Finance Business Partner
BDO Ireland
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Laois • 🇮🇪 Ireland
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💰 €68,000 - €75,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Collaborating with department heads, subsidiaries, and operational teams to provide financial insights that drive business performance.
- Translating financial data into actionable recommendations to support strategic initiatives, and operational improvements.
- Supporting reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and processes in partnership with business units.
- Acting as a trusted advisor on compliance and internal control matters
- Identifying financial risks and working with stakeholders to implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Promoting a culture of accountability and transparency through regular training and communication.
- Providing timely and accurate financial reports to support performance tracking and decision-making.
- Contributing to month-end and year-end close processes in collaboration with all finance and operational teams.
- Supporting audit readiness and ensuring smooth coordination with internal and external auditors.
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business to understand their needs and provide tailored financial support.
- Acting as a liaison between finance and other departments, ensuring alignment and clarity on financial matters.
- Delivering training and guidance to non-financial stakeholders to enhance financial literacy and compliance awareness, as required.
- Partnering with internal teams to understand procurement needs and deliver cost-effective, compliant sourcing solutions.
- Advising on supplier selection, contract negotiations, and procurement best practices to maximize value for the business.
- Ensuring procurement activities align with strategic goals and financial targets.
- Coordinating the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring value for money, collaboration, and ensuring compliance with Irish principles and policies.
Requirements
- Possess a degree in business, finance or equivalent field.
- Minimum experience 2 years post-qualification experience in a financial or partnering role, desirably but not essential, in a finance function of a large business with focus on shared services
- Strong knowledge of procurement principles and practices
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and up-skill non-financial stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience in impacting the quality and success of a finance function.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial reportingbudgetingforecastingfinancial analysisprocurement principlescomplianceinternal controlsrisk managementaudit readinesscontract negotiations
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsrelationship buildingteamworkindependencetrainingaccountabilitytransparencycollaborationadvisory skills
Certifications
degree in businessdegree in finance