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SalaryWhat is the opportunity?
This position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone to join the senior management of the finance function in a key division within Bank of Ireland Group.
The role provides an opportunity to advance their accounting and senior leadership capability in a major company in the Life & Pensions industry.
The role involves reporting and presenting to the Board Audit Committee on the Financial statements at Group and Statutory level and on Solvency II QRT's and SFCR / RSR.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the Wealth & Insurance Division Financial control and reporting team
- Group Reporting on the recently introduced IFRS17 basis.
- New Ireland Statutory Financial Statements.
- The preparation of Solvency II QRT's and the Solvency & Financial Condition Report.
- Overall Financial Control within New Ireland and ensure the company operates to the highest control standards including ensuring that all IFC obligations are met.
- Manage the key relationships so as to ensure all internal and external reporting obligations are met, risks are appropriately handled and operational processes are effective.
What will make you stand out?
You are a qualified accountant with a proven track record, experience and knowledge across all finance areas along with strong technical accounting skills and control focus. Deep experience of Life Assurance accounting and finance together with a broad understanding of the financial services sector. You have a strong understanding of the business in order to influence colleagues and partners.
You have an ability to analyse sophisticated financial data across different period to ensure appropriate representation and interpretation of the financial impact of different functions across business divisions. Excellent communications skills, effective leadership skills and knowledge of the financial structure, operation and taxation of life and pensions products.
Essential Qualifications
Qualified Accountant
More about the team
Wealth & Insurance Division of Bank of Ireland. This includes New Ireland Assurance, Bank of Ireland Insurance Services and other companies in the division.
New Ireland Assurance is a market leading life and pension provider and has a 20% share of the life and pensions new business market with assets in excess of €21 billion and premiums across insurance and investment contracts in excess of €3 billion.
This is a hybrid role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin. Travel will be required for in person collaboration exact frequency to be agreed with manager.
Why work with us
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.
Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and improve your career!
Flexible working matching promise
We know how important flexible working arrangements are to our colleagues, and we promise to try to match your current flexible working arrangement in this new role (all existing working arrangements considered!)
Key Competencies
- Accountable - Leader
- Manage Risk - Leader
- Champion Transformation - Leader
- One Group, one team - Leader
- Agile - Leader
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. If you require any assistance, please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.
