Barden are delighted to be exclusively engaged with a fast growing business to help identify a Finance Manager on a permanent basis.

THE ROLE

This position is the heartbeat of finance – managing the general ledger, driving accurate journal entries and reconciliations, statutory reporting & compliance, and driving process improvement across the group.

• Take ownership of month-end close ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting standards
• Present financial insights and variance analysis to senior stakeholders to influence strategic decisions
• Lead statutory audits and compliance while driving strong relationships with external auditors
• Shape the future of finance by strengthening controls and spearheading process improvements across international operations

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Qualified Accountant (Big 4/Top 10 trained) with 5+ years of post-qualification experience in industry
• Strong track record of driving process transformation
• Highly organised and detail-focused, and thrive in fast-paced, change-driven environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.

Working across all business types, but exclusively within the accounting, finance & tax community, Barden exists to share bespoke advice, guidance and support to professionals along each step of their career journey.

Barden are partnering with a growing organisation to hire a Risk Manager on a fixed term contract basis.

This role will have broad visibility across the business, combining enterprise risk management with the development and delivery of a compliance audit programme.

The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening governance, embedding risk frameworks, and driving a proactive compliance culture across the organisation. The position will also involve regular engagement with senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Leading and enhancing the organisation’s risk management framework
• Managing risk registers, incident reporting, and governance processes
• Developing and delivering risk awareness training across the business
• Designing and implementing a risk-based compliance audit programme
• Conducting and overseeing member audits and identifying areas for improvement
• Preparing clear and concise reporting for senior management and committees

The ideal background will include:

• 5+ years’ experience in risk, audit, compliance, or governance
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks and compliance processes
• Experience carrying out audits and evaluating controls
• Excellent stakeholder management and reporting skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Barden are proud to be partnering with a fast growing business to introduce an experienced Senior Manager, FP&A to their team in Dublin (Hybrid working).

Role Overview

This is a standout financial planning and analysis leadership role at the heart of the commercial organisation. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping strategy, accelerating growth and improving performance across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive high-quality performance reporting, planning and forecasting, turning numbers into clear, actionable insight for executive and board members.
• Shape and evolve budgeting, forecasting and sales and operations planning cycles, challenging assumptions and keeping the business focused on what matters most.
• Partner closely with marketing, innovation, strategy and operations, acting as a trusted finance voice on growth initiatives, investment decisions and strategic priorities.
• Represent finance in senior forums, influencing direction through compelling insight and confident commercial challenge.

Who they are looking for:

• Qualified accountant with at least 10 years PQE in a similar commercial role.
• Experience in planning and forecasting, with a solid grasp of cost drivers, demand and margin performance.
• Finance transformation mindset having led initiatives in the commercial finance space.
• Effective business partner, able to influence stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.

Barden are delighted to be working with a well-established and hugely successful Irish business who are looking for a strong Financial Accountant their financial reporting team.

You’ll provide hands-on accounting support across fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and IFRS data preparation.

This role will report to a high-calibre Finance Manager and the candidate will have a wide range of responsibilities as the business transitions to IFRS. It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone to gain exposure working on a key project for the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting

• Maintain and manage the fixed asset register (additions, disposals, depreciation)
• Support monthly and year-end reconciliations across multiple entities
• Assist with capitalisation reviews and audit documentation
• Prepare fixed asset data for IFRS reporting and restatement

Balance Sheet & Reconciliations

• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations in line with deadlines
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items
• Maintain clear audit trails and supporting documentation
• Support quarter-end and year-end close processes

IFRS Transition Support

• Assist with data collection, validation, and reporting for IFRS transition
• Prepare schedules and reconciliations for IFRS restatements
• Deliver structured, high-quality data to support technical analysis
• Document assumptions, data sources, and methodologies

Audit & Controls

• Support responses to audit queries with clear analysis and documentation
• Help maintain a strong financial control environment

General Finance Support

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting to the Financial Control team

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• 2+ years’ experience in a finance or accounting role
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn in a technical environment

Desirable

• Experience in fixed asset accounting (multi-entity environments beneficial)
• Exposure to audit or year-end close processes
• Awareness of IFRS (training can be provided)
• Background in large organisations, shared services, or professional services

There’s a lot of noise around AI at the moment.

If you only went by the headlines, you would think we were on the edge of a dramatic shift – jobs disappearing, roles being replaced, and businesses fundamentally changing overnight. It can feel unsettling.

But from what we’re seeing here at Barden, speaking with businesses and talent every day, the reality feels much more measured than that. And importantly, a lot less scary.

A lot of the conversation still centres around technical roles in tech companies – software engineering, data, infrastructure, cybersecurity – as if that’s where the biggest impact of AI will be felt.

And yes, those roles are evolving. That’s undeniable.

But what’s more interesting to me is what’s happening in non-tech roles within tech companies – HR, Finance. Operations, Marketing, Talent acquisition, Customer success – the teams that keep businesses moving.

These are the areas where AI is already making a real difference – taking repetition out of day-to-day work, reducing admin-heavy tasks, speeding up reporting, helping with communication, organising information, and supporting better decision-making.

Not replacing people. Just removing some of the repetitive, manual parts of work.

And that’s a very different conversation from the one we’re hearing in the media.

Because if AI starts taking care of the more routine tasks, what’s left becomes the work that people are best at – judgement, relationship building, creativity, and commercial thinking. The human part.

That should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat.

We are also still early. While the headlines can make it feel like AI is already reshaping everything, most businesses in Ireland are still in the experimentation phase – figuring out practical use cases, improving processes, saving time where they can.

Small wins. Incremental change. Not an overnight transformation.

And maybe that’s the reality behind the headlines.

AI isn’t arriving as one big disruptive moment. It’s quietly becoming another tool that changes how work gets done, bit by bit.

That feels a lot more manageable. And, in many ways, a lot more positive than the headlines would have you believe…

Connect with Lorraine at lorraine.oleary@barden.ie.

Barden is proud to be partnering with the Finance Manager of a significant Irish business to appoint a Part Qualified Accountant to join their finance function on a 3-month contract basis. Based in North Dublin with a hybrid model in place.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced environment, within a well-established business. The ideal person will be able to work autonomously while also collaborating effectively with colleagues, demonstrating strong initiative, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This person will be involved in preparing management accounts, month-end reporting, reconciliations, audits, and revenue submissions within tight deadlines, with a strong focus on financial controls, risk identification, and improving business efficiency.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Minimum of 2 years in a similar position.
• Relevant accounting and finance degree.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, ever-changing environment.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within accounting and finance.

Barden are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful Irish business to assist them in hiring a Group Financial Accountant to join their finance team. This is an exciting opportunity which involves varied responsibilities, partnering with the various functions across the business which will enable the successful person to gain in depth knowledge and experience of the business as a whole. They have expanded globally and this role has come about due to the continued growth of the group.

The company has a fantastic reputation and is known for its excellent culture. This person will work closely with senior stakeholders and really get the opportunity to put their own stamp on things.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Preparation of monthly accounts in line with Group reporting policy;
• Working closely with multiple teams on the preparation of the consolidated accounts for the business;
• Responsibility for accuracy of all related information for the reporting requirements;
• Business partnering with the management team to support decision making through financial analysis;
• Assisting with the completion of the annual audit as required.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Professional accounting qualification with 1/2 years’ PQE an advantage;
• Ability to think outside of the box and work on your own initiative;
• Strong technical skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – the ability to work effectively across multiple functions;
• An effective team player, who demonstrates excellent leadership and negotiation skills.

Interested? Feel free to get in touch with Siobhán Sexton in Barden (siobhan.sexton@barden.ie) for more information.

Barden are delighted to have been engaged by a well-established and hugely successful Irish business in the FMCG sector, who are looking for a strong and ambitious Commercial Accountant to join their growing Finance team. This role has come about due to internal promotions which is always great to see.

Reporting to an excellent Finance Manager with a wealth of experience, this person will have a wide range of responsibilities as well as liaising with key stakeholders across the business on a daily basis to support the key decisions of the business. This role is an important hire for the team as they need somebody who can see the bigger picture and support the continuous expansion of the business and its product lines.

“Working within our commercial team, the ideal person for this role will be a driven individual who is not afraid to hit the ground running and get stuck in. I’m looking for a focused, commercial individual who is keen to contribute to the bottom line of our business. Individuals who can recognise opportunities, act on them and give recommendations that will make a positive impact is what we are looking for.” – Finance Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Conduct financial analysis to identify opportunities for profit improvement across the business
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive more efficient processes within your assigned division
• Responsible for monthly cost reporting, delivering clear analysis to support business decision-making
• Provide actionable financial insights to key stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships, supporting initiatives to improve performance and profitability
• Promote cost awareness, identify savings opportunities and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Support ad-hoc projects as required

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Qualified accountant with 1-3 years PQE;
• Financial analysis experience is an advantage but not essential;
• Excellent attention to detail, numeric and analytical skills;
• Process, systems and controls focused;
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

Curious? Feel free to get in touch with Siobhán Sexton in Barden (siobhan.sexton@barden.ie) for more information.

Barden are partnering with a world-leading organisation with extensive facilities that support both sporting and agricultural activities as they seek a commercially-minded Management Accountant to join their team in Tipperary.

This is a very broad role where the successful person will be involved in monthly reporting, commercial finance and project work while working as part of a high-achieving finance team.

You’ll work closely with all aspects of the business, gain exposure to decision-making and help shape the financial direction of very unique business.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Delivery of high‑quality monthly reporting: P&L, Balance Sheet, cashflow, commentary
• Involvement in budgeting and cashflow planning, ensuring clarity and foresight for the wider business
• Supporting the year-end process, accounts preparation and liaising with external advisers
• Producing insightful seasonal operational reports that blend numbers with narrative
• Driving system upgrades, process improvements, and stronger internal controls
• Involvement in project work, as required.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Professional accounting qualification
• Exceptional organisation and attention to detail
• Clear, confident communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and also as part of a small, tight-knit team
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working to deadlines.

Interested? Feel free to get in touch with Siobhán Sexton in Barden (siobhan.sexton@barden.ie) for more information.

Barden are proud to be working exclusively with a global manufacturing/technology organisation to identify an ambitious and smart Senior Financial Accountant to join their well-established and highly collaborative finance team.

The successful person will work closely with the Finance Manager on a range of tasks including month-end reporting, variance analysis and ad-hoc project work. This person will get broad exposure across the global business while liaising with multiple teams across finance and beyond.

Responsibilities include:

• End-to-end accounting for your assigned entities within the EMEA region;
• Preparation of the month-end and quarter-end reporting processes;
• Completion of variance analysis and related reports for your entities;
• Liaise with internal and external auditors and support the audit process by providing timely and accurate information and data;
• Assistance with Corporate tax, VAT and payroll tasks;
• The development of strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business;
• Ad-hoc projects as required.

About the person:

• Recently qualified accountant with 3+ years’ PQE is essential;
• Experience in a multinational environment is a strong advantage but not essential;
• Strong Excel and systems experience;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong team player with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all level of the organisation.

Curious? Please get in touch with Siobhán Sexton in Barden (siobhan.sexton@barden.ie) for more information.