Barden has been mandated by the CFO of a prestigious aircraft leasing company, headquartered in Dublin, to support the appointment of a Director Technical Accounting in a newly created role. This is a unique opportunity for a technically strong finance professional to join a sophisticated, global aircraft leasing platform at a key point in its growth.
This role will sit within the global accounting and financial reporting function and will act as the organisation’s internal authority on complex, judgement‑driven accounting matters, supporting transaction activity across the business.
“As we continue to scale the platform and execute complex transactions, we are looking to strengthen our technical accounting capability. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the quality, rigour and consistency of our accounting judgements, while partnering closely with our deal teams and auditors.” – CFO
About the Role
Based in Dublin, this role will provide deep technical accounting expertise across the group. While operating at a senior level, this is primarily a hands on, individual contributor role, with significant exposure to transactions, complex accounting matters and senior stakeholders across the business.
You will work closely with accounting, deal, treasury and finance leadership teams to ensure high‑quality accounting outcomes in a dynamic, transaction‑driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the go to expert for complex, judgement‑heavy accounting matters within a large‑scale, asset‑backed international business.
- Shape and evolve the organisation’s technical accounting framework, ensuring consistency, robustness and alignment with leading practice.
- Lead the development of clear, well‑structured accounting position papers on complex, high‑impact transactions.
- Work closely with transaction and investment teams, influencing decision‑making by providing early insight into accounting and reporting implications.
- Build strong relationships with external auditors and advisors, confidently leading discussions on complex accounting judgements during reporting cycles.
- Play an integral role in enhancing the quality and transparency of statutory reporting, particularly in areas involving valuation, impairment and revenue treatment.
- Drive continuous improvement in governance, controls and documentation standards across the finance function.
- Partner collaboratively with finance, treasury and commercial teams, contributing to broader business objectives.
- Support finance transformation initiatives, including systems enhancement and automation, to enable future growth and scalability.
About the Person
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) from Big 4 or Top 10 firm.
- At least 7+ years experience in Aircraft leasing or audit/technical accounting in Aviation advisory.
- Deep technical accounting expertise, paired with strong commercial judgement and practical application of standards.
- Proven ability to form, articulate and defend accounting positions with senior stakeholders and external auditors.
- A confident, engaging communicator who enjoys translating complex technical matters into clear, actionable insight.
- Detail‑driven, resilient and highly professional, with the credibility to operate effectively under pressure in a fast‑moving environment.
Barden are delighted to be assisting a rapidly growing international company based in Westmeath to identify a Corporate Finance Manager to join their finance team in a permanent role.
‘This opportunity would suit a finance professional with broad corporate & transactions experience either in practice or industry who is looking to progress their career in a more commercial & strategic direction and add real value in a fast growing business.’ CFO
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Leading the evaluation and delivery of all major investment and development initiatives
- Building business cases from initial concept through to EBITDA and cash‑return modelling
- Presenting recommendations to senior leadership and guiding decision‑making
- Designing a consistent framework for assessing internal and external opportunities
- Supporting due diligence, financial analysis and integration activity for potential acquisitions
- Running scenario modelling and assessing capital allocation options
ABOUT THE PERSON:
- Qualified accounting professional with 6-10 years PQE
- Strong financial and analytical skills and attention to detail with a commercial mindset
- Experience in financial modelling
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build, develop and maintain relationships
Barden are delighted to be partnering with a successful multinational in Dublin West who are looking for a qualified accountant, with 1-3 years PQE, to join their team as a Financial Accountant on a 12 month contract.
You will get broad exposure to both financial accounting and financial analysis, including management accounts prep, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and liaising with stakeholders.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Preparing month-end management accounts;
- Carrying out financial reporting;
- Assisting in budgeting and forecasting;
- Deliver variance analysis;
- Liaising with stakeholders across the business.
ABOUT THE PERSON
- Qualified Accountant (1-3 years PQE);
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting;
- Advanced Excel skills;
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills;
- A practical, hands-on approach with a collaborative mindset.
Barden are delighted to be partnering with a successful multinational in Dublin West who are looking for a qualified accountant, with 3-5 years PQE, to join their team as a Senior Financial Accountant on a 12 month contract.
You will get broad exposure to both financial accounting and financial analysis, including management accounts prep, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and liaising with stakeholders.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Preparing month-end management accounts;
- Carrying out financial reporting;
- Assisting in budgeting and forecasting;
- Deliver variance analysis;
- Liaising with stakeholders across the business.
ABOUT THE PERSON
- Qualified Accountant (3-5 years PQE);
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting;
- Advanced Excel skills;
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills;
- A practical, hands-on approach with a collaborative mindset.
Are you looking to move into a unique role that offers a breadth of exposure and long term opportunities for growth? Barden are partnering with a global business as they seek an Manager of Financial Accounting to operate in a fast pace, progressive environment. This isn’t just another accounting role, it’s your chance to tackle complex challenges, and help shape smarter financial operations. If you’re ready to bring sharp thinking and real impact to the table, we would love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Collaborating directly with your team to enhance finance and operational functions.
- Supporting month-end, quarter-end, and regulatory reporting processes.
- Liaising with auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and timely delivery.
- Contributing to process improvement initiatives and interim staffing assignments.
What We’re Looking For
- ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent IFAC qualification) with 3+ years’ post-qualification experience in industry.
- People Management experience is essential.
- Experience in a MNC is essential.
- Proficiency in IFRS, US GAAP and local reporting standard.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills; experience with ERP systems is desirable.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and thrive in a collaborative team environment.
Working model:
- All work delivered from the firm’s Dublin office or from home (no client‑site work).
- Very flexible working arrangements, expectation to collaborate in the office a few times a month.
- Strong benefits Package.
- No expectation to be in the office at month‑end.
With retail outlets located across Leinster, our client is seeking an experienced finance professional to join their growing team. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining financial control, operational oversight, and business partnering, working closely with the CFO and senior stakeholders. The role offers hybrid working.
You will have end-to-end responsibility for financial control and reporting across the group, while supporting strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes
- Own the accuracy of the P&L, balance sheet, and reconciliations
- Coordinate audits and statutory financial statements
- Manage group cash flow and working capital
- Ensure compliance with Irish Revenue, VAT, and regulatory requirements
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities
- Implement and maintain robust financial policies and controls
- Manage and develop the finance team, providing cover for key functions when required
- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes and systems
- Partner with the CFO on strategic planning, business cases, and investment analysis
About You
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- 2+ years’ post-qualification experience
- SME background is preferable
- Strong financial reporting and control expertise
If you would like to hear more about this role, please apply or reach out to me directly – Jack O’Regan.
Barden are delighted to be assisting a key plc company to identify a qualified accounting professional to join their team as a Senior Group Financial Accountant on a 12-15 month contract. This exciting opportunity for a an ambitious qualified accountant to progress and join a leading company within their high calibre group finance function.
This is a broad role allowing exposure across financial accounting, analysis, projects and liaising with senior management.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Supporting the group reporting processes including monthly management accounts.
- Preparing intercompany reporting.
- Preparing monthly reports to the Board and senior management.
- Constantly strive to create efficiencies and improvements in current process.
- Preparing statutory accounts for the group and relevant subsidiaries.
- Assisting with the preparation of annual financial statements.
- Taking a lead on projects.
- Ad hoc projects as required.
ABOUT THE PERSON:
- Qualified accounting professional with strong academic background.
- Minimum 2 years PQE with industry.
- Exposure to group environments is preferable.
- Advanced Excel skills with a strong ability to interpret and translate data into meaningful financial insights.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a commercial acumen.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Highly motivated and organised with ability to meet multiple deadlines.
- Confident in liaising with senior management.
The office is based in South Dublin with a hybrid working policy.
An opportunity for an experienced and qualified accountant to join a multinational organisation as an Intercompany Accountant on a on permanent basis has arisen. This role sits with an new, exciting and growing energy business who are based in the city center with flexible hybrid working (circa 3 days a week in office).
ABOUT THE ROLE
- Preparation and review of the consolidated group reporting outputs;
- Ownership of month end group accounting for assigned areas;
- Business partnering with internal teams;
- Address external and internal audit queries as they arise;
- Assist in the monthly balance reconciliations;
- On-going process improvement and ad-hoc projects as they arise.
ABOUT THE PERSON
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 0 to 3 years PQE.
- Experience in consolidation, intercompany and working in a group environment is essential.
- Strong communicator, and comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders.
- Adaptable to change and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritise work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
This is an ideal role for someone looking for the opportunity to develop their within an exciting business.
Barden are proud to be partnering with a global technology business to bring a newly created Finance Manager role to Cork. This role will suit an ambitious finance professional who is looking to elevate their career within an innovative global business.
The Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in streamlining and automating the global compliance reporting, including financial statement preparation and audit execution. This is a highly strategic and hands-on opportunity for a finance professional with strong expertise in compliance and passion for process improvement. There will be a huge amount of stakeholder engagement as the main interface between Finance and Project teams globally.
If you are Big 4 trained accountant with 5+ years PQE in a multinational environment and are looking for a challenging and rewarding role, then this could be the opportunity you are looking for. The ideal person will be solutions driven, excellent stakeholder management skills with leadership attributes.
If you would like to hear more on this opportunity, please get in touch – caroline.frawley@barden.ie or my colleague Denis Galvin (denis.galvin@barden.ie)
ABOUT THE ROLE
• Play a lead role in automating and centralising the global audit process, strengthening the quality and consistency of statutory reporting
• Build strong relationships with key finance stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment across Finance, Tax and wider teams
• Support global finance teams to enhance audit delivery, improve financial statement preparation and drive consistency in statutory outputs
• Identify and mitigate risks across statutory close and audit cycles, providing clear insights and reporting on local close performance
• Drive global standardisation of statutory processes, controls and reporting frameworks
• Lead initiatives that accelerate close timelines, enhance control environments and improve overall financial governance
ABOUT THE PERSON
• Qualified Accountant with 5+years PQE
• Highly motivated individual with a demonstrated high degree of personal integrity
• Thrive in a continually improving work environment and embrace change
• Strong understanding of risk and control
• Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player with a collaborative style to working
Barden are delighted to be working with a well-established and hugely successful Irish business in the construction industry, headquartered here in Cork, who are looking for a strong Financial Accountant to join their high-performing Finance team. Reporting to a high-calibre Finance Director, this person will have a wide range of responsibilities including month-end reporting, liaising with key stakeholders across the business on commercial activities and ad-hoc tax and funds work. This will be a move for the long-term.
“This would be a great move for someone who is keen to gain hands-on, practical experience while also being involved in the commercial activities of the business and getting the chance to work alongside senior members of the company on a daily basis” – Finance Director
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Responsible for review and posting of month-end close and accounting transactions;
- Managing the financial oversight of ICAV and its sub-funds as part of the reporting process;
- Responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for assigned entities;
- Support the preparation of cashflows and related tasks;
- Liaise with internal and external auditors and support the audit process by providing timely and accurate information and data;
- Assist with the preparation of board reports for the group;
- The development of strong relationships with key stakeholders;
- Evaluation of processes and recommends and implements process improvements;
- Ad-hoc projects as required.
ABOUT THE PERSON:
- Qualified Accountant with 0-3 years’ PQE;
- Experience in a similar industry preferred but not essential;
- Experience with IFRS is desirable;
- Strong technical skills;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – the ability to work effectively within a small, tight-knit team;
- An effective team player, who demonstrates strong leadership and negotiation skills.
Sounds interesting? Feel free to get in touch with Siobhán Sexton in Barden (siobhan.sexton@barden.ie) for more information.
