• Full Time 12 month contract position
• Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices
  
  
  

Irish Life is one of Ireland's largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland's leading financial services groups with over 1 million customers. For over 75 years, we've been helping people to look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance.

It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.

We are proud of our culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of our people. The focus has resulted in a team of top talent with high standards, positioning us at the forefront of our industry.

We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.

Job Purpose

As a Trainee Accountant for the Irish Life Group, you will be a key member of the Finance Team that is responsible for delivering excellent support, expertise and high-quality information to our local and global leadership teams in a consistent way to avoid 'no-surprises'.

Reporting to the Finance Manager of the group finance costs team, Irish Life Group, you will act as a key member of the team responsible for our group services company, providing financial control, cost management while working closely with the Finance Business Partner for our Group Functions .

Key Accountabilities

• Assist the production of the financial performance and reporting for the group shared services company.
• Support the Finance Business Partner in managing the group shared services cost base including the production of detailed budgets, performance reporting and trend analysis to support local and group-wide requirements.
• Perform month end close activities including posting journals, reviewing accruals and prepayments, creating reports and completing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Working with the data analytics team, proactively provide commercial insights to enable effective decision making.Assist with providing timely and accurate financial and operating performance reports to key constituents including annual Budgets, intra-year forecasts, cyclical financial reporting, recharging sheets and any key communications or reports asked by constituents of the functions.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through execution of controls, including intercompany transactions and accounts, and relevant reconciliations.
• Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements relating to the group services company.
• Support any operational requirements relating to the group functions.
• Implement and monitor adherence to financial reporting and control policies in accordance with company and group requirements and standard accounting practices.
• Assist with the development of new systems and procedures to meet the changing regulatory and business requirements and anticipated future needs of the business and/or stakeholders.
• Involved in the successful delivery of projects as required from time to time.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant risk and regulatory requirements; proactively highlight any risks so that mitigating actions can be taken.
  
  
  

You Will Also:

• Build relationships with centre and divisional colleagues to support our expense management processes and support the wider Group Finance team as needed.
• Be encouraged to seek continual development and improvement in accounting systems and processes.
  
  
  

Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills

• Part qualified Accountant
• 1 year part qualification experience, ideally in a group reporting or business partnering role
• Experience with SAP an advantage
• Keen interest in finance systems and data analysis tools
• Ability and desire to deliver process improvement
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
  
  
  

Behavioural Competencies

Communication and Influencing

Drive for Results

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Team Working and Cross Functional Collaboration

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported. We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

Irish Life Group Services supports Equal Opportunity.

Irish Life Assurance plc, Irish Life Financial Services limited, Irish Life Health and Irish Life Investment Managers support Equal Opportunity and are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.