Lawler Group are a well-established business operating within the traditional engineering and sustainability and energy management sectors. Currently experiencing growth in new business opportunities, we now require a full-time permanent Director of Finance to join the team.
This role, reporting directly to the directors, involves leading the financial strategy and management of a well-established organisation. The Director of Finance will oversee financial operations, manage a team of four, and play a key role in budgeting, audits, and stakeholder negotiations. The position requires strategic leadership to ensure the organisation's financial sustainability and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Leadership
* Develop and execute multi-year business plans (Long Term Plan)
* Execute the financial strategy as it relates to managing against the annual budget and the Long-Term Plan.
* Develop alternative scenarios and options to support the Executive Team in planning for growth and profitability.
* Seek every opportunity to develop a culture of margin optimisation across the organisation
* Oversee the timely and accurate development of budgets, financial reports, and models that will assist the directors in making informed strategy, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
* Review, maintain and develop the financial policies and procedures framework which support the business and strategic objectives, consistent with overall policies and procedures.
Financial Management
* Full responsibility for day-to-day financial management of corporate and related party entities
* Controlling: oversee and review of monthly management accounts, variance analysis on the P&L and cashflow.
* Management and oversight of budget and forecast preparation and delivery, updating on a rolling basis.
* Funding and facility requests - preparation of presentation to potential financiers, financial due diligence queries and coordinating legal diligence.
* Bank funding ongoing - ensuring bank covenants are met and preparing quarterly compliance statements. Dealing with bank queries quarterly.
* Management of cashflows across the group, bank account activity across the entities and managing all property leases.
* Definition and monitoring of appropriate financial and non-financial KPI for the performance of the company
* Evaluate and oversee risk management and insurance issues.
Compliance and Reporting
* Manage and liaise with external accountants to ensure compliance and continuous financial improvement.
* Presentations and reports monthly. Deliver an appropriate system of financial analysis to extract and present key performance data on the business.
* Review and manage (and establish as needed) internal systems, controls, processes, and procedures to ensure the integrity, accuracy, compliance, and usefulness of financial information and reporting.
Team Management and Development
* Lead and develop a team of two (2) Financial Assistants, a credit controller and an Accounting Technician apprentice, ensuring strong collaboration and team performance.
* Inspire and lead the team members to achieve the Finance Department and business strategies and actively support their professional development, skills, and experiences.
* Model ingenuity in leading the evaluation and development of cost-effective and efficient systems, processes and contract relationships to maximize return on investment, staff success and impact.
Qualifications:
* Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA).
* Minimum 5 years of senior management experience.
* Strong leadership, negotiation, communication and interpersonal abilities.
* Excellent organizational and strong people management skills.
* Proficient in the use of financial management software.
The following would make you stand out from other applicants:
* Experience in Corporate Finance (specifically project based finance fundraising).
* Experience in ERP systems implementation.
* Strong knowledge of financial principles, budgeting, and reporting.
* Experience with Sage 50 and simPRO would be a significant plus.
* Experience working in a Senior Finance/Accountancy role within Engineering/Construction industry an advantage but not desirable.
The candidate must obtain the relevant legal requirements to work in Ireland