Barden has been engaged exclusively by a well‑established Irish PLC with a strong track record and a growing finance function. The business is headquartered in Dublin and offers a collaborative, professional environment with a clear focus on continuous improvement and high‑quality financial governance.

About the Role

The Finance Manager will play a key role within the group finance team, partnering closely with senior leaders and managing the end‑to‑end financial operations of several group entities.
This position also leads a small team and provides oversight of financial reporting, statutory compliance, budgeting and operational finance.

This is a Dublin City based role with an expectation to collaborate in the office 3 days a week.

Key elements include:

• Full ownership of month‑end, statutory accounts, audit and tax deliverables
• Preparation of budgets, reforecasts and financial commentary for leadership
• Oversight of operational finance processes, including cash management
• Supporting group cash modelling and ad‑hoc financial analysis
• Managing and developing two direct reports

The Ideal Person

• Qualified Accountant with at least 4 years PQE.
• Proven track record within a large Irish PLC or detailed experience from practice audit of PLC clients.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of accounting principles and procedures essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Please note this is a fixed term contract with expected duration of 12 – 14 months.

Flexibility, strong cultural identity and genuine progression opportunities are the three most common things senior Finance professionals are looking for in their next career move right now. This role ticks all the boxes, and more.

We are thrilled to be partnering exclusively with this leading pharmaceutical business to help identify an Associate Director. Roles of this calibre are unique to the Cork market. This would be ideal move for an ambitious finance professional looking to elevate their career within an innovative global business. This is a key role within the Finance team, the Associate Director will have oversight of financial and statutory reporting, compliance, and internal controls as well as business partnering with the wider business.

Reporting to a charismatic and personable senior leader, the ideal person will be a solution driven individual who demonstrates superb leadership and business partnering capabilities.

Sound interesting? Please contact myself on caroline.frawley@barden.ie or my colleague Denis Galvin on denis.galvin@barden.ie for further information.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and coaching of the team
• Oversee accurate and timely month end close activities, ensuring compliance with US GAAP principals
• Manage the preparation and filing of statutory financial statements as well as supporting group consolidation under IFRS
• Ownership of financial and SOX compliance for all entities
• Drive collaboration and engagement by bringing the team together regularly through 1:1’s and team meetings
• Partner with stakeholders including FP&A, treasury, tax and the wider business for successful solutions and change implementation
• Contribution to the establishment of a continuous improvement culture
• Ad hoc duties and projects to support the growing needs of the business

“We are committed to our future in Cork, a key location for us in our global footprint. Headcount continues to grow and with this, comes opportunity. We are seeking a high calibre individual who can excel in a growth business” – VP Finance

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Qualified Accountant with 5-10 years PQE
• Strong people management skills with a proven track record in managing a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven ability to influence at all levels in the organization
• Positive attitude with a high level of personal integrity
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines

We are delighted to be partnering with our client on an opportunity for an experienced Debtors leader to take ownership of a critical function and make a real commercial impact.

If you’re an experienced Accounts Receivable professional ready to lead, influence and add value at a senior level, this role may be for you.

This senior role is responsible for leading the debtors function end-to-end, setting credit strategy, optimising cash flow, and managing complex, high-value accounts. You’ll lead a team, influence senior stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement across systems and processes.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Lead and oversee the full debtors function, including credit control policies and payment terms
• Manage invoicing, statements, collections, reconciliations and allocations
• Monitor debtor ageing and follow up overdue balances
• Handle sensitive payment discussions and key accounts
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly debtor reports
• Analyse debtor trends and recommend risk-mitigation strategies
• Support system implementations and process improvements
• Ensure compliance with Irish financial regulations and audit requirements
• Approve credit limits, payment plans and escalation strategies

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Significant senior-level experience in debtors management, credit control or accounts receivable
• Proven people management and leadership capability
• Strong commercial acumen and cash-flow expertise
• Confident communicator and negotiator
• Comfortable managing complex, high-value accounts

Barden’s Recently Qualified Accountants Team (most of whom are qualified accountants, just like you) are here to help you make your very best first step as a qualified accountant.

Below you’ll find out more about each of the team. Drop an email to one of our team, and they will take care of you from there…

Brian O’Connor ACA | Team Lead | Accounting & Finance | Recently Qualified Appointments | Barden Leinster

Brian O’Connor ACA is the Team Lead of the Recently Qualified Accountants division of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Leinster.

After completing his BComm and MAcc at UCD, Brian completed his training contract with Deloitte’s FS Audit team. There, he worked on fund and reinsurance audits and achieved his ACA qualification. Post-contract, Brian moved to Melbourne, where he diversified his experience through various industry roles, including financial reporting, project accounting, and fixed assets.

After returning from Australia in January 2020, Brian decided to leverage his ACA qualification in an advisory capacity by joining Barden. He was promoted to Partner in January 2026 and assumes a leadership role, guiding the Recently Qualified Accountants practice with a blend of expertise, insight, and a commitment to delivering excellence. These values extend to serving clients, newly qualified accountants and our partners in CASSI and Chartered Accountants Ireland as well as fostering a culture of growth and collaboration within the Barden team.

Niall O’Keeffe ACA | Business Lead | Recently Qualified Accountants & Aircraft Leasing Advisor | Barden Leinster

Niall O’Keeffe ACA is a Business Lead in the Recently Qualified Accountants team, and Aircraft Leasing Advisor, at Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Leinster.

Niall successfully qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2021, having completed his training contract with the Audit team in Deloitte Ireland. Before this, Niall completed an accounting degree and an accounting master’s at University College Cork.

Niall works directly with the recently qualified team in Dublin to support recently qualified accounting professionals in Leinster. He also specialises in careers in the aircraft leasing sector.

Jack O’Regan ACA | Associate | Recently Qualified Accountants | Barden Leinster

Jack O’Regan ACA is an Associate in the Recently Qualified Accountants division of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Leinster.

After studying Commerce at UCC, Jack began his trainee contract with the Deloitte Dublin audit department. During his time there, he worked with large PLCs, giving him great exposure to complex financial environments and helped him build a strong technical foundation.

Once he had finished his contract and achieved his ACA qualification, Jack moved to Australia, where he worked in two different contract roles in property accounting. On his return to Ireland, Jack became increasingly curious about exploring new ways to apply his qualification beyond traditional accounting roles. Barden’s people-first approach strongly resonated with Jack, reaffirming that Barden was exactly the kind of organisation he wanted to be part of.

Jack works with the recently qualified team in Dublin to support recently qualified accounting professionals in Leinster.

Aoibhín Byrne | Associate Director | Tax, Treasury & Practice | Barden Leinster

Aoibhín Byrne is Associate Director of the Tax, Treasury & Practice division within Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Leinster. In this capacity, she supports professionals through career transitions while complementing business recruitment strategies across tax, treasury, audit and consulting.

After graduating from UCC with a BComm in French, Aoibhín started her professional journey with KPMG’s tax department. During her time there, she supported multinational businesses across a variety of industries in the provision of corporate tax compliance and advisory services.

Aoibhín joined Barden Leinster in October 2019 as an Associate, progressing into the role of Associate Director in January 2025. She is passionate about helping Barden’s clients build the best teams, actively engaging with them to discern their requirements, preferences, and aspirations while sharing key market insights.

Get in Touch With Us

Barden is where recently qualified accountants go before they start looking for a job.

When you meet Barden you will be meeting Ireland’s most experienced talent advisory and recruitment team, many of whom are themselves accounting and tax qualified.

Your future is too important to leave to chance. Take control, get informed and plan your future with Barden. Drop us an email at hello@barden.ie and we will get in touch to arrange a time and date that suits you to start planning your professional future.

Let me start with a question: after a hybrid team meeting ends and the screen goes blank, what happens in the room if you’re in the office with your colleagues?

You chat. You walk out of the meeting room, brainstorming on how to tweak the proposal you just went through in the meeting, talking about your weekend plans, or chatting about the soccer game that happened last night.

Those few minutes before and after meetings are highly valuable for building relationships and for influencing decision-making. These simple social interactions create chemistry, strengthen relationships and deepen trust. Relationships can be maintained online, but they cannot be built to the same level in a virtual environment.

Opportunities for Learning

We learn by osmosis. Being present and engaged in office life enables us to pick up small nuggets of information all the time, and this wisdom compounds over time. One small new learning this week doesn’t feel like much. Still, new learning every week for five or ten years amounts to in-depth insights into an organisation, ways of working, technical knowledge, and interpersonal skills.

Learning doesn’t always come from the top down. Often, emerging technologies are better understood by grads and younger people, allowing senior leaders to collect their weekly nuggets of information from their junior colleagues.

Purposeful Presence

Presenteeism is not the goal. Employees should not be in the office if their core team isn’t there or if there is no real value in doing so. Mandating presence for the sake of it is counterproductive. There must be a purpose and value to being in the office, and a critical mass of people should be present to enable meaningful, dynamic interaction. If one person goes into the office on a Friday and nobody else is there, the value is lost. Similarly, if an employee is sitting alone in a meeting room for eight hours to write a report, they may as well be working from home. Being in the office should provide opportunities for interaction, learning, and collaboration.

Takeaway

In-person presence matters when it creates connection, learning, and collaboration. Time in the office should be purposeful, not just procedural.

Padraig Ryan (LinkedIn>>>) is the Managing Director of Navitise Consulting. Navitise is a boutique consulting firm that combines big-firm expertise with a personalised approach, delivering strategy, operational excellence and transformation solutions.

We’re delighted to be partnering with a leading multinational organisation as they look to hire an AR / Credit Control Specialist to join their growing finance team.

This is a key, visible role within a business known for its positive culture, supportive team environment and strong focus on employee development. You’ll be joining a collaborative, friendly finance function where people are encouraged to grow, learn and progress.

German language fluency (native or near-native) is essential for this position, as you’ll be working closely with German-speaking customers and stakeholders.

The role offers excellent exposure within a well-structured multinational, ongoing learning opportunities and the chance to build a long-term career in a stable, people-focused organisation.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts.
• Calls / emails / correspondence
• Review accounts daily and meet team collections targets.
• Follow up on any queries, missing invoices, invoice discrepancies and disputes.
• Resolve discrepancies through liaising with key internal stakeholders (credit team, sales team)
• Escalate when necessary.
• Responsible for preparing Aged Debt reports.
• Analyse customer credit profiles and exposure, compare against policy to make risk driven credit decisions and balancing business benefit with risk.
• Responsible for credit analysis
• Maintain reports & document outcomes & achievements.
• Share knowledge, get involved with process improvements & make suggestions on ways to make collections more efficient.
• Support operations by updating, maintaining, and analysing master data, and key data within the organisation.
• Ensures master data integrity in key systems as well as maintaining the processes to support the data quality.
• Creation & amendment of customers, vendors, purchase agreements, & pricing.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• AR/ Credit and Collections Experience OR Strong Customer Service experience coupled with German
• Experience working in a multi-national fast paced environment (an advantage)
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Be an outgoing, personable individual with strong communication skills.
• Have the capacity to problem solve and build and maintain relationships.
• Be social – this role will involve interacting with people key to making this company successful both internally and externally.

Are you an ambitious Financial Controller who is looking to use your expertise to support and strengthen a business?

We are delighted to be partnering exclusively with a successful medium sized business in Kerry to identify a Financial Controller to join their team. The business has celebrated significant growth over the last 30 years and has built an excellent reputation as leaders in their field.

Leading a team of 5, the Financial Controller will report to an impressive CEO who promotes a positive culture on the team. This is a broad role which involves overseeing the day-to-day Finance activities, delivering high quality financial reporting, and ensuring strong financial governance across the organisation. This will suit someone who is technically strong, with a great energy to bring to the team.

Please get in touch for more information (caroline.frawely@barden.ie), or my colleague Denis Galvin (denis.galvin@barden.ie).

ABOUT THE ROLE

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for monthly and year-end reporting, providing analysis and recommendations to assist the management team in understanding business performance and decision making.
• Take the lead role in the preparation of statutory accounts and management of the external audit.
• Promote and maintain an effective internal control environment.
• Provide strong balance sheet and working capital management.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and coaching to the Finance Team.
• Ad hoc duties and projects to support the growing needs of the business.

“The ideal candidate is someone who is willing to be hands on with operational elements of Finance as well as the strategic aspects of the role. We value the experience and knowledge a strong Finance professional can bring to the table” – CEO

ABOUT THE PERSON

• Professional Accountancy qualification with 5+ years PQE.
• Ambitious with proven ability to manage and coach the finance team.
• 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 ‘can do’ attitude.

Barden and CASSC are delighted to bring you the not-to-be-missed FAE Careers Evening taking place on Thursday, 26th February 2026.

What is the event all about?

The Barden & CASSC FAE Careers Evening 2026 is designed specifically for FAE students to answer any questions they might have about their professional futures. The evening has been structured to ensure CASSC members get access to the right information at the right time so that when they qualify, they can make informed decisions about their professional future.

Those who attend will also have the opportunity to ask any questions they might have about their professional future and visit a variety of Barden information stands to speak directly to Barden’s expert newly qualified careers team.

Who is it for?

This event is for those who have passed FAEs and are approaching the end of their training contract. It is also open to recently qualified accountants. The event is free of charge, but registration is required. Get your tickets here>>>>

On the night, you’ll gain insights from:

• Michael Sheehan | Chief Financial Officer | The Irish Times
• Martin O’Reilly | Manager | Xeinadin
• Avril O Callaghan | RTR Accountant | FMC
• David Collins | CASSC Chair 2024/25 | Audit Senior | EY Ireland
• Maighread Meehan | Financial Accountant | Musgrave
• Conor Murphy ACA | Consultant | Recently Qualified Accountants | Barden Munster
• Siobhán Sexton ACA | Associate Director | Recently Qualified Accountants | Barden Munster

Michael Sheehan | Chief Financial Officer | The Irish Times

Mikie is from Glanworth in North Cork. He went to secondary school in St. Colman’s College, Fermoy and studied Accounting in UCC. From there, he began his career at Deloitte, where he qualified as a chartered accountant and worked in the areas of audit, corporate finance and corporate recovery, while also completing various international secondments in Australia, the Channel Islands and the UK. He moved to the Examiner Group in 2013 following an industry secondment from Deloitte.

Following the acquisition of the Group by The Irish Times in 2018, he held various roles within the finance department before becoming Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October 2020. In the intervening period, he has also held interim roles as Managing Director of The Examiner Group for 18 months, Group Chief Information Officer for 12 months, and, more recently, Group Managing Director for 4 months. He is also a member of The Irish Times DAC’s board of directors.

Martin O’Reilly | Manager | Xeinadin

Martin O’Reilly is a Manager at Xeinadin, based in the Blackpool office, where he is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of clients across a wide range of industries and geographic locations. He provides a comprehensive suite of professional services, including accounts preparation, audit, and advisory support, alongside ongoing compliance and company secretarial services.

Prior to joining Xeinadin, Martin gained valuable experience at PwC in Cork, where he trained within the audit department. During his time at PwC, he worked with a variety of clients, developing strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and a client-focused approach to delivering high-quality professional services.

Avril O Callaghan | RTR Accountant | FMC

Avril is a qualified chartered accountant from Cork. She studied Accounting at UCC and began her career with Deloitte (Audit) in the graduate programme, qualifying in 2023. Following her graduate contract, she moved to Australia for six months, where she worked as a finance lead for a start-up construction company.

She returned to Cork in December 2023, where she navigated the job market with Barden’s support and became a Financial Accountant at MSL, a mechanical engineering company. She spent 1.5 years there, gaining in-depth experience across a multitude of business areas.

After working in SMEs since leaving Deloitte, Avril was keen to grow her business knowledge, particularly in a multinational environment. As a result, she began looking for a new role, again with Barden’s help. She has been working at FMC as an RTR accountant for the past 7 months.

David Collins | CASSC Chair 2024/25 | Audit Senior | EY Ireland

David Collins is the 2025/26 chair of the CASSC and an Audit Associate at EY, specialising in Wealth and Asset Management. He graduated from UCC in 2021 with a first-class honours in the BSc Government and Political Science programme. David’s achievements include receiving the Breifne O’Callaghan award for youth leadership and being named the Department of Government and Politics 2021 graduate of the year.

Maighread Meehan | Financial Accountant | Musgrave

Originally from Waterford, Maighread completed an undergraduate degree in Accounting at the University of Limerick. After graduating, she joined EY, where she completed her training contract in Audit. After qualifying in 2023, she travelled and settled in both Australia and New Zealand, using the opportunity to work across different industries in short-term roles to broaden her experience and perspective, while also enjoying the chance to explore new countries. Maighread returned to Ireland in Q4 2025 and is now working with Musgrave as a Financial Accountant in their Group Finance team.

Conor Murphy ACA | Consultant | Recently Qualified Accountants | Barden Munster

Conor Murphy ACA is a Consultant in the Recently Qualified Accountants practice of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Munster.

Conor holds a degree in Economics from UCC and an MSc in Corporate Finance. He began his career at KPMG in Cork, working in audit and completing his ACA exams. After qualifying, he spent four years in Australia as an accountant for a ski resort while living in Melbourne. Post-COVID, Conor relocated to London and transitioned from finance to recruitment.

Conor joined the Barden team in May 2024 to support Jonathan Olden in developing the emerging practices division and transitioned into the Recently Qualified team in November 2025. His background in Big 4 and industry accounting positions him perfectly to transition into this new role and advise recently qualified accountants on their next career steps. Connect with Conor on LinkedIn>>>>

Siobhán Sexton ACA | Associate Director | Recently Qualified Accountants | Barden Munster

Siobhán Sexton ACA is the Associate Director of the Recently Qualified Accountants practice of Barden’s talent advisory and recruitment firm in Munster.

Siobhán began her career by training with KPMG’s tax department, achieving her ACA qualification in 2017. Following her time at KPMG, she transitioned into the realm of recruitment, joining Barden’s Recently Qualified Accountants team in Dublin in March 2017.

In July 2018, her career took an adventurous turn when she embarked on an 18-month sabbatical to work and live in Canada. There, she gained invaluable international recruitment experience and also travelled to Southeast Asia and South America. Upon her return to Ireland in April 2020, Siobhán rejoined the Barden team, this time in Munster, where she has since progressed to the position of Associate Director, supporting recently qualified accountants. Connect with Siobhán on LinkedIn>>>

We are delighted to be partnering with a well-established organisation in the Energy sector in their search for a Finance Administrator to join their growing Finance team.

Reporting directly to the Senior Financial Accountant, this role forms a key part of the Finance Administration function. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and efficiently, supporting payments, reconciliations and month-end activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong Accounts Payable experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Accurate and timely processing of high volumes of purchase invoices
• Matching invoices to supporting documentation (POs, GRNs, approvals) and resolving discrepancies
• Monitoring shared finance mailboxes and responding to queries
• Liaising with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently
• Completing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating variances
• Supporting bank and control account reconciliations
• Assisting with supplier payment runs and preparation of bank payment files
• Supporting month-end close activities related to Accounts Payable
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within the AP function
• Providing ad hoc finance and administrative support to the wider finance team

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• Proven experience in Accounts Payable or high-volume invoice processing
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience with accounting systems; Oracle experience is advantageous (training and support provided)
• Confident communicator with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Highly organised and able to work efficiently under time pressure
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills