Financial Controller

Job Purpose:

The Financial Controller leads and manages the full finance function for ERTO, an Irish toll road and tunnel operator run under a concession/PPP structure. The role owns financial accounting, reporting and controls end-to-end, and acts as the principal point of financial governance between ERTO, its concession partners, auditors, and Egis Group.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial accounting & reporting.

• Own the general ledger, month-end and year-end close processes in Oracle Fusion, including balance sheet reconciliations across supplier, GL and bank accounts.
• Prepare statutory and management financial reporting, in line with Irish accounting conventions and the December year end.
• Maintain reconciliation and reporting workbook standards (Excel) used across the finance team.

Accounts payable & payments.

• Oversee AP processing, three-way invoice matching, and supplier payment runs, together with related PO tracking.
• Maintain controls over the supplier bank master file and payment approval process to prevent payment fraud/error.
• Oversee tracking of major contractor Applications for Payment (AFP) and project cost tracking for capital works.

Payroll & pensions.

• Oversee payroll processing and reconciliation, including statutory deductions (PAYE, employer PRSI) and pension contributions.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll and pension provider reconciliations, resolving discrepancies.

Tax & VAT compliance

• Manage VAT compliance, including correct VAT rate classification across contracts and works orders, and liaise with external tax advisors as needed.

Budgeting, forecasting & contract finance

• Lead the annual budgeting cycle, including decentralised departmental budget templates and cost centre/GL structures.
• Produce 3 reforecasts throughout the year.
• Produce budget-to-actual variance analysis and forecasts for management and Egis Group reporting.
• Support concession-specific financial mechanisms such as Price Adjustment Formula (PAF)/indexation calculations.

Controls, governance & audit

• Maintain and strengthen the internal financial controls framework; act as the main point of contact for external audit and track remediation of findings.
• Support corporate governance requirements across ERTO.

People & stakeholder management

• Manage and develop the finance team; support day-to-day HR matters within finance.
• Act as a key finance partner to ERTO's Tunnel Director, department managers, Egis Group finance, and external stakeholders (auditors, banks, Revenue).

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven post-qualification experience in a Financial Controller, Head of Finance, or senior finance management role.
• Experience in a concession/PPP, infrastructure, utilities, engineering or other regulated operating environment is an advantage.
• Strong ERP experience, ideally Oracle Fusion or a comparable large-scale finance system.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of Irish Taxes (VAT, RCT, Payroll Taxes, Corporation Tax).
• Strong people management, stakeholder management and communication skills; comfortable operating at both hands-on and strategic level.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities across close, budgeting, and audit cycles.

Benefits:

• Free toll to and from work through Dublin Tunnel
• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Onsite parking
• Sick pay