Finance Manager

About the role

This Finance Manager position is based in Ireland and sits at the heart of a scaling international organization. You will lead the professionalisation of accounting operations across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance and operational excellence while driving process transformation and insourcing initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and execute payment processes with a focus on accuracy, timeliness and financial control.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with HGB standards.
• Take ownership of accounting operations and lead the transition of financial processes in‑house.
• Oversee multi‑entity accounting activities, including consolidation across three legal entities.
• Collaborate with external tax advisors on VAT, compliance and broader tax matters.
• Assess existing accounting structures and implement improvements for efficiency, scalability and accuracy.
• Maintain high‑quality bookkeeping standards and ensure consistent financial reporting.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners in German and international contexts.
• Lead the assessment of current accounting processes and define a roadmap for insourcing.
• Drive successful insourcing of accounting operations for the German entity.

Required profile

• 8+ years of professional experience in accounting, financial accounting or similar finance roles.
• Strong expertise in HGB accounting standards and German tax regulations.
• Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Proven experience with multi‑entity structures and financial consolidation.
• High attention to detail, strong commitment to accuracy and compliance.
• Independent, structured and reliable working style with strong ownership mentality.
• Excellent communication skills and an analytical, solution‑oriented mindset.

Required skills

• HGB accounting standards
• German tax regulations
• Multi‑entity accounting and consolidation
• ERP/accounting systems: DATEV, NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics