Finance Manager

Role Title: Finance Manager - Costing & Process Innovation

Location: Cork, Ireland (Hybrid | Public Multinational)

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

Are you a forward-thinking finance professional looking to take full ownership of a high-visibility, SOX-relevant accounting function within an expanding US-listed public company?

We are seeking an ambitious, innovative Finance Manager to lead our Cork-based costing function. This is not just a standard reporting role-it is a growth opportunity for a tech-minded finance leader ready to challenge traditional close cycles, rethink legacy workflows, and drive automation, process simplification, and data analytics across global operations.

What Makes This Role Unique: Innovation & Impact

We are actively restructuring our finance function around AI-enabled process simplification, automation, and digital optimization. You will act as the primary catalyst for modernizing how we manage period cost reporting, standard costing, and inventory valuation:

• Process Automation & Digitization: Identify, design, and deploy process improvements using automation tools, RPA, AI-assisted compliance/reporting applications, or data analytics to eliminate manual spreadsheet reliance and reduce close timelines.

• Cross-Functional Influence: Work at the intersection of Finance and Operations to provide actionable insights into PPV, inventory reserves, and cost variance components.

• Scalable Infrastructure: Drive continuous improvement across systems and internal controls (SOX), turning complex cost data into structured, automated executive reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end standard costing framework, quarterly cost uploads, SKU administration, and overhead rate reviews.

• Lead the quarterly calculation and reporting of inventory reserves (Excess & Obsolete, Lower of Cost or Market, Used Inventory, and ODM Excess Materials Liabilities).

• Manage monthly/quarterly Cost Trial Balance and Standard Margin reconciliations, post-close allocations, and close-cycle journal entries.

• Drive continuous process improvements, replacing manual Excel-heavy workflows with automated data pipelines and streamlined systems.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors (Deloitte) on cost accounting and inventory controls.

• Present period cost actuals, forecasts, and margin reviews directly to senior executive management.

What We're Looking For

• Recognized Qualification: Qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting designation.

• Hands-on Accounting Base: Demonstrated ownership of close cycles, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial control environments (US GAAP / SOX exposure preferred).

• Innovation & Tech-Forward Mindset: Proven track record of taking initiative to streamline, automate, or digitize accounting workflows (e.g., ERP implementations, RPA, Power BI, advanced Excel, or AI-assisted tools).

• Growth Readiness: High-potential professional looking to step into full operational ownership as a natural career advancement.

• Global Collaboration: Strong communication skills with the flexibility to overlap with US time zones during close periods.

Why Apply?

• High-Visibility Ownership: Directly influence cost accuracy, operational scalability, and digital transformation in a public company environment.

• Career Growth: Designed as a step-up role with direct mentorship from senior finance leadership.

• Modern Culture: Join an inclusive team expanding its presence in Cork with a focus on work-life balance and continuous learning.

To apply or learn more, submit your CV in confidence or send a message directly to discuss the role.