Financial Controller

Role summary

Broadlake Capital is seeking a senior Financial Controller based in Dublin, Ireland, to take ownership of the finance control environment across the group, including holding companies and portfolio investments. This position blends core financial control with technical accounting, treasury oversight, tax coordination, transaction support, restructuring work, statutory compliance, governance and internal audit responsibilities.

The successful candidate will lead a small central finance team and partner closely with CFOs and Finance Directors across the portfolio to keep reporting, controls and governance consistent across the wider platform.

Key responsibilities

• Manage monthly and annual reporting, group consolidation, compliance with accounting standards, external audit coordination and the overall financial control framework, while advising on technical accounting matters linked to acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, impairments, revenue recognition and investment accounting.
• Work with external tax advisers on corporation tax, VAT and other filings, support tax planning activity, and make sure the group structure and transactions are aligned with the intended tax outcomes.
• Oversee treasury activity, including cash visibility, liquidity, banking relationships, funding arrangements, debt positions, covenant monitoring and controls around fund movements.
• Control fund flows across the portfolio, including capital injections, distributions, intercompany funding, management charges and visibility of cash movements, ensuring all activity is documented and legally sound.
• Act as finance lead on M&A activity such as acquisitions, disposals and refinancing transactions; coordinate due diligence, manage completion funding and mechanics, and support post-deal integration.
• Lead corporate restructuring activity, including entity rationalisation, reorganisations and structure optimisation, working alongside legal and tax advisers with strong governance and execution discipline.
• Oversee statutory filings, regulatory obligations, statutory records, board and shareholder papers, resolutions and approvals, and serve as the main point of contact for company secretarial service providers.
• Set up and run a risk-based internal audit approach covering financial controls, treasury, fund flows, compliance and governance, and monitor remediation of any control gaps.
• Lead, coach and develop the central finance team, while building effective relationships with portfolio CFOs and Finance Directors to promote shared reporting and governance standards.
• Improve finance systems, data quality, reporting efficiency, automation and standardisation to support a complex and growing structure.

Candidate profile

• You should be a qualified accountant such as ACA, ACCA or CPA, with 10 to 15 years of experience gained across private equity, investment, corporate, Big 4 or industry settings.
• Experience should include multi-entity financial control, tax compliance and planning, treasury, fund flows, M&A, integration, restructurings, statutory reporting and governance.
• You need strong technical accounting knowledge, especially applying accounting standards to complex group structures, transactions, consolidations, intercompany arrangements, capital structures and fund flows.
• You should have a proven track record of leading teams and working effectively with senior finance stakeholders, including portfolio CFOs and FDs, investment teams and external advisers.

Personal attributes

• Highly organised, methodical and thoughtful, with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset, strong control awareness and excellent attention to detail.
• A confident relationship-builder who works well with senior stakeholders, remains hands-on and adapts easily in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build and develop a high-performing central finance team.

Why this role stands out

• This is a central position in a growing investment platform with significant exposure to transactions, restructurings and strategic work.
• You will have the chance to help design a scalable finance and governance function with deep interaction across the portfolio.
• Success in the role will be measured by accurate and timely reporting and filings, strong control and internal audit outcomes, effective oversight of liquidity and fund flows, successful execution of transactions and restructurings, improved systems and processes, and strong relationships with portfolio CFOs and FDs.

Location

Ireland, with Dublin preferred.