19 Sr Cost Analyst jobs in Ireland
Senior Analyst, Financial Analysis
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About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Role/Department:
The Management Reporting Planning & Analysis (MRP&A) team provide financial analysis and decision-making support to senior business stakeholders across EMEA. The MRP&A team play a key role as partner, adviser and consultant to the business teams and support them in achieving their business, financial and strategic growth objectives.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Present and analyse business performance through the provision of informative financials, detailed analytics and evaluation of key performance drivers.
- Facilitate and support business decision making through regular targeted assessments including client financial performance, expense management and revenue growth opportunities.
- Produce presentations and high value financial analysis to support regular business reviews between senior regional business management and senior business unit leadership.
- Complete the monthly financial forecast and the annual profit plan process including the collection, assessment and impact analysis of key assumptions and inputs to the process.
- Act as liaison between business stakeholders and broader corporate finance team.
- Partner with MRP&A team members to complete a wide variety of tasks each month which support wider team deliverables.
Skills/Qualifications:
The successful candidate will benefit from having:
- Strong financial acumen gained through prior roles and experiences.
- Deep analytical skills with high level of attention to detail.
- Motivated, proactive and resilient self-starter who takes the initiative and drives tangible and credible outcomes.
- Positive and solutions orientated individual with an adaptable and hands-on approach that can work independently or as part of a team.
- Ability to review and interpret complex data with actionable insights that support business decisions.
- Ability to deliver accurate and sound financial analysis under tight deadlines.
- Confident verbal and written presentation and communication skills.
- Qualified accountant with experience gained in a multi-currency / multinational environment is preferred
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at
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We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
VP - Financial Planning & Analysis
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Brilliant opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional to join a international financial services firm with exciting growth plans in Dublin City Centre at VP level within their FP&A function.
Responsibilities:
- Ownership of the production of the monthly operating results & quarterly board packs for senior management.
- Develop and manage KPI reporting across European entities
- Analyse productivity drivers, identify risks and opportunities to business performance, and business partner to implement recommended actions.
- Drive ad-hoc analysis and decision support, translating complex financial data into actionable recommendations for business strategy and performance optimization.
- Champion process improvements and automation initiatives
- Partner with Finance Operations and Product Control functions to ensure management reporting is accurate and fit for decision-making.
- Lead the annual planning and quarterly forecasting process
- Develop and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders across the business
Requirements:
- ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA qualified accountant with 7+ years PQE
- Significant experience within Financial Services or Global Markets
- Proven expertise in financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Experience with Hyperion, PeopleSoft, PowerBI or Python is a plus
- Effective communicator who's comfortable working with all members of the organisation.
- Problem-solver who anticipates business needs
- Strategic thinker who can manipulate complex data and analyse this for decision making
Financial Planning & Analysis - Analyst
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As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals-no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we're building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.
**Job Description**
**Key accountabilities:**
+ Provides financial analyses related to budgets, forecasting, allocation of expenses, ad hoc analysis for business case development and custom financial analyses, peer group analysis and internal consulting for all levels of management.
+ Develops and maintains spreadsheets and statistical models for financial analysis.
+ Prepares a variety of management presentations.
+ Researches and resolves problems and errors in data from financial reporting systems.
+ May provide assistance in the development of financial applications.
+ May prepare interest rate pricing and forecasting information for use in asset and liability management.
+ Financial and statistical data developed is used by management in policy setting and decision making.
**Skills & experience required:**
+ Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
+ Typically three or more years of related experience
+ Working knowledge of financial analysis techniques and general accounting procedures
+ Well-developed mathematical and analytical skills
+ Thorough knowledge in financial analysis, forecasting, and planning
+ Ability to identify and resolve exceptions and to analyze data
+ Strong technical skills related to data mining and visualization tools
+ Master's degree preferred
**Additional information:**
+ The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.
_This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship._
If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants ( .
**Benefits** :
We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.
**Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.**
Cost Accounting Manager
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PE Global are recruiting a
Senior Cost Accounting Manager
for a leading multi-national Biopharma client in Dublin. This is a
mostly remote
role based on an initial 12-month contract (good chance of extension).
***This role is open to candidates around Ireland who can work remotely the vast majority of the time. However, the successful candidate MUST be willing to travel to the Dublin office for team meetings when requested (typically once a month) ***
Are you a fully Qualified Accountant with significant experience in Cost Accounting?
Skilled in the area of US GAAP and proficient with SAP?
Prior experience in team/people management?
Get in touch with me today to find out more about this exciting role and send an up-to-date CV to
Accounting #CostAccounting #USGAAP #Remote #QualifiedAccountantSenior Manager, Cost Accounting
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Thank you for your interest in our Senior Manager, Cost Accounting (Pipeline Posting) position. Applicants of this role will not be receiving immediate feedback regarding their applications. If you are looking for an immediate opportunity, please take a look at the West Career's page .
At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?
There's no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.
We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.
Job Summary
You will be a key strategic partner to our global proprietary business, leading product costing, accounting, and process and system enhancements within the centralized cost accounting COE, supporting West's Global manufacturing operations across the globe.
We are seeking an experienced leader for this team who has a strong understanding of cost accounting as well as with business process definition, system implementations, and working cross-functionally with the global leadership team. This role is responsible for managing aspects of manufacturing accounting for multiple plants and setting the strategy around costing for the division. This includes developing and monitoring the accuracy of inventory valuation and standard costs in accordance with GAAP requirements as well as month-end financial closing, reconciliations, and reporting.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Setting strategic goals and long-term objectives within the cost accounting team
- Developing and maintaining policies and procedures within the cost and inventory accounting function and drive consistency and standardization within the wider cost accounting team
- Drive value in West through collaboration with senior leaders to align departmental strategies with organizational goals, and ensure execution on these strategies
- People:
- Lead and mentor a team of professional accountants
- Focus on talent development, building a strong team
- Develop a customer-centric culture in your team with highly collaborative relationships with the relevant stakeholders
- Own inventory valuation and product costing processes within scope of role
- Lead SAP implementation for the FICO module as it relates to plant accounting, product costing, and associated master data as plants transition manufacturing to S4
- Oversee the plant level month end close tasks including the preparation of journal entries, reserve and variance analyses, and account reconciliations for all manufacturing locations supported by the wider cost accounting team
- Responsible for coordinating all the details to develop the annual standard costs in collaboration with FP&A, Supply Chain Planning and Operations
- Ensure appropriate controls and compliance with US GAAP
- Support and assist in the global initiatives relating to cost accounting for all regions/divisions of West
- Support and assist other functions within the business as required
*Education *
- Bachelor's Degree required
*Work Experience *
- Minimum 10 years within Cost Accounting with
- Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience in a manufacturing industry required
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as leading the Finance function of a company required
Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Extensive knowledge of SAP
- Understanding of the manufacturing environment and the associated financial processes
- Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
- Strong ability to assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
- Ability to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise resource planning system and articulate the key findings to senior management
- Ability to multi-task and drive actions to completion under strict deadlines
- Understanding of GAAP and internal control principles
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
*License and Certifications *
- MBA, CPA, or CMA
- Prior SAP implementation experience
*Travel Requirements *
10%: Up to 26 business days per year
*Physical Requirements *
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.
Senior Manager, Cost Accounting
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Requisition ID: 71437
Date: Sep 5, 2025
Location:
Dublin, Leinster, US
Department: Finance
Description:
Thank you for your interest in our Senior Manager, Cost Accounting (Pipeline Posting) position. Applicants of this role will not be receiving immediate feedback regarding their applications. If you are looking for an immediate opportunity, please take a look at the West Career's page
At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?
There's no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.
We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.
Job SummaryYou will be a key strategic partner to our global proprietary business, leading product costing, accounting, and process and system enhancements within the centralized cost accounting COE, supporting West's Global manufacturing operations across the globe.
We are seeking an experienced leader for this team who has a strong understanding of cost accounting as well as with business process definition, system implementations, and working cross-functionally with the global leadership team. This role is responsible for managing aspects of manufacturing accounting for multiple plants and setting the strategy around costing for the division. This includes developing and monitoring the accuracy of inventory valuation and standard costs in accordance with GAAP requirements as well as month-end financial closing, reconciliations, and reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Setting strategic goals and long-term objectives within the cost accounting team
- Developing and maintaining policies and procedures within the cost and inventory accounting function and drive consistency and standardization within the wider cost accounting team
- Drive value in West through collaboration with senior leaders to align departmental strategies with organizational goals, and ensure execution on these strategies
- People:
o Lead and mentor a team of professional accountants
o Focus on talent development, building a strong team
o Develop a customer-centric culture in your team with highly collaborative relationships with the relevant stakeholders
- Own inventory valuation and product costing processes within scope of role
- Lead SAP implementation for the FICO module as it relates to plant accounting, product costing, and associated master data as plants transition manufacturing to S4
- Oversee the plant level month end close tasks including the preparation of journal entries, reserve and variance analyses, and account reconciliations for all manufacturing locations supported by the wider cost accounting team
- Responsible for coordinating all the details to develop the annual standard costs in collaboration with FP&A, Supply Chain Planning and Operations
- Ensure appropriate controls and compliance with US GAAP
- Support and assist in the global initiatives relating to cost accounting for all regions/divisions of West
- Support and assist other functions within the business as required
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Minimum 10 years within Cost Accounting with
- Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience in a manufacturing industry required
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as leading the Finance function of a company required
- Extensive knowledge of SAP
- Understanding of the manufacturing environment and the associated financial processes
- Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
- Strong ability to assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
- Ability to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise resource planning system and articulate the key findings to senior management
- Ability to multi-task and drive actions to completion under strict deadlines
- Understanding of GAAP and internal control principles
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel #LI-JJ1 #LI-HYBRID
- MBA, CPA, or CMA
- Prior SAP implementation experience #LI-JJ1 #LI-HYBRID
10%: Up to 26 business days per year
Physical RequirementsSedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
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This is an exciting opportunity for a Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis to join a leading global capital markets and corporate lending bank. The role focuses on strategic financial planning, analysis, and reporting forecast / full P&L.
Client Details
Our client is a well-established organisation within global capital markets and corporate lending, known for its robust operations and strong market presence. As a large organisation, they offer opportunities for professional growth and exposure to complex and high-impact financial activities.
Description
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
Dublin City Centre
Banking & Financial Services
- Lead the preparation of detailed financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
- Analyse financial data to provide insights and recommendations for decision-making.
- Oversee the production of monthly and quarterly financial reports.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align financial goals with business objectives.
- Identify and mitigate financial risks within the banking and financial services department.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Manage and mentor a team of finance professionals to achieve departmental objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting systems.
Profile
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
Dublin City Centre
A successful Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis should have:
- A strong background in financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
- Experience within banking, lending, capital markets or global markets.
- A professional qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field - ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent.
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders and influence strategic decisions.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams.
- Knowledge of financial regulations and compliance requirements.
Job Offer
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
- A competitive salary range of €75,000 to €95,000, depending on experience.
- Comprehensive holiday allowance and potential for additional benefits.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- A collaborative and rewarding work environment within the financial services industry.
This is a permanent opportunity based in Dublin. If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, we encourage you to apply today
Desired Skills and Experience
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
* Qualified Accountant - ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent
* Budget, Forecast, FP&A, full P&L
* Capital Markets, Global Markets, Lending
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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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FP&A Manager
Hybrid | Full-time | Permanent
About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a dynamic Dublin-based organisation to recruit a Finance Planning & Analysis Manager. This is a senior finance role offering exposure to complex financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis across multiple business units. You will act as a key adviser to senior management and play a pivotal role in shaping financial decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and monthly reforecast processes.
- Develop, maintain, and improve financial models for forecasting and reporting.
- Prepare and analyse projected P&L accounts, identifying key trends and insights.
- Extract, clean, and summarise financial data from multiple systems to provide management with actionable insights.
- Conduct in-depth profitability analysis by branch or business unit and recommend strategies to improve margins.
- Collaborate with operations and finance teams to improve processes and automation.
- Serve as primary contact for reporting to corporate headquarters and fulfil ad hoc information requests.
- Lead cost allocation projects and review central reporting packs with Finance Director and Financial Controller.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and health & safety guidelines.
About You
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Minimum of 3 PQE.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonus.
- 25 days annual leave plus enhanced statutory benefits.
- Medical refund scheme and life assurance (2x basic salary).
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and sick pay.
- Employee assistance programme and access to corporate benefits/discounts platform.
- Opportunities for career development, professional growth, and involvement in strategic finance projects.
- Participation in wellbeing initiatives, including voluntary flu vaccination and Bike to Work Scheme.
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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Finance Planning and Analysis Manager- Dublin Head Office
Responsible for coordinating, and documenting financial analysis projects. Serves as the financial contact with outside firms. Normally directs a section or group of financial analysts. Conducts or participates in the most complex financial analysis projects. Provides advice and direction to less experienced financial analysts.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus based on agreed targets
- 22 days annual leave
- Medical refund scheme
- Enhanced statutory sick pay
- 1.5% employer matched Pension scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefits
- Access to Hubex benefits and discounts platform
- Life Assurance x2 basic salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities for career advancement and professional development
- Voluntary flu vaccination voucher
- Bike to Work Scheme
Key Responsibilities:
- Play a leading role in the annual budget and monthly re-forecast process
- Obtain inputs as required from sales, operations and finance to improve accuracy
- Interrogate current financial models used for projections and amend and develop where necessary
- Work with the Finance Director to improve positive impact of automation on basic processes
- Using previous and current trends provide projected P&L Accounts
- Extract financial data from multiple systems, clean data and provide management with high level summaries of performance using varying metrics
- Obtain in depth understanding of the assumptions of which the projections are based
- Recommend alternative more appropriate assumptions
- Working with the finance and operations departments to provide in depth analysis monthly results by Profitability by Branch/Station and provide recommendations to Finance and Operations Directors on where margins could be improved
- Act as main point of contact for reporting to Corporate Headquarters and fulfilment of information requests
- Review of monthly central reporting packs with Finance Director and Financial Controller
- Lead cost allocation projects
- Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and safety guidelines. Responsible for own health and safety and that of other work colleagues.
- Ad hoc duties as directed by Management.
Your Skills:
● Qualified Accountant with a recognised body- ACA/ACCA/CIMA
● Strong Analytical Skills
● Expert QlikView Skills
● Expert Excel Modelling Skills
● Strong Presentation Skills
● Excellent Commercial Acumen
● At least 3 Years post qualification experience in Industry
● Relevant industry experience preferable but not essential
Why Choose Europcar?
We provide a working environment for our colleagues that nurtures their career ambitions. Everyone counts at Europcar. We are now building our operations for growth over the coming year. As part of a global organisation we have big ambitions, and everyone who is part of our team can make a contribution to – and benefit from - our success. Joining the team of this market leading brand will give you the opportunity to progress your career in the rental industry. Europcar is committed to helping employees develop market-leading skills through ongoing training and development.
**Europcar Mobility Group are an equal opportunities employer and committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons **
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Our client a leading retail organisation in North Dublin are hiring a FP&A Manager (Financial Planning & Analysis Manager) to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis for a dynamic multi-store retail operation.
If you're about data-driven decision-making, financial modelling, and delivering actionable insights to senior leadership — we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Reporting to the Financial Director, the FP&A Manager will own the financial planning and analysis function, supporting strategic decisions across the business. You'll work closely with operations, merchandising, and executive teams to provide clear financial insights that drive performance and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead annual budget, quarterly, and monthly forecasting cycles for multiple retail locations.
- Prepare business plans and long-term financial models.
- Conduct financial and commercial analysis on revenue, margin, and operating costs.
- Partner with stakeholders to support new store openings and market entry business cases.
- Deliver KPI dashboards, management reports, and executive summaries.
- Support P&L consolidation, cost-centre analysis, and performance reviews.
- Drive improvements in financial systems, reporting, and data accuracy.
About You
You're a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least 5 years' experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A). Retail/FMCG experience is advantageous but not essential. You're analytical, commercially astute, and comfortable translating complex data into actionable business insights
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You'll also bring:
- Proven experience producing budgets, forecasts, and management accounts for multi-entity operations.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills (essential).
- Proficiency in MS Office; experience with SAP S4/HANA and Power BI an advantage.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
Why Join This Organisation
Join a dynamic, growing retail brand with real career development opportunities.
Work in a fast-paced, commercial finance environment where your insights make an impact.
Enjoy a high-energy, collaborative culture that supports innovation.
Be part of a company that promotes from within and values entrepreneurial thinking.