead in Dublin and as such is responsible for training and supporting the team of Recruiters in the Dublin office who specialise in Admin, Accountancy & Finance, HR, Sales and Marketing. Maria's career has spanned 20 years in business support at senior level with both multinationals and indigenous companies. She has an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys partnering with and providing a consultancy service to her clients.