Financial Controller

Company Description

Egis has been working in Ireland since 1994, making us one of the longest-established and largest multidisciplinary consultancy, engineering and operations firms in the country. Today we have more than 600 people across 16 locations nationwide, working on some of Ireland’s most significant infrastructure programmes. From operating the Dublin Tunnel and the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork to overseeing 1,200km of the national motorway network and designing major transport and mobility projects, we are genuinely embedded in the infrastructure that keeps Ireland moving. In 2023 we brought JB Barry & Partners into the Egis family, adding a century of Irish engineering heritage and opening up a full end-to-end service for our clients, from concept through to long-term operation.

Job Description

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).

Qualifications

• 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.

Additional Information

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