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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.

This is a senior transaction support role at one of Dublin’s leading boutique M&A practices. The firm has an established reputation for advising on complex corporate transactions and operates with a lean, high-performing team. This hire is central to how the firm manages and executes its deal flow.

The successful candidate will work directly alongside the firm’s Legal Technology and Innovation Manager across the full lifecycle of M&A transactions. Responsibilities span ancillary documentation, execution management, data room administration, post-completion filings and company secretarial matters. The role carries genuine responsibility from the outset and is structured to develop significantly over time.

The firm has made a substantial investment in proprietary systems that automate and streamline the document-intensive side of transactional work. The successful candidate will be trained on those systems and, as they progress, will be expected to operate them independently. For the right person, this represents a meaningful opportunity to develop expertise across legal operations and technology.

THE ROLE

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and coordinating ancillary transaction documents across live M&A deals
• Managing completion checklists and the execution phase of transactions
• Data room setup, maintenance and management
• Post-completion administration and filing
• Company secretarial work including CRO filings, registers, resolutions and minutes
• Working within and, in time, independently operating the firm’s proprietary document automation systems

THE PERSON

Applications are welcomed from individuals with backgrounds in M&A, funds or banking-side transaction work. The firm is primarily concerned with the quality and relevance of transactional experience, and with a demonstrated interest in how technology is applied to legal practice.

The following are required:

• A minimum of three years of relevant transactional experience
• A demonstrable interest in legal technology and process-driven working
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities without close supervision
• Sound judgment and the capacity to work effectively in a fast-moving transactional environment

Individuals whose career objective is to develop within legal operations and transaction management, rather than to qualify as a solicitor, will be particularly well suited to this position.

WHY THIS ROLE

• Direct involvement in live M&A transactions at a firm with a strong market reputation
• Daily use of proprietary systems that place this firm at the forefront of how transactional work is delivered in practice
• A structured development path with genuine scope to take on increased responsibility over time
• A small, collegiate team in which individual contribution is visible and recognised

Barden has been engaged by a leading telecommunications company looking to hire a privacy and AI lawyer.

THE ROLE

• Drafting and negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), support on response to and investigations of data protection incidents, and interact as necessary with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and other EU supervisory authorities;
• Conducting and advising on data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and AI risk assessments.
• Advising on all applicable data protection laws, including GDPR and ePrivacy Regulations, as well as emerging regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act, Data Act, NIS2 and CER;
• Supporting product, governance, marketing and technology teams on privacy and AI compliance matters;
• Ensuring that privacy and AI-related policies and procedures are compliant and implemented appropriately;

Detailed job spec is available.

THE PERSON

• Irish or UK qualified lawyer;
• 3+ years’ PQE;
• Excellent experience data protection and privacy experience as detailed above;
• Experience advising on AI governance, digital regulation or technology-related legal matters is an advantage.

Barden is proud to be exclusively partnering with a global business to appoint a commercially minded Head of Finance to play a pivotal role in establishing and scaling its Australia and New Zealand operations.

“This is a unique opportunity to join privately owned, Irish-headquartered business at the beginning of our new journey. We’re entering a brand-new market, building a direct manufacturing and commercial presence, and creating the foundations for long-term growth across Australia and New Zealand. We are looking for someone who is excited by building something from the ground up, partnering closely with leadership and helping shape the future of the business in the region.” – CEO

Working closely with the newly appointed General Manager for Australia, this person will lead the establishment of the finance function in ANZ from day one. You’ll be responsible for creating the financial control environment from scratch, supporting acquisitions and integrations, partnering with commercial leadership, and helping build the infrastructure required to support a significant growth journey.

The successful person will be a key member of the leadership team as the business transitions from a distributor model to a fully integrated manufacturing and commercial operation. Over time, they will also have the opportunity to build and lead a centralised finance support model for the region.

• If you are an experienced finance professional with a track record of operating in high-growth, evolving businesses and enjoy creating structure where none exists, then we should talk.
• If you have circa 6+ years PQE and have experience supporting acquisitions, integrations and group reporting within a larger organisation, then we should talk.
• If you’re commercially minded, enjoy partnering closely with senior leadership, and are excited by the opportunity to help build a business from the ground up in a new market, then we should definitely talk.

This role is likely to be based in Brisbane and will involve regular travel across Australia (Brisbane and Sydney) and New Zealand.

Curious? You should be. Hit apply or contact Cole Carroll (cole.carroll@barden.ie) and Cole and the team will take things from there. Simple.

Barden is proud to exclusively partner with a global aviation business, to appoint a Senior Director of Global HR to take full ownership of their people function in Dublin and the US.

“With significant growth ambitions and a highly engaged leadership team, we’re investing in a senior HR leader who can help us scale with purpose. This person will have the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, modernise key people processes, and ensure our culture remains a competitive advantage as the business continues to grow globally. We see this as a pivotal hire for the next phase of our journey” – COO.

The company has experienced recent growth over the past two years and this standalone opportunity is designed to maintain, evolve and run global HR for the group. You will report directly to the COO and work closely with a hands-on senior leadership team (US and Dublin).

This is about building and owning the function largely on your own, with real scope to shape how HR operates as the business grows.

– If you’re an experienced HR professional with a track record across global payroll, talent management and recruiting, and enjoy owning a function end-to-end rather than sharing it, then we should talk.

– If you have 10+ years’ HR experience, are comfortable leading system and process change, and have a working knowledge of both Irish and US employment practices, then we should talk.

– If you’re commercially minded, enjoy close partnership with senior leadership, and want a genuinely broad, high-trust seat inside a fast-growing, PE-backed business, then we should definitely talk.

Curious? You should be. Hit apply or contact Cole Carroll (cole.carroll@barden.ie) and Cole and the team will take things from there. Simple.

Barden has been engaged by a leading Irish business to identify a Finance Manager to join their Group Finance team. This is a unique opportunity to step into a broad and visible role, working across the business to support and strengthen the governance and control environment around supplier income.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, this person will play a key role in ensuring supplier income is reported, governed and supported through a high standard of processes and controls. This position will suit a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys building relationships, partnering with stakeholders and finding opportunities to enhance ways of working.

The Finance Manager will have regular exposure to senior leaders, this is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation in a role that offers real variety, visibility and the chance to make a meaningful impact as part of a collaborative and progressive Finance team.

For more details about this exciting opportunity, please contact me (caroline.frawley@barden.ie) or Denis Galvin (denis.galvin@barden.ie).

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Lead and enhance the group supplier income governance framework, ensuring robust controls, compliance and oversight across all divisions.
• Provide independent challenge and assurance over supplier income accounting, reporting and governance activities.
• Monitor supplier income risks, control deficiencies and remediation plans, driving accountability and continuous improvement.
• Prepare governance reporting and insights for senior leadership, Financial Control forums and the Audit Committee.
• Act as the Group subject matter expert, partnering with Commercial, Trading, Finance, Audit and Technology teams to strengthen governance and control effectiveness.
• Drive transformation initiatives focused on standardisation, automation and best-practice supplier income processes.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with 5+ years’ post-qualified experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with attention to detail
• Organized and efficient with ability to prioritize workload and follow through on tasks
• Strong technical skills
• Positive attitude with a high level of personal integrity
• Proven ability to influence at all levels in the organization

Barden has been engaged by a well-established and highly successful Irish business to identify an ambitious Finance Business Partner to join their Finance team. It is a multifaceted position, with a strong emphasis on strategic analysis and business partnering.

The ideal person will possess a high energy, positive attitude with strong analytical skills. There will regular exposure to senior leaders and this will suit someone who has a natural skill in translating Finance data into meaningful insights for the business.

This opportunity has a lot to offer, working with an exceptional Head of FP&A in a progressive organization where flexibility is promoted with a strong precedent for progression opportunities.

For more details about this exciting opportunity, please contact me (caroline.frawley@barden.ie) or Denis Galvin (denis.galvin@barden.ie).

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Take a lead role in the forecasting and budgeting setting process
• Serve as a key business partner to senior divisional finance leaders, to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Perform detailed financial analysis with the ability to provide meaningful insights to business stakeholders
• Review and challenge divisional budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic plans
• Contribution to the establishment of a continuous improvement culture
• Engage in ad-hoc projects as required by the wider business

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Qualified accountant, with 5+ years PQE
• Possess excellent analytical skills
• Ability to influence across all levels
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Excel and systems
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal and communication skills, functioning as a strong team player
• Express a desire to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment

ROLE:                                       Systems Analyst

REPORTING TO:                     Director of Information Systems

LOCATION:                              Dublin (On-site)

ABOUT OUR CLIENT:

Our client is a global business with their Dublin office acting a key hub within the wider group. This role will be a central, visible point of support for the Irish team on the ground in addition to working alongside colleagues across international offices.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is a blended Systems Analyst opportunity with a supporting helpdesk and software support angle, suited to someone for an early career System Analyst (from 2 to 6 years) who can bring judgement, initiative, and strong communication to a fast-moving global business. The business is genuinely open on technical background; what matters most is the mindset, the ability to work through a problem with stakeholders and partners, and the confidence to know when to solve and when to escalate.

Given the global nature of the business and the split of the team between Dublin and the US, some flexibility on hours is expected.

Role Overview:

The Dublin team is the front-facing presence for the function in Ireland, so this person will be the go-to for colleagues locally and a trusted point of contact for the wider business supported by the Director of Information Systems. The role works across all areas of the business, supporting functions such as Finance and HR rather than focusing on any single department or system.

Key Responsibilities:

Systems analysis and support:

• Support the business across a number of large enterprise applications, helping teams optimise how they use the systems available to them.
• Lead and support projects focused on connecting these applications and improving the flow of information between them.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the business to understand problems, capture requirements, and drive towards well-considered solutions.
• Run standard projects and support activities, acting as a visible and dependable point of contact for the Irish team.
• Act as the front-facing representative for the function in Ireland, giving the local team a clear go-to person on the ground.

Projects and requirements:

• Gather and capture requirements, sitting with system administrators and business users to map how a process works today and where it needs to go.
• Translate business needs into clear technical requirements and work closely with the wider Information Systems function to deliver them.
• Step into cross-team issues as an objective third party, listening, tracking the problem through, and guiding the teams involved towards a solution.
• Support software launches and software enhancements from requirements through to delivery, working alongside internal teams and external partners.

Helpdesk and IT support (light-touch aspect to the role):

• Follow up on day-to-day items such as arranging hardware for colleagues in Dublin.
• Manage the relationship with external helpdesk and support partners, who respond to tickets and set up hardware, and who work around the clock from a remote location.
• Judge when to resolve an item directly and when to escalate to those partners.
• Note: this is not a traditional helpdesk role and does not require deep hardware or networking expertise.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

This role suits someone with circa 2-3 years’ experience who brings sound judgement, initiative and strong communication skills. The business values attitude and mindset above a specific technical knowledge, as there will be training provided on specific systems as required.

Skills & experience:

Essential:

• Between 2 to 3 years’ experience in a systems analysis, IT, or technology project environment.
• A solid understanding of systems, including integration concepts, and a feel for the right questions to ask when a system or process is not behaving as expected.
• The ability to distinguish a business issue from a technical issue, and the judgement to know when to escalate.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical specifications.
• The ability to read and interpret system and architecture diagrams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to keep stakeholders updated appropriately across time zones.
• A solution-oriented mindset and the initiative to work a problem through with stakeholders and partners to delivery.

Desirable:

• A project coordinator or project management background in a technology setting.
• Experience supporting software launches or software enhancements end to end.
• Experience working with external vendors and support partners operating around the clock.
• Familiarity with Microsoft fundamentals is a bonus, though full training on the relevant systems will be provided. Workday experience also a bonus but not compulsory.
• Exposure to enterprise applications and ERP environments.

Personal attributes:

• Takes initiative and steps in to move problems forward.
• A strong communicator who builds trust across teams and time zones.
• A genuine team player who wants to be present and visible for colleagues in Dublin.
• Open and humble, with the mindset to keep learning and growing in the role.

Tax Manager – Limerick

Our client is a growing accounting and advisory firm, providing services to global clients. It’s an exciting time to join, with the business continuing to expand and win new mandates from large, well-known clients.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the senior tax manager, this is a broad, client-facing role covering all Irish tax compliance deliverables. You’ll get exposure to a wide range of tax disciplines while also playing a hands-on role mentoring and developing the trainee group. It’s a great opportunity for someone who wants to build on their PQE in a fast-paced, high-performing environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing and reviewing tax client deliverables, including corporation tax, VAT, and FATCA/CRS reporting
• Managing tax-related documents and workflows to ensure timely, accurate processing
• Corresponding with Revenue as required
• Mentoring and coaching the trainee group, including input into performance appraisals
• Identifying cross-selling opportunities within the wider compliance portfolio
• Supporting senior management in shaping future tax compliance processes

ABOUT YOU

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) and tax qualified (CTA/CTC)
• Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience
• Strong attention to detail and a practical, organised approach
• Comfortable working independently and to tight deadlines

If this sounds like a fit, I’d love to hear from you – contact me, aideen.murphy@barden.ie.