172 Finance Business Partner jobs in Ireland

Finance Business Partner Property ? Dublin | €85,000 | Permanent | Full-time About the Opportunity We are working exclusively with a rapidly growing Property Group based in Dublin, offering an excellent opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join their expanding finance team. This is a commercially focused role with significant exposure to senior stakeholders across the business. Key Responsibilities Partner with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insights that support decision-making and drive business performance. Support strategic planning, investment appraisal, and new business opportunities within the group. Oversee cashflow forecasting, working capital requirements, and financial controls to ensure sustainable growth. About You Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 35 years PQE. Previous experience in Property, Real Estate, or Construction is advantageous. Strong financial reporting and commercial analysis skills. Excellent communicator with the ability to influence at all levels. Must be eligible to work in Ireland (no sponsorship available).

Your new company You will join a leading multinational engineering services firm that spans across Ireland and the UK. The business is undergoing significant transformation and expansion, driven by increased infrastructure investment. This is a newly localised role, transitioning from part-time UK-based support to a full-time Dublin-based position, offering excellent exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to grow into a more commercial finance role. Your new role As Finance Business Partner, you'll join a small finance team based in North Dublin. Reporting to the Senior Financial Controller, you'll support core finance operations including audits, VAT returns, reconciliations, and monthly management accounts. You'll also contribute to financial projects, liaise with international finance teams, and help drive improvements in internal controls and compliance. The company recently rolled out a new Oracle system, with Ireland leading the pilot, so system experience is a plus. What you'll need to succeed Qualified Accountant with 3+ years' experience Strong background in compliance, internal controls, and multi-entity reporting Solid understanding of Irish financial legislation Experience with Oracle is highly desirable Excellent communication skills and confidence working across international teams Ability to work independently and proactively Eagerness to grow into a more commercial finance role What you'll get in return Competitive salary: €60,000 - €5,000 with flex for the right experience Hybrid working model: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote (Initially more time in-office during onboarding) Flexible hours: 37.5 hours/week, core hours 10am-4pm Pension scheme (newly introduced) 25 days annual leave with option to buy/sell days Bike to Work scheme 15 days work abroad flexibility (with approval) Enhanced maternity & paternity leave Supportive, international team culture with regular team lunches What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Ireland is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Ireland) Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: Finance Business Partner Financial Accountant Accountant Newly Qualified Benefits: Work From Home 000 - 000 negotiable

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to support operational leadership within a leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role will work closely with site leadership teams to deliver financial insights, guide decision-making, and drive performance improvements. The role spans financial planning & analysis, cost centre controlling, inventory reporting, and support for month-end close and performance reporting processes. This is a permanent opportunity with Hybrid working based in Dundalk. Key Responsibilities of Finance Business Partner: Support the preparation of site budgets and financial forecasts. Review and analyse actual costs versus budget during month-end close, including labour and overhead allocations. Prepare monthly financial reporting packs with commentary, analysis, and actionable insights. Partner with cost centre owners to ensure spending is controlled and within budget, identifying and implementing cost-saving measures. Collaborate with stakeholders to highlight and deliver productivity improvements and disseminate operational metrics. Reconcile monthly inventory balances, including reserve calculations and write-off analysis in collaboration with supply chain and manufacturing teams. Conduct monthly Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) analysis, reviewing production orders and variances. Maintain standard costing procedures, monitor BOMs/routings, and analyse yield, scrap, and manufacturing variances. Oversee cycle counting programmes and drive actions to resolve inventory discrepancies. Collaborate with project controllers to report actual spend, committed spend, and forecast versus budget. Support cashflow management through accurate and timely reporting. Provide financial input to investment decisions for new technologies, operational efficiency projects, and capital purchases. Support continuous improvement initiatives within finance, including process automation and digitalisation. Champion a lean finance mindset, seeking opportunities to simplify and enhance finance processes. Knowledge & Experience of Finance Business Partner: A degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential. Qualified ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential. 3+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost controlling, or operational analysis within a manufacturing Strong working knowledge of SAP FICO is essential. Excellent skills in Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of Power BI Analytically minded, with proven ability to own and solve problems and to understand the bigger picture (i.e. impacts across the business, etc.). Ability to collaborate with and influence a variety of personnel across the organisation. Benefits include: Health insurance ( Family cover) 10% annual performance bonus Company shares purchase scheme 9% employer pension contribution Life assurance Social Club Carpool scheme 23 days Annual Leave Hybrid working 2 days from home If you would like a confidential discussion and more information on this Finance Business Partner role,contact Michelle Miley Skills: ACCA CIMA ACA Manufacturing Costing Variance Analysis

Finance Business Partner Location: North County Dublin Are you a qualified accountant who thrives on driving performance, shaping strategy, and influencing key decisions? Optimize is delighted to partner with a prestigious engineering consultancy to recruit a Finance Business Partner within their Infrastructure division. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the financial management of their Ireland business, while working in a collaborative, future-focused environment. The Role As Finance Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and project teams, ensuring robust financial governance while providing insights that drive growth and performance. Key responsibilities include: Ensuring compliance with internal controls, IFRS standards, and local regulatory requirements. Acting as lead contact for statutory and internal audits. Overseeing VAT preparation and group reporting obligations. Delivering monthly reconciliations, management accounts, and internal trade reporting. Leading cashflow forecasting and supporting budget, forecast, and long-term planning cycles. Driving process improvements following the ERP Oracle implementation. Providing financial analysis and business insights to support operational and strategic decision-making. Partnering with the Managing Director and technical project teams to influence outcomes. About You Were looking for a commercially-minded, technically strong finance professional who enjoys building relationships and shaping business performance. Essential requirements: ACA-qualified accountant (or equivalent) with several years post-qualification experience. Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid grasp of Irish tax and compliance. Proven ability to influence at all levels, with excellent communication skills. Collaborative, resilient, and agile, with a growth mindset and business curiosity. High level of ownership, drive, and results orientation. Willingness to travel as required. Experience with ERP Oracle is advantageous. Why Join? Be part of a prestigious engineering consultancy shaping major infrastructure projects across Ireland. Play a key strategic role with direct exposure to senior leadership. Join a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Enjoy opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Finance Business Partner - Onsite - Permanent - Cork My client is looking for a commercially focused, qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5+ years' industry experience to join our team as a Finance Business Partner, reporting to the Finance Director. The Role In this pivotal role, you'll act as the finance lead across operations, working closely with site teams to drive performance, strengthen controls, and provide insight that informs decision-making. You'll prepare and present monthly operational packs, analyse KPIs and variances, challenge costs, lead budgeting and forecasting, and support capex approvals, audits, and process improvements. Key Responsibilities Act as finance lead in operational meetings, ensuring clear actions and follow-up. Prepare and present monthly performance packs, including KPI and variance analysis. Drive cost control and efficiency, challenging assumptions and highlighting opportunities. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and month-end processes for operations. Manage capex proposals, internal audits, and process compliance across sites. Support tenders, procurement, and external audit requirements. Deliver accurate management accounts and contribute to wider group reporting. About You Qualified accountant with 5+ years' post-qualification experience. Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence non-finance stakeholders. Analytical, detail-oriented, proactive, and confident in challenging assumptions. Comfortable working in a fast-moving, hands-on, multi-site environment. Why Apply? This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with senior leadership, travel across multiple sites, and play a key part in shaping operational and financial performance. Skills: Operations Accountant finance business partner analysis

Your new company This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a highly professional Finance Department with a public sector body in Cork. Your new role Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will create a real and active partnership by providing 'real-time' support and analysis, targeted information, guidance and solutions to the business. As the Finance Business Partner, you must be able to understand the data, assess its value before presenting your conclusions to the business managers as appropriate. You are an essential link between the finance department and the business and will work closely with business managers to formulate a financial budget by collating, scrutinising and ultimately consolidating the information into the organisation's financial budget model. This is an initial 11-month contract. I can explain the long-term prospects to you. What you'll need to succeed You must be a qualified accountant ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA and have at least 5 years' experience working in a general accounting or finance environment. You must have a demonstrable understanding of forecasting, planning and analysis in a business context. Also, experience of working with non-finance business managers in collating and consolidating realistic financial budgets, reflecting the necessary financial resources required to complete business plan objectives. Essential is the ability to gather and analyse information from multiple sources and to apply good judgement, to inform and form the basis of financial analysis for presentation to senior management and as a valued input to various business decisions. What you'll get in return You will work in a highly professional environment with a public sector body in Cork. A competitive salary of circa €75,000 is on offer. This is a Hybrid position which offers great flexibility. Starting as a contract position, there is a strong potential for long-term opportunity. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact Vincent Murray for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Ireland is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Ireland) Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: Accountant Budgets Forecasting Excel Business Partnering Benefits: Work From Home €75 000

Company description: Tirln is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands. The farmer-owned co-operative has a first-class track record of success in the global market. Rooted in a rich heritage of family farming and embedded in its communities, Tirln has evolved to bring the passion of its farmers and their high-quality milk and grains to the international marketplace. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to its milk pool of three billion litres and its premium grains portfolio, Tirln now exports to more than 80 countries. Its award-winning brands are household names in Ireland, and include Irelands number one consumer dairy brand, Avonmore. The organisation draws on a wealth of experience to deliver exceptional products and tailored nutritional solutions including Kilmeaden, Wexford, Truly Grass Fed, Solmiko, CheddMax and GAIN Animal Nutrition. Tirln has a strong market presence in the UK, France, Germany, UAE, the US, North Africa, Japan and China. A talented team of over 2,100 people manage Tirlns network of 11 production facilities, with annual revenues of over €3 billion. Tirln is committed to sustainability through its comprehensive Living Proof programme and has signed up to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). For more information, visit Job description: Finance Business Partner Kilkenny Cheese Role Summary Kilkenny Cheese is a joint venture between Tirlan and Dutch family business Royal A-ware, a 130-year-old company with strong positions in EU and global markets. The facility has started up in 2024 as a greenfield site at Belview, Co Kilkenny. Rooted in our rich heritage of family farming and embedded in our communities, Tirlan has evolved to bring the passion of our farmers and their high-quality ingredients to the international marketplace. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to our milk pool of three billion litres, we now export innovative products and tailored ingredients solutions to be enjoyed in more than 100 countries. Royal A-ware is a traditional Dutch family business with a passion for food and with a strong entrepreneurial attitude. Demand-led, we offer our clients tailored products and services. In recent years investments have been madein the development and management of own supply chains resulting in independence, efficiency, and flexibility. Weare specialized in producing, ripening, cutting, and packaging cheese, and also produce and package cream and fresh dairy products. Based in Belview in South Kilkenny the role reports to the Head of Finance. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Ability to effectively lead within a fast paced and dynamic environment. Partner with the site teams to deliver the insights required to aid decision making and contribute to the success of the business, by providing challenge and support to the team. Understand and drive performance by identifying, owning and developing the KPIs of the site and related dashboards. Develop and challenge strategic/business plans and identify areas of risk and opportunity. Work with Site teams to develop and challenge budgets/forecasts Work with GL team to produce accurate and on time period close management accounts. Variance analysis of actual results vs budget and forecast. Work with site leadership team to develop accurate product costing and develop reporting of actuals vs standard. Working closely with the Process team to develop an accurate Bill of Materials as well as reporting on efficiency of production vs same. Support the preparation of ad-hoc analysis and management reporting to assist in business decisions, including but not limited to, Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Commercial negotiations & Project appraisal Support process improvement and optimisation being the key finance player in commercial/lean projects from identification through to planning and implementation phases. Ideally you will have a deep understanding of the Operations & Supply Chain environment is an advantage. Experience Qualified Accountant or third level degree in a relevant finance or business discipline 3-5 years post qualification experience in a dynamic environment, working in Operations & Supply Chain environment is preferred but not essential. Good knowledge and experience of accounting environments preferred together with ability to use and exploit data warehousing tools and excel. M3 ERP experience is an advantage. Person Profile Knowledge of Dairy or similar food processing industry Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume. Join our Talent Pool Considering a new career in KCLbut this isnt the role for you! Then why not register your experience & sign up for career opportunities at Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Kilkenny Cheese embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential. Profile description: Ability to effectively lead within a fast paced and dynamic environment. Partner with the site teams to deliver the insights required to aid decision making and contribute to the success of the business, by providing challenge and support to the team. Understand and drive performance by identifying, owning and developing the KPIs of the site and related dashboards. Skills: Finance Finance Business Partner Finance BP Manufacturing Benefits: Laptop Mobile phone Paid Holidays Parking Pension

Finance Business Partner ?Dublin | €80k€90k | Full-time, Permanent High Impact Commercial Finance Role with Established Global Leader ? Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Partnering ? Strategic Finance ? Hybrid/Flexible Working ? Great Perks/Bonuses Ideal for: Fully Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Minimum 3 - 5 years PQE Must be Eligible to work in Ireland, No Visa Available Benefits: Work From Home Medical Aid / Health Care Pension Fund Annual Bonus / 13th Cheque Staff Discounts Work From Home

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to support operational leadership within a leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

This role will work closely with site leadership teams to deliver financial insights, guide decision-making, and drive performance improvements.

The role spans financial planning & analysis, cost centre controlling, inventory reporting, and support for month-end close and performance reporting processes.

This is a permanent opportunity with Hybrid working based in Dundalk.

Key Responsibilities of Finance Business Partner: Support the preparation of site budgets and financial forecasts.

Review and analyse actual costs versus budget during month-end close, including labour and overhead allocations.

Prepare monthly financial reporting packs with commentary, analysis, and actionable insights.

Partner with cost centre owners to ensure spending is controlled and within budget, identifying and implementing cost-saving measures.

Collaborate with stakeholders to highlight and deliver productivity improvements and disseminate operational metrics.

Reconcile monthly inventory balances, including reserve calculations and write-off analysis in collaboration with supply chain and manufacturing teams.

Conduct monthly Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) analysis, reviewing production orders and variances.

Maintain standard costing procedures, monitor BOMs/routings, and analyse yield, scrap, and manufacturing variances.

Oversee cycle counting programmes and drive actions to resolve inventory discrepancies.

Collaborate with project controllers to report actual spend, committed spend, and forecast versus budget.

Support cashflow management through accurate and timely reporting.

Provide financial input to investment decisions for new technologies, operational efficiency projects, and capital purchases.

Support continuous improvement initiatives within finance, including process automation and digitalisation.

Champion a lean finance mindset, seeking opportunities to simplify and enhance finance processes.

Knowledge & Experience of Finance Business Partner: A degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential.

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA (or other relevant/equivalent qualification) is essential.

3+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, cost controlling, or operational analysis within a manufacturing Strong working knowledge of SAP FICO is essential.

Excellent skills in Excel and Power Point, with working knowledge of Power BI Analytically minded, with proven ability to own and solve problems and to understand the bigger picture (i.e.

impacts across the business, etc.).

Ability to collaborate with and influence a variety of personnel across the organisation.

Benefits include: Health insurance ( Family cover) 10% annual performance bonus Company shares purchase scheme 9% employer pension contribution Life assurance Social Club Carpool scheme 23 days Annual Leave Hybrid working 2 days from home If you would like a confidential discussion and more information on this Finance Business Partner role,contact Michelle Miley Skills: ACCA CIMA ACA Manufacturing Costing Variance Analysis