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Your new company
A PE-backed SaaS company in Dublin are looking for an Interim Financial Controller to join at a pivotal point of rapid growth to support the CFO and finance team through a variety of projects and BAU finance operations. This company is on a huge growth trajectory, with lots of M&A activity and this opportunity has big potential to extend to a long-term opportunity, however initially they are looking for an Interim Financial Controller for a 3 month contract to start with.

This company offers hybrid working 3 days in Dublin and 2 days from home.

Your new role
Joining a finance team of 5 overall, you will report to and very closely support the CFO and have 3 direct reports. The focus of this role will be to support the finance team with tidy up and process re-engineering, year-end reporting, budgeting, audit readiness, M&A activity including integrations and other upcoming strategic projects. This Interim Financial Controller will have private equity experience and will be happy to be hands-on. Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Reporting requirements include month/quarter/year-end close; management accounts production, preparation of detailed board packs and ad-hoc PE investor reporting
• Lead year-end stat accounts and annual audit, ensuring compliance across IFRS, UK GAAP and in particular IFRS 15 revenue recognition
• Ongoing improvement of internal controls including strong balance sheet controls (factoring in deferred revenue, accrued income, commissions capitalisation, and contract assets/liabilities)
• Closely support the CFO on annual budget, forecasting and long-term financial planning in line with PE requirements
• Cashflow forecasting and management of working capital requirements
• Ad-hoc reporting to include covenant reporting; detailed insights on revenue, margins and performance; KPI reporting (ARR / MRR, Net Revenue Retention (NRR), Gross and Contribution Margin, CAC, LTV, and CAC Payback, Churn and cohort analysis)
• Support strategic decision-making on pricing models and go-to-market proposals
• M&A support to include due diligence, deal modelling and valuation support and integrations of acquired companies
• General process improvement across the finance team, systems and reporting tools and reporting processes to ensure a scalable function in line with growth trajectory
• Strategic initiatives to ensure exit requirements

What you'll need to succeed
For this Interim Financial Controller Job, the must-have requirements include:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA)
• Previous experience in a PE-backed organisation
• Ideally, experience in a SaaS or subscription-based business model (Buy-and-build or multi-entity SaaS experience a plus)
• IFRS15 revenue recognition experience
• Previous M&A Integration experience
• Systems implementation or finance transformation experience
• Hands-on nature, problem solver, someone who can hit the ground running.

What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with a salary of €80,000 - €100,000 DOE (potential up to €110,000 for the right experience), hybrid working 3 days in office and 2 days at home for an initial 3-month interim contract, but the likelihood is this role could very well extend long-term.

What you need to do now
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