Finance Business Partner

Our client, a global logistics and supply chain provider, is seeking a Finance Business Partner to play a key role in its Irish business, providing day-to-day support to the Irish freight forwarding finance function. Reporting to the Finance Controller, you will work closely with Sales, Operations and the wider business.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accuracy of daily accounting activities carried out by the offshore AP and GL team, through data analysis and support with queries
• Ensure company financial controls are adhered to on an ongoing basis
• Review month end results for reporting accuracy and report to the Finance Controller
• Participate in daily month end meetings (WD1 to WD5)
• Provide variance analysis against prior month, prior year and budget for the Monthly Management Letter
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations (daily, weekly and monthly) with the Shared Service Finance team
• Manage currency balances and treasury
• Maintain compliance with VAT, corporation tax and payroll taxes, working with external tax advisors on tax planning
• Support the external auditor during the annual audit to resolve outliers
• Support forecasting and annual budgeting through to review stage, ensuring alignment with growth targets
• Work with Operations and other departments to ensure internal controls are adhered to and issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Build financial and KPI models to support the wider business
• Assist with ad hoc projects

Requirements

• Technically competent and ideally ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experience working in a fast-paced commercial environment, managing multiple deliverables and large volumes
• Ability to turn numbers into actionable insight and challenge assumptions
• Experience in a multinational company, ideally working with overseas finance colleagues
• Sound knowledge of financial controls, with the ability to mentor an offshore finance team
• Strong people skills, with experience liaising effectively with a high-performing remote team
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Professional and self-motivated, able to build relationships with key stakeholders across the business
• SAP experience beneficial
• Freight/logistics experience desirable but not essential
• Willingness to travel to the UK and Group HQ, and to attend regional and group meetings and training as required