The Shaw Commercials Group is the main Renault Truck Dealer, Schmitz Cargobull Service Partner and Partner to Lecapitaine in the West of Ireland. Supplier of Renault Trucks and full range of Renault Vans, the award winning Group is established for over 25 years and based in Castlebar at the Breaffy Business Park. The business includes a CVRT Testing Centre, Workshop for repairs and warranty and Renault Trucks sales, as well as Contract Hire of Schmitz Cargobull trailers.

The company has a vacancy for the position of Financial Controller. The role includes;

• As part of the leadership team the successful candidate will participate in management meetings and give effective input to the overall running of the business.
• Full responsibility for the groups finance function to include reporting and debtor/creditor management
• The successful candidate will report to the CFO.
• Ensure adequate insurance coverage for the full group
• Participate in negotiations and reviews of all key contracts before finalisation
• Full responsibility for process improvement and change management in the areas under their charge.
• Drive internal control standards, procedures, practices consistent with business needs as required by the business and by other interested parties (management; government; internal & external auditors).
• Support the decision-making process by providing meaningful ad hoc analysis and by providing financial perspective on all commercial decisions
• Ensure all taxes are filed and paid on time to the Revenue Commissioners.
• Full responsibility for the delivery of effective and robust financial reports to the management team in a timely manner, including departmental management accounts. Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed.
• Participation in meetings with third parties including financial institutions.
• Annual Budget setting & monitoring
• Setting and monitoring of agreed KPIs and holding people to account for same
• Management of the accounts team.
• Ad Hoc duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• · Qualified accountant and a full member of a recognised accountancy body.
• · At least 5 years post qualification experience.
• · Experience as an accountant in the motor industry or equivalent is an advantage.
• · Strong reporting experience, with capability to engage in deep extraction of financial data from back office systems and convert into reports that management can interpret and act on.
• · Previous experience at management level
• · Previous staff management experience
• · Experience of budget and cashflow preparation & monitoring
• Proficient in the operation of VAT and a strong knowledge of VAT legislation and it’s application in practice.
• · Previous management experience of accounts payable and receivable
• · Experience of working to strict deadlines
• · Excellent excel experience
• · Previous experience of using Sage accounting package would be an advantage.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: €60,000.00-€80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Co Mayo, CO. Mayo: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

Experience:

• Qualified Accountant: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Full Clean Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

• As part of the leadership team the successful candidate will participate in management meetings and give effective input to the overall running of the business.
• Full responsibility for the groups finance function to include reporting and debtor/creditor management
• The successful candidate will report to the CFO.
• Ensure adequate insurance coverage for the full group
• Participate in negotiations and reviews of all key contracts before finalisation
• Full responsibility for process improvement and change management in the areas under their charge.
• Drive internal control standards, procedures, practices consistent with business needs as required by the business and by other interested parties (management; government; internal & external auditors).
• Support the decision-making process by providing meaningful ad hoc analysis and by providing financial perspective on all commercial decisions
• Ensure all taxes are filed and paid on time to the Revenue Commissioners.
• Full responsibility for the delivery of effective and robust financial reports to the management team in a timely manner, including departmental management accounts. Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed.
• Participation in meetings with third parties including financial institutions.
• Annual Budget setting & monitoring
• Setting and monitoring of agreed KPIs and holding people to account for same
• Management of the accounts team.
• Ad Hoc duties as assigne