Senior Accountant

Allianz plc

Allianz serves over 700,000 customers in Ireland, employing more than 700 people nationwide. As part of the global Allianz Group, one of the world's leading financial services providers with 122 million customers in over 70 countries, Allianz Ireland offers a wide range of insurance products. In the Republic of Ireland, we provide quality insurance solutions, including car, home, and pet insurance, as well as specialised products for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and large-scale bespoke commercial insurance through our network of experienced intermediaries. Allianz p.l.c. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance Team.  While the role is officially based in Elm Park, Dublin 4 the team currently uphold a highly flexible hybrid way of working, with a requirement to attend the office minimum of once per week.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the role provides a unique opportunity to gain experience in both financial accounting and FP&A. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for timely and accurate financial accounting and reporting of expenses for both internal and group reporting as well as financial planning and analysis for expense budgets.

We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious self-starter with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. This individual must be proficient in Excel, with a passion for leveraging its features and an interest in exploring other data tools. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, capable of managing multiple deadlines, and will take responsibility for ensuring all tasks are completed or reviewed by finance management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completing the month end process for expenses including reconciling financial ledgers and source data as well as delivering group reporting requirements
• Analysing actual expenses compared to budgets and forecasts to ensure overall targets are met and any surplus or deficit is identified and reported in timely manner
• Preparing reports, KPI analysis & presentations for various stakeholders and committees
• Developing budgets as part of the annual planning cycle
• Maintain excellent working relationships with business partners and stakeholders
• Support the finance manager in tracking productivity initiatives
• Continuously reviewing  and updating of procedures to ensure they are current, complete and reflect best practice.
• Evaluating and suggesting enhancements to further automate processes and improve the efficiency, quality and accuracy of deliverables.
• Assist and provide mentorship to more junior teams member

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• Hold a professional certification (e.g., ACA , ACCA)
• Minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE)
• Strong technical accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience of coordinating and delivering highly accurate output in an environment of multiple deadlines
• Advanced knowledge in excel, including building formulas, using pivot tables, formatting and manipulating data, working with large data sets, VBAs, Macros etc
• Advanced knowledge with Microsoft Office Suites (Outlook, PowerPoint,Microsoft Teams)
• Proven ability to manage and complete a variety of projects simultaneously.       

Desirable experience

• Big 4 Qualified accountant
• Prior experience within a financial services environment
• Working knowledge of insurance accounting
• Prior General Ledger experience – SAP

59768 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Ireland | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
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