Finance Manager – Payments & Financial Control
ACE Money Transfer • Dublin, Ireland • Full Time
Posted on Thu, May 21, 2026
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on and technically strong Finance Manager to join our Dublin-based team. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance (PCF-11), this is a broad, high-visibility role within a regulated Payment Institution environment.
The role combines ownership of financial reporting, budgeting, safeguarding oversight, regulatory reporting, policy enhancement, and continuous strengthening of internal controls. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining a robust finance governance framework while supporting the ongoing growth of the business in a high-volume, multi-currency payments environment.
This position is ideal for a proactive finance professional who enjoys owning the numbers end-to-end, driving process improvements, and operating within a regulated financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Control
- Own the full month-end and year-end close process
- Prepare accurate monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis
- Maintain full balance sheet control, including safeguarding, settlement, accruals, intercompany, and multi-currency reconciliations
- Ensure reconciliations are properly documented, reviewed, and audit-ready
- Support preparation of statutory financial statements
- Oversee the end-to-end accounts and finance function across all finance cycles
- Ensure revenue capture is complete and discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly
- Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and working capital requirements
Budgeting & Financial Planning
- Support and progressively take ownership of the annual budgeting process in line with Group policy
- Prepare financial forecasts and monitor performance against budget
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support senior management decision-making
- Support transfer pricing analysis and related financial reporting considerations within the Group structure
Safeguarding & Regulatory Support
- Oversee safeguarding reconciliations and settlement monitoring processes
- Support and manage regulatory reporting submissions to the Central Bank of Ireland
- Maintain documentation and evidence aligned with regulatory expectations
- Own regulatory reporting processes end-to-end, including remediation follow-up and implementation of corrective actions
- Support finance-related regulatory reviews, audits, and inspections
Process, Systems & Control Enhancement
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve documented finance policies and procedures across payroll, procurement, accounting, settlements, and reporting cycles
- Strengthen internal controls and enhance the overall finance governance framework
- Develop and maintain a robust control environment within a regulated payments or financial services business
- Monitor key financial control indicators and support tracking of relevant risk metrics
- Lead policy development, policy enhancement, and finance system improvement initiatives
- Support finance transformation and automation initiatives to improve efficiency and scalability
- Work closely with Compliance, Risk, and Internal/External Audit teams to ensure effective oversight and timely remediation of findings
- Implement improvements arising from audit or internal review processes
- Support process enhancements related to card payments and settlement operations
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CPA)
- 3–5+ years post-qualification experience
- Strong experience within financial services, fintech, payments, or other CBI-regulated firms
- Hands-on experience operating in high transaction volume environments
- Strong month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Experience managing regulatory reporting and regulatory compliance requirements
- Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
- Working understanding of transfer pricing principles
- Understanding of card payment industry operations and settlement processes
- Experience working within a multi-currency environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to build and enhance control frameworks
- Proactive, organized, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced regulated environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
ACE Money Transfer Profile: https://acemoneytransfer.com/company-profile