Exciting opportunity to join a growing advisory firm working at the heart of high-impact deals. This role offers strong exposure to end-to-end M&A, debt advisory, and strategic finance projects, working closely with senior stakeholders and a diverse client base across the Irish and UK markets. What you'll be doing: * Work on an of corporate finance projects such as M&A, debt advisory, and financial management * Leading M&A transactions (buy & sell side) and advisory engagements * Delivering financial modelling, valuations, and commercial insights * Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the deal lifecycle * Mentoring junior team members and contributing to a high-performing team * Supporting business development and building long-term client relationships What we're looking for: * ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) * 4-6 years' post-qualified experience * Background in corporate finance or strong audit experience with deal exposure * Proven financial modelling and analytical capability * Experience in the Irish and/or UK market (essential) * Strong communication skills and commercial mindset A great opportunity for someone looking to step into a more client-facing, deal-driven environment with real progression potential. We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit and for our privacy policy.
Exciting opportunity to join a growing advisory firm working at the heart of high-impact deals. This role offers strong exposure to end-to-end M&A, debt advisory, and strategic finance projects, working closely with senior stakeholders and a diverse client base across the Irish and UK markets. What you'll be doing: * Work on an array of corporate finance projects such as M&A, debt advisory, and financial management * Leading M&A transactions (buy & sell side) and advisory engagements * Delivering financial modelling, valuations, and commercial insights * Acting as a key point of contact for clients throughout the deal lifecycle * Mentoring junior team members and contributing to a high-performing team * Supporting business development and building long-term client relationships What we're looking for: * ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) * 4-6 years' post-qualified experience * Background in corporate finance or strong audit experience with deal exposure * Proven financial modelling and analytical capability * Experience in the Irish and/or UK market (essential) * Strong communication skills and commercial mindset A great opportunity for someone looking to step into a more client-facing, deal-driven environment with real progression potential. We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit and for our privacy policy.
We are seeking an M&A professional focused on executing integration and separation programmes across acquisitions, divestments, and carve-outs. The role blends programme leadership with hands-on execution, requiring a strong grasp of how finance, operations, technology, and people functions come together during a transaction. You will operate as a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders, often working directly alongside CFOs and their leadership teams to ensure mergers or acquisitions are implemented effectively, and business continuity is maintained post-deal. Responsibilities Lead the delivery of integration and separation programmes from planning through to execution, ensuring alignment with deal objectives and value creation targets Act as a key point of contact for client leadership, working closely with CFOs and functional heads to drive decision-making and programme momentum Translate transaction objectives into clear execution plans, including Day 1 readiness, post-close stabilisation, and longer-term transformation milestones Coordinate multiple workstreams (finance, technology, operations, HR, commercial) to ensure activities are aligned, sequenced correctly, and delivered on time Establish governance structures, reporting frameworks, and tracking mechanisms to provide transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies Oversee the implementation of Transition Service Agreements Proactively identify execution risks and operational challenges, driving mitigation strategies and escalating where required Support organisational change efforts by ensuring clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and adoption of new processes and structures Requirements Have demonstrated experience delivering integrations, separations, or large-scale transformations in complex M&A environments Strong understanding of finance, systems, and operational processes Experience working across cross-functional teams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments Familiarity with programme governance, PMO structures, and structured delivery methodologies Background in consulting, advisory, or corporate transformation environments is advantageous Excellent communication skills Qualifications Degree in Business, Finance, Management, or a related discipline Professional certifications (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CFA, PMP, Prince2) are beneficial We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit and for our privacy policy.
Our client is a fast-growing Financial Services firm based in Dublin. They have a domestic and global focus and their growth has been a mixture of organic growth and acquisitions. As they continue on this journey they have an opportunity to bring in a New Finance Director to the business, to lead the Finance team through the next stage of growth both organic and acquisition in nature. The Day to Day: Oversee, manage and deliver upon all daily operational Finance aspects of the business with particular attention to all regulatory reporting duties. Partnering with the CEO and CFO to develop and execute long-term financial strategies and business plans. Leading the annual budgeting process and providing regular financial forecasts to guide decision-making. Preparing monthly management accounts, annual financial statements, and KPIs for the Board and stakeholders. Identifying financial risks and implementing robust internal controls and audit procedures. Leading, mentoring, and developing a high-performing finance team. Ensuring the organisation adheres to all statutory, legal, and regulatory requirements Managing relationships with banks, auditors, investors, and other financial institutions. Periodic work across any and all new mergers and acquisitions. You: The Ideal candidate will come from a Financial Services background, ideally coming from Insurance. You will have gained at least 10 years plus post qualified experience - ACA, ACCA, CPA. The opportunity career wise is a big one as this role will be act as a spring board to further C suite opportunities within the broader group and business. The role is quite hands on in nature and will suit a candidate who is down to earth with strong communication skills and a broad range of Finance operations experience. There is a super package associated with this opportunity including excellent Base, bonus and benefits package. For further info contact Matt Fitzpatrick at Marks Sattin. #J-18808-Ljbffr
An exciting opportunity for an experienced compliance and risk management person looking for a new and challenging role in an interesting and established company kicking off their Irish Operations. This position will require strong technical market expertise with experience in risk oversight within a globally regulated organisation launching products in the Irish market. Duties will include: Aligning Risk appetite and tolerance for the business Design and implement a universal risk register Broad risk reporting and management activities Building a compliance monitoring program and ensuring implementation of comprehensive policies and procedures Engaging with the CBI on AML and KYC The successful candidate should have: Prior experience in building risk and compliance programs from the ground up Knowledge of a broad range of asset classes Experience of working in PCF 12 and PCF 14 regulated environments Exposure reporting in senior management and boards of directors Previous experience in building and implementing risk and compliance frameworks This is an exciting opportunity which requires significant risk and compliance experience - candidates should note although a senior role the position will be stand alone intially and will require hands on compliance and risk implementation, monitoring, development and reporting. #J-18808-Ljbffr
An established company is seeking an experienced compliance and risk management professional for their new Irish operations. This senior role involves aligning risk appetite, building compliance monitoring programs, and engaging with regulatory bodies such as the CBI on AML and KYC. Candidates must have significant prior experience in establishing risk frameworks and overseeing compliance activities, ensuring robust implementation and reporting. This opportunity requires a hands-on approach to risk management in a dynamic environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Legal Counsel – Dublin – Financial Services: Outstanding opportunity for a 4 plus year post qualified legal professional to take on a lead role within this growing financial services firm in Dublin. Take ownership and work on identifying the potential credit impact of legal issues, transaction structures, and transaction documentation across the entity here in Dublin. Focus sector wise will be within the Infrastructure and Private Credit markets with a strong emphasis on Project Finance transactions. Manager and enhance the reviewing of financing documents across all relevant asset/investment class-level documents. Facilitate and participate in credit committee meetings. Coordinate with and consult with analysts on relevant legal issues, disseminate and advise accordingly. Support the analytical team with the preparation of market-leading research reports This is a unique stand-alone role to step into the business as the Legal Lead as the firm continues to grow its footprint in Ireland. There is a sizeable career opportunity as the firm grows the role will grow as will a team around you. This role will suit qualified legal professional with at least 4 years post qualified experience and keen to take ownership over a legal function within the Financial Services firm in Dublin, reporting locally but also globally. Outstanding package on offer for the successful candidate Please contact Matt Fitzpatrick Marks Sattin for further info. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A growing financial services firm in Dublin is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to lead the legal function. The ideal candidate will possess over 4 years of post-qualified experience, especially in Project Finance and will be responsible for managing legal issues and coordinating with analysts. This standout role offers significant career growth opportunities as the firm expands its operations in Ireland. An outstanding remuneration package is available for the successful candidate. #J-18808-Ljbffr
