We are delighted to be partnering with a well-established organisation in their search for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their Finance team on a part-time basis (Monday-Friday 9-2pm ideally).

This is a hands-on role at the heart of the monthly close, giving you real ownership over defined areas of the accounts rather than just processing transactions. You’ll be trusted to review financial information for accuracy and completeness, dig into anything that looks off, and post the adjustments needed to get it right, all while providing valued cover and support on the weekly payroll run.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Month-end & financial close

• Owning the timely close and review of the creditors ledger
• Preparing and posting accruals, prepayments, depreciation and amortisation, and maintaining the fixed asset registers and reconciliations behind them
• Preparing month-end and group reporting journals, including IFRS-related adjustments where relevant
• Reviewing P&L cost lines for accuracy
• Reconciling Relevant Contracts Tax balances
• Keeping clean, clear supporting documentation for everything you post

Accounts payable, payroll & finance support

• Processing supplier invoices through the paperless system and chasing approvals
• Issuing cut-off reminders ahead of month end and processing supplier payments
• Providing cover for the weekly payroll process during leave or absence.
• Supporting CWPS updates and related monthly payments where applicable
• Resolving payroll queries and general finance admin as needed

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• At least 3–5 years’ relevant finance/accounting experience
• Solid, practical experience of the month-end process, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel and IT skills, and confidence across accounting, payroll and reporting systems

Barden are delighted to be working with a client of ours to help identify an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in Cork. This is a permanent role offering excellent opportunities to learn, develop, and progress within a supportive, people-first culture.

If you have 2 + years’ experience and looking to grow a career in finance within a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, this could be the ideal next step.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounts Assistant will work as part of a strong finance team. This role will suit someone who is l looking to gain hands-on experience in a busy finance function and keen to learn systems and processes in a high-volume, dynamic environment.

• Processing and reconciling supplier invoices.
• Preparing and issuing payment runs
• Managing supplier accounts and resolving queries
• Supporting month-end activities.
• Supporting accounts receivable.
• Other ad-hoc finance tasks.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Previous experience in an accounts assistant or similar finance role is an advantage.
• High attention to detail with excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Positive, solutions-focused attitude and willingness to learn.

If you’re looking for a role where you can continue to build solid Accounting experience in a supportive and professional environment, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Barden is delighted to assist our client with an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to join an established team supporting employees across Ireland and the UK. This role will cover a varied payroll remit, from calculating monthly pay to managing deductions, answering queries and helping improve existing processes.

• Oversee payroll activity across both jurisdictions
• Calculate pay, variable earnings, deductions and statutory entitlements
• Manage pension and benefit-related changes
• Investigate and resolve payroll queries
• Produce payroll reports and complete relevant checks
• Keep employee information and payroll records up to date
• Assist with system and process enhancements

About You

• Experience working with both Irish and UK payroll
• IPASS or CIPP qualification desirable
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Confident communicating with employees and internal teams
• Additional European payroll knowledge is a plus

I’m partnering with a leading organisation in Ireland’s energy sector on an opportunity for an commercial lawyer to join a major strategic infrastructure project focused on Ireland’s long-term energy security.

This is a particularly interesting opportunity for a lawyer who enjoys variety and wants exposure to a broad range of commercial, regulatory and project-related legal work, rather than being confined to one specialist area.

The role can be based in Dublin or Cork, with a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days onsite in the office.

The role will be offered as a Specific Purpose Contract for the duration of the process. However, this is a multi-year long process with significant milestones and phases still to come, so there is significant job security during the project and potential opportunities with the organisation once it comes to an end.

THE ROLE

The successful lawyer will work closely with the senior Commercial Lawyer and wider multidisciplinary project team, supporting the legal workstream across the development and delivery of a significant national infrastructure project.

The role will involve a broad mix of:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and project documentation
• Supporting procurement activity, including major construction-related procurement
• Advising on regulatory, compliance, planning and governance matters
• Supporting the project team on contractual and commercial issues
• Managing and coordinating external legal advisers where appropriate
• Supporting dispute-related matters as they arise
• Working closely with engineering, finance, regulatory, commercial and project management teams

There is a strong support structure around the legal team, including experienced internal stakeholders, technical specialists and external legal advisers. You won’t be expected to be the finished article from day one — the focus is on finding someone capable, diligent and proactive who in time can take ownership of work and develop with the project.

THE PERSON

The client is looking for a qualified solicitor with approximately 2–4 years’ PQE.

You might come from a commercial contracts, projects, infrastructure, energy, construction or broader commercial background. Specific sector experience isn’t essential — what matters most is strong commercial judgement and the ability to work across a varied workload.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
• A good understanding of commercial and contractual risk
• An interest in working across a broad range of legal issues rather than specialising narrowly
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to legal advice
• The ability to manage competing priorities and keep workstreams moving
• A proactive and diligent approach, with the confidence to take ownership while knowing when to seek guidance

Our client, a global organisation with Dublin as a key hub, is hiring an IT Systems & Support Analyst – a genuinely blended role combining real business systems analysis with hands-on IT support.

About the Role

You’ll play a genuine role in how the business uses its core systems – including Workday and Microsoft Power Platform – helping gather requirements, support workflow improvements, and drive better use of existing tools across the organisation. Alongside this, you’ll be a key local point of contact for day-to-day IT support for the Dublin office. This is a role for someone who wants to build real depth on both the systems and support side, not a narrow helpdesk position.

About the Person

2-5 years’ experience in systems analysis, IT, or technology projects, with a genuine interest in business systems work as well as hands-on support. Training provided on internal systems – what matters most is problem-solving, communication, and a proactive mindset.

Other Details

Fully onsite in Dublin, 5 days a week.

Some flexibility on hours required due to collaboration with US-based colleagues.

Barden is delighted to be working with one of our clients in the banking domain as they hire their first dedicated IT Officer. It’s a genuine ground floor role: you’ll own IT on the ground across the business while the wider IT function is built around you, with a real path to IT Manager in time.

“This is our first dedicated IT role, so we want someone who’ll make it their own – keep everything running, and help build the function from here. Attitude matters most.” – Hiring Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Be the go to person on the ground for connectivity, hardware, and day to day systems across the business.
• Own the relationship with the outsourced managed service provider.
• Take a hands on role in cybersecurity, including firewalls and protecting systems and data.
• Help meet regulatory obligations, including DORA, building on the gap analysis already completed.
• Get involved in IT projects and play an active part in the IT Committee.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• A broad IT generalist across connectivity, hardware, and cybersecurity fundamentals.
• Comfortable managing an outsourced MSP relationship.
• Regulated environment experience, and awareness of DORA, a real plus.
• A self-starter and a driver who takes ownership and makes things happen.
• Keen to grow into an IT Manager role as the department expands.

Barden is delighted to partner with a large, established Irish organisation as they look to hire a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst. This is a rare ground floor hire: the business is moving from an outsourced model to a team it owns and builds itself – and this is one of the people who will shape how the organisation turns its data into decisions.

“We’re building our IT capability from the ground up, and BI sits right at the heart of it. I want someone who can get close to the business, understand the real problem behind the data request, and turn it into something people genuinely use to make better decisions. There’s huge scope here to shape how we work with data across the whole co-op.” – IT Applications Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Turn data into insight that leadership and operations across the business rely on to make decisions.
• Work directly with stakeholders to get to the real business problem, then design the reporting, dashboards, and data models that answer it.
• Build rich, interactive visualisations on SAP BW, Datasphere, BO, and SAC – bringing large, complex datasets to life.
• Own data quality, consistency, and governance across the BI platforms.
• Optimise the performance of existing reports and data flows, and continuously improve what’s already there.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Experience developing reporting solutions across the SAP BI stack – SAP BW, Datasphere, BO, and SAC.
• Strong hands on expertise with SAP BW, SAP BO Analysis for Excel, and SAP SAC.
• Solid data modelling, ETL, and performance tuning skills, with a track record of high-quality data visualisations.
• Experience delivering functional designs across multiple data areas (e.g. COPA, MM, IM, C4C, AR, AP, Product Costing).
• S/4HANA Embedded Analytics (CDS views) experience; leveraging SAP Datasphere in solution architecture is an advantage.

Barden is working directly with the Partners in the Cork office of an established law firm looking to expand their practice in the area of Commercial Property.

With circa 15 people in its Cork office, the firm has a small to mid-size “feel” to it, with a strong and friendly work culture. However, its large presence and client base domestically and internationally offers the quality of work and other benefits of a larger practice.

The organisation is open to flexible working arrangements with a high level of hybrid and/or remote working. While every case would be assessed individually and presence in the Cork office is an advantage, the firm will consider applications from Solicitors based elsewhere in Ireland who can do circa 1 day per week in the office (subject to discussion).

The successful individual(s) will be an Irish qualified Solicitor with strong real estate and commercial property experience, ideally between 3-5 years’ PQE.

However, the firm would also be very open to more senior appointments. Equity partnership will be considered for Solicitors with strong client following..

Applications and discussions will be treated extremely discretely and confidentially.

A well-established and growing manufacturing business based in Co. Kerry is looking to appoint an experienced Payroll & Accounts Administrator on a part-time basis, working 2 days per week (Monday/Tuesday).

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll and accounts professional looking for a part-time role within a long-established and growing business.

About the Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller and Managing Director, you will support the business across payroll and day-to-day accounts administration.

• Accurately calculating and processing salaries
• Managing PAYE, PRSI, USC and pension contributions in line with Revenue requirements
• Administering employee travel and subsistence expenses
• Preparing and posting payroll journals
• Processing customer and supplier invoices and payments
• Reconciling supplier and customer accounts and resolving queries
• Assisting with credit control
• Preparing VAT, PAYE and other relevant taxation returns
• Processing payment runs
• Completing bank and credit card reconciliations

About the Person

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience
• IPASS payroll qualification would be desirable
• Experience with Sage 50 Payroll would be advantageous
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Good proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
• The flexibility to adapt to changing requirements
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative