Senior FP&A & Business Partner

Black6; Galway; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical communications firm in Galway is seeking a Senior FP&A & Business Partner to oversee financial planning and decision-making. You will develop multi-year financial models and collaborate with teams to optimize pricing strategies and drive business performance. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and be CPA/CIMA/ACCA qualified. Strong analytical, communication, and financial modelling skills are essential. This role offers significant career growth opportunities within a cutting-edge technology environment.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Collaboration with talented professionals

Innovation in manufacturing engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting skills.
• Proficiency in financial software including Excel and Power BI.
• Experience in commercial finance and FP&A.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of the annual budgets.
• Develop multi-year financial models for strategic decisions.
• Support project management in tracking budgets.
• Collaborate with teams to provide financial insights.
• Analyze revenue and direct costs across products.

Skills

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

CPA/CIMA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

MBRYONICS is at the forefront of free space optical communications. Our product

portfolio covers a wide range of emerging technologies from photonic integrated circuits to advanced optical systems and embedded software solutions. Our optical communications systems are integrated and deployed in satellite communications systems. The work is exciting and challenging and is at the forefront of the technology domains. As part of our expansion, we are currently looking for a suitably motivated - Senior FP&A & Business Partner - to join our group.

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior FP&A & Business Partner to oversee financial planning, budgeting, and business performance analysis. In this role, you will act as a key business partner, providing financial insights that drive profitability, cost efficiency, and commercial decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong financial modelling skills, strong experience working closely with internal teams as well as, the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Annual Budgeting / Planning: Lead the preparation of the annual budgets by co‑ordinating with internal budget holders. Update of forecasts/outlook monthly and quarterly and reporting to budget holders. Build the processes, procedures, reporting and systems for efficient budgeting and forecasting going forward
• Multiple Year Financial Model / Plan: Develop multi‑year financial models, to support strategic decision‑making & fundraising.
• Project Financial Management & Project Application Support: Support the project management team in tracking of project budgets, costs, and financial progress, ensuring alignment with company goals and liaising with the finance team on revenue recognition. Provide ongoing support on funding applications and submissions.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with technical, production and commercial teams to provide financial insights, optimise pricing strategies, and influence senior management to help drive business performance – helping to ensure high quality financial decisions are made. Evaluate business cases for new projects, investments, and capital expenditures.
• Costing & Performance Analysis: Work with capacity planning and production to provide recommendations for product costing. Analyse revenue, direct costs, and margins across products, services and business units to identify opportunities for efficiency. Monitor and improve cost structures, ensuring financial sustainability.
• Promote Financial Awareness & Support: Initiate projects to support the cultivation of a culture of financial literacy to support prudent fiscal decision‑making throughout the organisation, empowering employees at all levels to make informed, strategic choices that drive sustainable growth and long‑term financial success.
• Risk & Opportunity Management: Assess financial risks, market trends, and business opportunities to support sustainable growth.
• Ad hoc projects: Support the CFO/CEO on securing funding, reporting and other strategic initiatives. Support the finance team in ad hoc process, system and reporting related projects.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field and CPA/CIMA/ACCA qualified
• Exceptionally strong financial modelling, forecasting, and data analysis skills.
• Proficiency in financial software (e.g. Excel, Power BI, and financial systems and forecasting systems).
• Excellent problem‑solving, strategic thinking, and communication skills and ability to deliver on multiple projects within tight timeframes.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross‑functional teams and senior leadership.
• Years of experience in commercial finance and FP&A and industry experience in manufacturing and project is a big plus.

What's in it for you

Career Growth: Contribute to a world‑class space‑age communication program while developing your leadership skills in a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing environment

Collaboration: Work with talented professionals across disciplines to drive impactful solutions

Innovation: Be part of a team pioneering advancements in manufacturing engineering for cutting‑edge FSO systems

Work‑Life Balance: Enjoy flexible work schedules and a comprehensive benefits package

If you're ready to take your career to new heights and drive the future of space‑age communication, apply now and join the MBRYONICS team as our Senior FP&A & Business Partner.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

Core ethical values, diversity and inclusion are invaluable to MBRYONICS’ business success. We recognise that the broad perspectives that result from recruiting, developing and retaining a globally diverse workforce promotes innovation and helps us succeed as a business enterprise. It is the policy and practice of the Company to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants. The Company will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, family status, disability, age, or membership of the Traveller community.