Finance Operations Assistant Manager

Cornmarket Group Financial Services Ltd.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Ireland is seeking a Finance Operations Assistant Manager to oversee salary deduction processes across numerous payrolls. The role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and driving operational efficiencies. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and be a qualified financial advisor. The position offers flexible working options and significant investment in professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working from home options

Professional development investments

Annual leave increases based on service

Health insurance or wellness subsidy

Performance based bonus

Fully paid family leave types

Comprehensive health & wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of organisational issues and challenges.
• Capability to analyze data and produce reports.
• Excellent numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage salary deduction facility function across 270 payrolls.
• Ensure compliance with risk control and regulatory requirements.
• Manage a team and set objectives aligned with company goals.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Strong analysis and reporting skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of risk control

Commercial awareness

Qualifed Financial Advisor

Excellent organisational skills

Problem solving skills

Education

Qualified Financial Advisor

Job description

Who We Are

At Cornmarket, we look after the financial wellbeing of public servants and their families. We’ve been focused on public sector employees for over 50 years, learning how to bring our clients the best financial services – from car, home, health and life insurance, to income protection, retirement planning and beyond.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Finance Operations Assistant Manager to join our Finance Operations Team.

The purpose of this role is to be responsible for managing and delivering on system & process change initiatives within the Finance Division.

Accountabilities of the Role

Operations

• Assisting with management and oversight of the salary deduction facility function across 270 employer payrolls
• Accountable for tasks associated with salary deduction facility process within the regulatory time frames and day-to-day operational tasks
• Error resolution management with public sector payroll and internal operational stakeholders
• Maintain best practices of end-to-end processes to ensure efficient collection and distribution of insurance premium
• Ensure operational reporting is implemented and completed
• To comply with risk control and regulatory requirements that are relevant to this role
• Support and assist with projects, new business take on and peak periods as required

People

• Manage a team within the finance department, along with setting objectives inline with company and department objectives
• Conduct ongoing training management minimising any single point of failure and key dependency risk
• Manage relationships with public sector payroll on a regular and adhoc basis
• Build effective working relationships with other departments to ensure that we maintain a “One Cornmarket” approach

Skills & Knowledge Required

• Strong business acumen with a good understanding of organisational issues and challenges
• Proficient Microsoft office
• Strong analysis, reporting and numeracy skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and report into management on a regular basis
• Ability to work within a pressurised environment taking ownership for delivery
• Knowledge of risk control & regulatory environment
• Commercial awareness
• Qualified Financial Advisor a distinct advantage
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong problem solving and route cause identification skills

What We Can Offer You?

• Flexible working from home options as part of our Cornmarket Flex ways of working
• Significant investments in your professional development (e.g. insurance qualifications, professional qualifications relevant to your role)
• Annual leave (increases based on service)
• Flexi leave (option to take additional annual leave)
• Attractive & flexible pension contribution rates
• Health insurance or wellness subsidy
• Fully paid family leave types (maternity/paternity/surrogacy)
• Performance based bonus/commission
• Income protection
• Life cover
• Discounts on financial products
• Comprehensive health & wellbeing programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Active Sports & Social Club

Behavioural Competencies Required

• Strong analytical thinking, with an ability to problem solve
• Strong customer focus
• Excellent communication skills
• An ability to work at a fast pace to deadlines and targets
• Team player & collaborative
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Equal Opportunities & Data Privacy Notice

Cornmarket is committed to building an inclusive workplace environment, We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, striving to create a welcoming environment. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, disability, ethnic background, family status, gender identify or expression, marital status, membership of the Traveller Community, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. To review our data use practices, visit our Recruitment Data Privacy Notice.