Barden are proud to be partnering with a leading global organisation to appoint an Operations Finance Lead to their team in Dublin (hybrid working).
About the Role
Help a global manufacturing network improve cost, performance and decision-making — with real visibility and influence. This is a high-impact operational finance partnering role supporting senior manufacturing leadership across a global footprint. You will play a key role in driving financial performance, bringing consistency to reporting across sites, and delivering clear, actionable insight to support decision-making and cost efficiency. This is an opportunity to step into a visible position where you can shape how operational performance is understood and managed across a multi-site environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior operational leaders, providing insight to support performance and cost optimisation
- Develop and embed consistent KPIs and reporting across a number of sites and business areas
- Identify and drive improvements in finance processes and performance tracking
- Support decision-making through clear analysis, insight and challenge
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and ongoing performance review processes
- Deliver regular reporting, variance analysis and performance insights to key stakeholders
- Play a role in ongoing improvements to how performance is measured and managed across the organisation
Who they are looking for
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least 8 years PQE relevant industry experience
- Background in a complex, operational or multi-site environment (e.g. FMCG, manufacturing, pharma, distribution)
- Strong understanding of cost drivers and business performance
- Proven ability to partner with and influence stakeholders
- Strong analytical capability, with the ability to turn data into meaningful insight
- Experience working in a changing environment is highly advantageous
- Strong Excel skills, with experience in data visualisation tools an advantage such as Power BI