Accountancy Solutions: Discovering Talent

Financial Controller, Retail Company, Carlow

• Carlow
• Permanent
• Industry
• Reference: 24245-FC-Retail-Carlow-BF1

Specialist Retail Indigenous Business, Carlow 

Our client is a long established indigenous Irish business, experiencing a period of growth. From their headquarters in County Carlow, supply a range of specialist products via a number of retail units and online to a client base across Ireland. This award-winning retail business is led by an entrepreneurial leadership team, who’s ongoing investment in the most up to date facilities, combined with constant drive for best practice, has led to them being viewed as a leading player within their industry sector.  Heading into a period of capital investment within the group, they wish to recruit an experienced Financial Controller to oversee their Finance function, who will support the management team to achieve their strategic and business objectives. 

Financial Controller 

The role will involve the following:   

• Provide support to the Directors to enable strategic decision making
• Preparation of monthly management accounts by store location and sales reports
• Monthly KPI reports on Sales, Budgets, Margins, Cashflow
• Ownership of planning, forecasting, budgeting for the business
• Managing the day-to-day finance function
• Managing Cashflow, Banking and treasury
• Management and development of the finance team
• Oversight of payroll, sales, and Accounts payable
• Ensure organisation is compliant with Taxation and Statutory obligations
• Managing Year-end Audit
• Ongoing development and review internal controls and processes 

Candidate Profile 

Ideal candidate will have a number of years’ experience within a quality well run business.  Role will suit a pro-active candidate who is comfortable interacting at senior levels within a business. Candidate should be a qualified accountant, with excellent IT and inter-personal skills and a pro-active “can do” attitude. Working experience within a fast paced, service, FMCG, retail or service business would be a distinct advantage. 

Interested in this Position? Forward CV to 

Brian Fowler, FCCA

Managing Director, Accountancy Solutions.

bfowler@accountancysolutions.ie