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Acquisitions Accountant Jobs in Cork Metropolitan Area at Barden
Title: Acquisitions Accountant
Company: Barden
Location: Cork Metropolitan Area
Join a leading Irish business with a long-standing legacy of innovation, community impact, and excellence with national reach. This business has a strong history of success and operations spanning multiple markets with a great name across the country.
As part of an ambitious growth and transformation journey, we’re looking for a Finance Acquisitions Accountant to join a high-performing Financial Control team and play a key role in shaping the future of an expanding retail network.
This is a unique chance to sit at the intersection of financial control, acquisitions, and business transformation. You’ll take ownership of the financial control workstream for store acquisitions, ensuring seamless integration, strong governance, and high-quality financial insights.
The Role:
- Lead the financial control workstream for retail store acquisitions across the full lifecycle
- Act as the primary finance contact during onboarding and integration of new stores
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning (including capex and 3YP)
- Drive strong financial controls, risk mitigation, and compliance across acquired entities
- Lead audit coordination, statutory reporting, and entity lifecycle activities
- Partner with cross-functional teams and newly acquired finance teams to ensure smooth integration
- Provide insights and analysis during month-end and drive performance improvements
- Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
Desired Experience:
- Qualified Accountant with 3+ years PQE
- Strong experience across financial reporting, controls, compliance, and technical accounting
- Proven ability to operate in fast-paced, dynamic environments with tight deadlines
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience in project delivery, change management, or integration workstreams
- Commercial mindset with strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
- Proactive, organised, and driven to deliver high-quality results
