Description:
A technical role to assist in the reporting on a US GAAP basis, including variance analysis, plan analysis and reporting.
A multinational Financial Services company in Dublin City Centre with a very flexible hybrid working model have a new requirement for a Financial Accountant - 12 month FTC paying up to €80,000 - €90,000 plus bonus and benefits.
A technical role to assist in the reporting on a US GAAP basis, including variance analysis, plan analysis and reporting.
Key Responsibilities of the Financial Accountant
- Reporting to Group: to assist in the preparation with various monthly and quarterly parent company reporting requirements in close coordination with various internal departments.
- Regulatory reporting: to assist in the preparation of the various reinsurance regulatory requirements (e.g., audit requirements)
- Stakeholder Relationships: Confidence and ability to discuss complicated process flows with people on multiple levels of seniority
- Accounting: to work closely with various departments in the business to ensure appropriate data is available and readily accessible, to understand, calculate and appropriately account for outwards reinsurance insurance transactions (in accordance with UK and US GAAP).
- Process and Data: to ensure appropriate reinsurance controls are performed and in place
Key requirements of the Financial Accountant
- Qualified Accountant
- Financial and management reporting experience is essential.
- Knowledge and experience of insurance accounting under US GAAP is essential. UK/Lux GAAP beneficial.
- Strong understanding of the drivers of underwriting results from both a commercial and an accounting perspective.
- Strong ability to understand outwards reinsurance arrangements and the accounting thereof is beneficial.
- Naturally analytical with high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work in a tight deadline environment.
- Experience of liaising with different teams and combining multiple data sources to solve problems.
- Experience of reporting for a US Parent company is beneficial.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Experience of using SAP and related reporting tools for booking entries and reporting results is beneficial.