Finance Manager | Dublin

About the Opportunity

Our client, a leading international professional services firm, is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join their Dublin office. This is a key leadership position within the finance function, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to drive commercial performance, financial control, compliance, and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting the firm's strategic objectives while managing a small finance team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality financial information and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, providing financial insight and driving commercial performance.
• Support profitability initiatives through analysis of billing performance, client profitability, utilisation, and financial metrics.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Prepare and evaluate business cases to support strategic growth initiatives.
• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting and financial analysis to key stakeholders.
• Oversee local financial control activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, compliance, and governance processes.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, advisors, tax specialists, and banking partners.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and tax reporting requirements.
• Monitor cash flow, treasury activities, working capital, and debt management.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and drive efficiencies across the finance function.
• Collaborate with internal departments including HR, Business Development, Pricing, and Operations to support wider business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the local finance team while fostering a high-performance culture.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Proven Finance Manager experience within a professional services, legal, consulting, or multinational environment.
• Previous experience within a law firm would be highly advantageous.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, and working capital.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Previous people management experience with the ability to develop and lead teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using ERP and reporting tools such as SAP, Concur, Power BI, or similar would be beneficial.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation.
• Broad and commercially focused finance leadership role.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

For a confidential discussion and full job specification, please apply today or contact Gareth Little at Wallace Myers International Recruitment.