Barden is working with an international law firm well established in Dublin who are looking to hire a Solicitor to join its highly reputed Financial Regulatory department.

The firm has an excellent domestic and international client base in the financial sector, including banks, asset managers, broker-dealers, trading platforms, insurers, payment services and FinTech companies.

The Financial Regulatory team provides regulatory advisory and transactional services to the world’s largest financial institutions, ranging from setting up businesses and launching new products and services, to dealing with regulators, advising on anti-money laundering, financial sanctions, risk management, compliance frameworks, audits, investigations, etc.

The organisation is known for promoting faster career progression than usual, with a very non-hierarchical environment and very close access to the Partners.

The firm is open to considering applications from Solicitors with financial regulatory experience in top law firms ranging from 3+ years’ PQE up to Of Counsel level. They welcome exploratory and informal conversations with potential candidates who might be interested in hearing more about the opportunity and the team.

Barden is working with an international law firm well established in Dublin who are looking to hire a Tax Associate to join its highly regarded Tax team.

The firm has an excellent domestic and international client base including leading financial institutions, multinational corporations and investment managers.

You will advise on a broad range of tax matters across financial services and corporate transactions, including debt capital markets, investment funds, M&A, aircraft leasing, real estate and cross-border tax planning.

You will work closely with partners on complex tax advisory work, collaborating with colleagues across practice groups and supporting clients on both domestic and international matters.

THE PERSON

The successful individual will be a qualified lawyer with circa 1 – 3 years’ PQE who has completed or is in the process of completing the AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification, with relevant tax experience in financial services gained in a law firm or accounting practice.

Barden is working with an international law firm well established in Dublin who are looking to hire a Solicitor to join its highly reputed Asset Management and Investment Funds department.

The firm has an excellent domestic and international client base including several leading asset management firms.

You will advise on the establishment and ongoing operation of Irish-domiciled investment funds and their managers, working with a broad range of clients across the funds industry.

You will draft, review and negotiate key documentation, while taking ownership of matters and collaborating with colleagues across offices.

The team often works on complex cross-border funds related transactions.

THE PERSON

The successful individual will be an Irish qualified Solicitor with 3-5 years’ PQE in asset management and investment funds, either in practice or in-house.

We are delighted to be working with a fast-growing Irish brand to help identify a part-time Financial Controller. This opportunity has a lot to offer – a scaling business, lovely team environment, great flexibility, the ability to set up a modern Finance function and partner with impressive leaders. This is highly regarded business within its sector, known for its innovation, strong brand reputation, and commitment to delivering meaningful impact to its customers.

This is a hands-on Financial Controller role with broad exposure across Finance. It will involve responsibility for day-to-day Finance activities, month-end reporting, cashflow management as well as implementing best practice systems and controls. There are also commercial aspects of the role including margin and channel analysis, providing value-add information to the leadership team. Working closely with a charismatic and well-respected leader, the Financial Controller will have an opportunity to be close to the decision-making as well as being part of an exciting growth story.

This will suit someone who enjoys the hands-on entrepreneurial nature of an SME environment, and who has a great energy to bring to the team.

If you are looking for the next step in your career in an exciting role, while having the opportunity to do this on a part-time basis, please get in touch – caroline.frawley@barden.ie

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Responsibility for monthly and year end reporting, investigation of variances and overall results to assist business performance.
• Continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging existing and new technologies to enhance the control environment and improve all elements of financial information.
• Responsible for regular commercial reporting to Executive management providing insights that are accurate and timely to support strategic planning and decision making.
• Maintain a strong control environment during a period of growth and expansion.
• Contribute towards the strategies for driving revenue growth and cost efficiencies.
• Provide strong balance sheet and working capital management.
• Assist with the preparation and coordination of the budgeting and forecasting process.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Qualified Accountant with 5+ years PQE.
• Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence at all levels in the organization.
• Excellent commercial acumen.
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Organized and efficient personality, positive attitude.

ROLE:                 Finance Systems Manager                                     

LOCATION:        Dublin or Kilkenny

Barden is delighted to partner with a large, established Irish organisation as they look to appoint a Finance Systems Manager to oversee and optimise our finance-related IT landscape.  As the business builds out its own in-house IT capability, this role will lead the finance applications estate and the team behind it. Finance transformation and project delivery will form a significant part of this role.

You will lead the suite of SAP finance applications, including SAP FICO, BlackLine and Concur, and lead a small team across Ireland and remote location. You will work closely with Finance, Technology, and a managed service partner to build the strategic roadmap and to target optimising functionality and capability from the systems already in place. You will also explore how SAP’s AI tools can automate routine finance work.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role will span across management of the finance system landscape, managing project delivery and system transformation.

• Shape the finance systems roadmap and contribute to the wider IT strategy as the business builds its own IT capability.
• Own the SAP finance estate, including FICO, consolidation, treasury, BlackLine and Concur.
• Unlock more value from existing systems, including SAP’s AI tools to automate routine finance work.
• Lead a team of five, including managed capacity resources based offshore, and set clear priorities – Supervise the daily activities, set priorities for the team, ensures quality and timely completion of tasks and coordinates work activities with other managers/team leads.
• Collaborate with Finance and other CoE teams, ensuring data, integration and reporting alignment.
• Drive the implementation of new features, upgrades, and enhancements in alignment with business needs and compliance standards.

• Keep systems running through month-end, year-end, budgeting, and forecasting, escalating quickly when needed.
• Deliver key projects, including a new group reporting solution and the annual SAP upgrade.
• Manage vendors and partners on performance and delivery and challenge them on direction.
• Strengthen controls, data integrity, security, and access across all finance platforms.
• Own a multi-million euro CapEx budget alongside the finance business partners.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• +5 years managing SAP finance systems, including FICO, consolidation, and treasury.
• A background weighted towards IT or finance systems, with a solid grasp of finance processes.
• Experience in system integration, process automation, and change management.
• Proven team leadership, ideally including offshore or managed service resources.
• Strong vendor management, with experience negotiating contracts and holding partners to account.
• Confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels; a qualified accountant would be ideal but is not essential.

OTHER DETAILS:

• Hybrid working, two to three days a week, in Kilkenny or Dublin.

Barden are delighted to be exclusively partnering with A leading organisation in the renewable energy sector on their next hire. We are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Senior Financial Accountant to join a high-performing finance team supporting the growth of a dynamic, multi-entity international organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in financial reporting, business planning, compliance, and strategic decision-making while contributing to projects that support the global transition to sustainable energy.

The Opportunity

As Senior Financial Accountant, you will take ownership of several group entities while supporting consolidated group reporting, forecasting, compliance, and external stakeholder requirements. You will work closely with teams across Finance, Commercial, Legal, HR, and Project Development, providing critical financial insights and helping drive continuous improvement across the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Manage month-end and quarter-end close activities for multiple group entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting across all relevant areas.
• Support the preparation and analysis of consolidated group financial results.
• Present and interpret financial information for internal stakeholders.
• Deliver management reporting and performance analysis.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Partner with project and operational teams to forecast costs and key business developments.
• Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Monitor performance against budgets and identify key variances.

Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Lead and implement efficiency improvements across finance operations.

Technical Accounting & Compliance

• Prepare accounting papers and technical assessments for key transactions.
• Manage tax and VAT compliance across multiple entities.
• Support wider tax planning initiatives, including Pillar Two reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.

External Reporting

• Lead statutory, shareholder, and internal reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and manage external audit processes.
• Liaise with auditors and professional advisors to meet reporting deadlines.

About You

Essential Experience & Qualifications

ACA or ACCA qualified accountant

Minimum 3 years’ post-qualified experience (PQE)

Experience within a multi-entity, international organisation

Strong financial accounting and reporting expertise

Proven experience maintaining robust controls and reporting processes

Advanced Excel and accounting systems knowledge

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and commercial awareness skills

Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities

Tax experience or tax-related qualification

Detail-oriented with a proactive, continuous improvement mindset

ROLE:                 Programme Lead – 6 month FTC                          

LOCATION:        Dublin 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Barden is delighted to be partnering with a fast-growing, entrepreneurial Irish business as they look to appoint a Programme Lead on a 6-month FTC contract (4 days a week). As the business scales, they need someone to bring structure to a growing portfolio of strategic initiatives and shape how projects are delivered across the organisation.

You’ll lead key projects hands-on, oversee the wider portfolio, and work closely with senior leadership. You’ll also run the governance forums where the big decisions get made.

“We’re scaling quickly and have a lot of strategic work in flight. We want someone who’ll get stuck in on key projects and build the governance that helps leadership make good decisions, fast.”

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead live projects directly across enterprise and Tech and coordinate wider workstreams.
• Bring structure to how projects are scoped, set up and delivered.
• Put in place right-sized governance, including RAID, delivery controls, and reporting.
• Give leadership clear sight of progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Run steering forums, owning agendas, materials, and follow-through.
• Partner with senior leaders and subject-matter experts on strategy and new initiatives.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

Required Skills and Competencies:

• 8+ years delivering projects and programmes end to end, often several at once.
• Recognised programme or project management certification.
• A hands-on generalist and an assertive doer and comfortable working as a standalone resource.
• Confident influencing and supporting decision-making at C-suite level.
• Strong grip on risks, dependencies, change control, and benefits tracking.
• SME or lean-environment experience is a strong advantage.

OTHER DETAILS:

• Role based in Dublin and will operate 3 days on site

If you enjoy bringing PM structure to ambitious organisations and want real influence with leadership, apply through the link or contact Catherine Drysdale (catherine.drysdale@barden.ie) for a confidential conversation.

I’m delighted to be working on an opportunity for an experienced Group Credit Controller to join a well-established Cork-based business, reporting directly to the CFO.

This is a senior role with real ownership, leading credit control and cash collection across the Group and managing a small established team.

A great opportunity for someone ready to step into a senior, high-impact credit role and have genuine ownership of the function.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Group-wide credit control and collections
• Credit risk, limits and escalations
• Leading and developing a team of two
• Debtor ageing, DSO and cash-flow forecasting
• Bad debt and month-end reporting
• Working closely with sales, aftersales and finance
• Improving credit processes and controls across the Group

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• 5+ years+ credit control experience
• Previous team leadership/supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of the full credit control cycle
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong Excel and systems experience
• Motor/dealership experience would be a bonus

Barden are partnering with a boutique Dublin law firm currently hiring a Solicitor to join the team.

This is a varied role but with an emphasis on healthcare-related litigation, court work and capacity matters, alongside exposure to a broader range of work across the firm’s client base.

The successful individual will work closely with the Partners and wider team, with regular appearances in the High Court and Circuit Court, as well as some District Court work. There will also be opportunities to get involved in matters including public and regulatory law, commercial disputes, corporate work, property transactions, employment law and other advisory matters.

THE PERSON

The firm is open-minded on background and is not looking for one particular type of legal experience. You might come from a litigation, healthcare, public law or general practice background, for example. What’s most important is that you:

• Are a qualified Solicitor in Ireland, ideally with around 3+ years’ PQE (with some flexibility either way);

• Enjoy court work and are enthusiastic about developing your advocacy experience;

• Are highly organised, proactive and able to manage a busy caseload;

• Can work with a good degree of autonomy while knowing when to seek guidance;

• Have strong communication, drafting and time-management skills;

• Are keen to learn and take on responsibility;

• Are looking to build a long-term career within a close-knit, specialist firm.

This could suit someone who enjoys the variety and hands-on responsibility of a smaller practice, and who wants significant exposure to Partners, clients and the courts rather than a narrowly defined practice area.