Overview
Our client, a recently listed MedTech company with EU Headquarters in Galway, is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manger to join their growing global Finance team in Galway.
This role will work closely with the Finance Director & CFO and Lead Global financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to ensure accuracy and strategic alignment. This is a cross functional role so the candidate will get exposure to all facets of the business as it continues its rapid growth trajectory (30% in the last 12 months).
The ideal candidate will come from a Multinational background with exposure to US GAAP. The role requires someone who has experience in building a financial model bottom up that fully integrates cashflow, p&l and balance sheet. This could suit someone coming from a PE/Corporate Finance background looking to make to an Industry role.
This company offers strong flexibility around hybrid working and excellent salary/benefits package. The role will ideally suit someone looking to join a company who is going to undergo rapid expansion over the next few years which will lead to progression opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop global financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
- Support financial reporting and closing processes, providing analytics with key performance indicators (KPIs) and variance analysis on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Develop and own the monthly financial forecast model and granular budget model ensuring modelling best practice techniques are followed.
- Provide insight into cost and revenue drivers including opportunities for cost saving and/or revenue enhancement.
- Implement best practices in financial modelling, scenario analysis, and performance tracking.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Operations, to align financial goals with business strategy.
- Identify and engage in business process optimization opportunities ensuring data driven analysis and recommendation.
- Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and improve data accuracy.
- Effectively lead and develop Financial Planning & Analysis function to support and drive business results.
- Work closely with the financial controller to align on charts of accounts, departments, classes to ensure accurate actual vs budget mapping.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant
- Big 4/Top 10 Trained advantageous.
- 5+ PQE with relevant Multinational experience.
- Expertise in financial modelling (incl GAAP P&L, BS and Cash flow), scenario planning, and business case analysis.
- Ability to solve business problems through the proactive identification of issues and subsequent collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data.
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay flexible through growth and change.
- Experience working independently as well as team environments and integrating activities across multiple functions / divisions.
- Proficiency in financial planning systems (e.g., Oracle, Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights).
- Experience in US GAAP and IFRS.