Finance Manager

Safegard Systems, based in Bray; Ireland and part of the Swegon Group, are leading Specialists in fire dampers, smoke dampers and damper control & monitoring systems.

Safegard are now recruiting for an experienced Finance Manager to join their team who will manage the daily finance function, working closely with all departments and who will be responsible for forecasting and budgeting for the business and the weekly sales and order reporting. The finance manager will also work closely with stakeholders, supporting and providing key business information to assist with decision making.

Main Duties and responsibilities: (This is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change depending on the business needs)

• Monthly management accounts and accounts preparation
• Balance sheet preparation and regular reviews
• Manage Accounts reconciliations
• Perform or review manual Journal Entries, as required
• Fixed Assets
• Support CAPEX requests & approval
• Personnel management of Admin Controller
• Tax Compliance: Bi-monthly Irish VAT Returns - Quarterly UK VAT Returns
• Take lead on external audit, liaising with external auditors
• Liaise with local accounting firm to prepare statutory accounts and taxation filings
• Support local Managers with the review and disposal of obsolete stock
• Proactively managing workload to ensure all deadlines are met within month-end timetable
• Supporting fellow team members in the day to day running of the Finance department
• Monthly payroll and salary payments
• Review and authorisation of AP payment runs#
• Expense and credit card review

Qualifications:

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent

• AAT or CIMA/ACCA Studier

Desirable

• A finance or accounting degree would be an advantage

Experience:

Essential

• 5+ years experience in a similar role.
• Competent Excel User (Vlookups and Sumifs)

Desirable

• Experience of ERP Systems

• Experience within a manufacturing environment

We offer

At Swegon Group and Safegard, we work to create the world's best indoor climate that makes people thrive and feel-good inside. We have ambitious goals in our sustainability efforts, in offering the most energy-efficient products, promoting gender equality, and becoming carbon neutral, and we have clear transparency in our work. We offer exciting challenges in a global environment with competent colleagues and a culture characterized by our values; "Customer Empathy, Trust, and Commitment," which permeate everything we do and are the basis for the decisions we make and how we interact with each other. We have an open and flexible organizational culture with short decision-making processes, plenty of development opportunities, and we care about you being able to balance your work with your personal life. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, welcome applicants with different backgrounds, and strive for diversity and gender equality.

About Swegon Group

Swegon Group, owned by the Stockholm Stock Exchange-listed Investment AB Latour, is a market-leading provider of a healthy indoor climate, with solutions for ventilation, heating, cooling, and climate optimization, as well as connected services and technical expertise. Swegon has subsidiaries and distributors worldwide and 17 production units in Europe, North America, and India. The company has approximately 3000 employees and had a turnover of approximately SEK 6 billion in 2022.

(Please note; we are not considering agencies to assist with filling this position.)

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