Financial Accountant - Allianz - Dublin

Job description

Allianz SE Dublin Reinsurance Branch, based in Dublin, Ireland is a non-life reinsurance company that utilises in-house expertise to provide reinsurance to companies within the Allianz Group.

We use our role as an employer, insurer, investor and corporate citizen to contribute to more inclusive and stronger societies. We truly care for our employees and their individual needs and aspirations and are constantly working on creating a collaborative workplace where you can engage in meaningful work.

The Opportunity

The Financial Accountant will be responsible for providing timely and accurate financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders, supporting the month end processes, regulatory returns, and internal Allianz Group reporting.

The Financial Accountant is pro-actively driving the aforementioned processes and provides expert input to it. The Financial Accountant is a key point of contact in the Accounting team and supports colleagues in their development. The Financial Accountant understands the underlying business processes and is able to define the required accounting/tax/reporting treatment.

The role is within a continuously growing accounting team and provides plenty of opportunity to grow and develop in the field of reinsurance.

Key Responsibilities:

Working under different accounting regimes: IFRS, Solvency II / MVBS, German local GAAP
Maintaining general ledger and sub-ledgers
Manage work assignments independently from start to completion
Supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
Supporting the year-end external audit by responding to auditors’ requests for information and documentation, providing input to and reviewing the Company’s Financial Statements;
Supporting Solvency II regulatory reporting (input, review, testing of QRTs)
Supporting and delivering on internal audit requests
Supporting ongoing compliance with ICOFR/IRCS to ensure integrity of Financial Statements
Collaborating in a global team and managing relationship with different internal and external stakeholders including Allianz Group, Allianz Re SE, cedents, vendors, banks, clients, local authorities etc. as required
Supporting management reporting for local committees and Board Meetings, as required
Defining and solving problems independently

Key Requirements / Skills & Experience

Qualification

ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified accountant
Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

Essential:

Relevant working experience (2+ years post qualification) in the financial services sector – preference given to Big 4 audit firms and/or (re-)insurance
Previous knowledge of investment accounting
Previous knowledge of SAP favoured
Previous knowledge of Solvency II strongly preferred
Strong analytical skills and curiosity to expand own field of expertise
Experience of coordinating and delivering accurate output with multiple deadlines
Highly motivated and used to working in a self-organized way
Solid understanding of IFRS17 and its practical implementation

Offers “Allianz”

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