Director of Finance

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