16 Director Finance jobs in Ireland

Soldo is here to change the way businesses spend, for the better. So every employee, department, and team is more productive and successful at work. Soldo connects company cards with a powerful management platform so finance teams can distribute money instantly, while staying in control of who spends, how much, where, and on what. With Soldo, budgeting, payments, reporting, and reconciliation are simple and efficient.

We're both a financial services and a software company and one of Europe's fastest growing fintech companies. Operating in the UK, Italy, and Ireland, we're over 350 employees (from 26 nationalities) strong.

We're a place where anyone can thrive. We're all about doing the right things for the right reasons, high standards, ambition, drive, and focus.

What's in it for you

• Private healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Genuine career development opportunities (we love to see you succeed) - including your own annual €500 career development budget
• Access to training and development - including a mentoring programme, workshops, and the opportunity to progress onto our leadership programme
• Flexible working options including working from home or our Dublin office
• Statutory Leave entitlements plus extra days off on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and your Birthday
• Your own personal company Soldo card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• TaxSaver Commuter Scheme

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance leader with experience in the regulated world of payments and treasury and payment operations activity, seeking an impactful career move.

Ideally, you have a balanced set of skills in both leadership and payment operations. As a leader, you will enjoy leading and developing a team, challenging it to always progress and improve. You will demonstrate strong leadership, with excellent written and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders both internally and externally.

You will have a Regulatory DNA, be process-oriented, digitally minded, with strong knowledge of internal controls, and the ability and experience to assess and design effective operational and financial controls.

You will be a team-player, business-minded, partnering with colleagues across the business as well as with the Group CFO and Group Finance team to enable and support business growth.

You will be a problem solver, results-driven, capable of managing large and complex cross-functional projects, driving progress through collaboration, expertise, impact analysis, and task prioritization.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Solid experience as a senior finance professional at a payment/e-money institution, bank, fintech, financial regulatory agency, or professional service firm serving financial institution clients.
• Very good understanding of card and banking payments, e-money or wallet products/services, and banking functions.
• Direct experience executing and managing activity for the financial regulatory requirements and reporting to the CBI as an Electronic Money Institution, including customer funds safeguarding.
• Extensive experience with a card issuer, ideally Mastercard; experience with Visa is also acceptable. In-depth experience managing Card transaction reconciliations and card scheme rules and regulations.
• Ability to professionally and effectively interact with regulators. Direct experience executing and managing activity for the financial regulatory requirements and reporting to the CBI as an Electronic Money Institution, including customer funds safeguarding.
• Ability to communicate in a timely manner with the Board/senior management on financial performance and to provide high-quality, impartial information to enable decision-making in a regulated environment.
• Ability to manage daily operations of user funds safeguarding accounts and operations, as well as overall treasury management.
• Experience or familiarity with managed Financial Service operations for global payments including Faster Payments, BACS, CHAPS, SEPA, SEPA Instant, and SWIFT.
• Ability to drive change effectively in an agile environment.
• Current or previous Central Bank of Ireland controlled function role holder.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or an equivalent professional qualification such as ACCA.
• Extensive experience in people management and development.

It would be desirable to have:

• Experience in Foreign Exchange markets, including spot trading and forward trading.

Director, Europe Commercial Finance page is loaded Director, Europe Commercial Finance Apply locations Cork, Ireland Aachen, Germany time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R Job Description

The Team:

The Finance team has strong business partnerships and drives financially informed decisions in support of the company's strategic objectives and financial framework. We are investing in advanced analytics capabilities to enhance our data-driven approach to problem solving. We are focused on process improvement to provide the most efficient operational and transactional support for our customers, vendors, and employees. The Finance leadership team has a proven track record of talent development. We invest in our team members and partner with them on their career development by offering a wide range of opportunities, including mentorships, special project assignments, training programs, and executive exposure.

The Role:

The Director, Europe Commercial Finance is the finance business partner for the company's Sales function in Europe. This position leads a team focused on delivering proactive, action-oriented business partnership and insights to support high-quality growth and maximize the productivity of our Sales team. As a commercial leader in Europe, this role is responsible for partnering with the Europe Sales Senior Vice President to drive business success, including achievement of regional bookings and operating margin goals.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the financial planning and analysis process for Europe Sales, delivering accurate budgets, forecasts, and actionable insights to guide decision-making.

• Collaborate with Sales leadership on regional go-to-market strategy and execution, supporting the development and creation of territory coverage models, channel partner initiatives, commissions plans, etc.

• Work with sales managers and sales engineers to boost team productivity and effectiveness by optimizing sales processes, tools, and systems.

• Utilize sales and marketing performance dashboards and KPIs to generate actionable insights and assess root causes of business challenges, propose innovative solutions to business leaders, and proactively drive countermeasures.

• Develop financial models to influence strategic decision-making around key sales and marketing investments.

• Partner with leaders to implement initiatives to improve sales metrics such as customer visits, funnel creation, and conversion rates, actively addressing any barriers to success.

• Travel within region (up to 2x per quarter) to understand market conditions, customers, and opportunities to improve productivity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Exceptional Business Acumen and Strategic Commercial Insight: Demonstrates a deep understanding of market dynamics and business strategies to drive financial performance.

• Advanced Executive Presentation and Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in delivering compelling presentations and effectively interacting with senior executives

• Expert Financial Modeling and Analytical Proficiency: Capable of developing sophisticated financial models and conducting thorough analyses to support strategic decision-making.

• Meticulous Attention to Detail for Consistent, High-Quality Outcomes: Ensures accuracy and precision in financial reporting and analysis, maintaining the highest standards of quality.

• Superior Planning and Organizational Expertise to Meet Deadlines: Excels in managing multiple priorities and projects, ensuring timely and efficient completion of tasks.

• Sound Judgment and Decision-Making Ability: Exercises strong judgment in evaluating financial scenarios and making informed, strategic decisions

• Proven Initiative in Driving Process Improvements: Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying and implementing process enhancements that optimize efficiency and effectiveness.

• Resilience Under Pressure in Dynamic Environments: Thrives in fast-paced settings, maintaining composure and delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines.

• Collaborative Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Effectively leads and works within cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and achieving shared goals.

• Confident in Articulating Diverse Perspectives: Comfortable and skilled in presenting alternative viewpoints, contributing to well-rounded decision-making processes.

• Track Record of Building Positive Team Culture and Talent Development: Successfully cultivates a positive team environment and is dedicated to mentoring and developing team members to reach their full potential.

Minimum education and work experience required:

• B.S. degree in Finance-related field

• Experience with PowerBI and Salesforce is preferred

• 10+ years' progressive finance and/or sales strategy experience

• 5+ years' experience managing a team

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