Financial Accountant, Insurance

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment in Dublin is seeking a Qualified Financial Accountant to join the Finance Team. You will own core financial accounting activities, support CFO and Group Financial Controller across reporting, audit, tax and finance projects.

Responsibilities include monthly close, reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, statutory financial statements, year-end reporting with auditors, cash flow forecasting, tax returns, and process improvements; collaboration with colleagues across markets.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification with strong academic performance and relevant experience.
• Strong financial accounting, technical accounting and numerical skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience preparing financial accounts, reconciliations, statutory reporting and audit deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Owning the monthly financial close process and producing accounts for management review.
• Preparing and reviewing reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and resolving items.
• Preparing quarterly departmental performance reports for functional heads.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Excellent communication

Proactive problem solving

Education

Professional accounting qualification from a recognised body

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Financial Accountant

About Your New Employer

Our client is an international insurance group specialising in the design, structuring and distribution of unit-linked life insurance products for high-net-worth individuals and their families.

With headquarters in Europe and operations across several international markets, the Group is recognised for providing innovative financial solutions and comprehensive professional support to its clients and business partners.

You will join:

• A passionate and ambitious international team of insurance and finance professionals.
• An innovative organisation operating across multiple European markets.
• A collaborative, multicultural environment where your expertise and ideas are valued.

About Your New Job

As a Qualified Financial Accountant, you will play a key role within the Finance Team in Dublin. You will take ownership of core financial accounting activities and support the CFO and Group Financial Controller across reporting, audit, tax and finance projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the monthly financial close process and producing financial accounts for management review.
• Preparing and reviewing monthly reconciliations, with particular responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations and the timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Reviewing balance sheet positions and provisions, challenging assumptions where appropriate and ensuring the completeness and accuracy of financial information.
• Preparing quarterly departmental performance reports for functional heads.
• Preparing annual statutory financial statements in line with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinating year-end financial reporting activities and audit deliverables, while liaising with external and internal auditors.
• Supporting cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and effective banking controls.
• Assisting with corporation tax, VAT and other regulatory tax returns, working with external tax advisors to meet local compliance obligations.
• Ensuring finance processes and controls are properly documented, followed and continuously improved.
• Supporting annual budgeting, regulatory reporting and the assessment of changes to accounting standards.
• Researching technical accounting matters and providing guidance to management.
• Contributing to ad-hoc finance projects and providing support to senior finance leadership.

What Skills You Need

• A professional accounting qualification from a recognised accounting body, supported by strong academic performance and relevant experience.
• Strong financial accounting, technical accounting and numerical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience preparing financial accounts, reconciliations, statutory reporting and audit deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of FRS 102 and FRS 103. Knowledge of IFRS 17 would be advantageous.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with Power BI would be beneficial.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues from varied nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• A proactive, self-motivated and resourceful approach, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and solve problems independently.

What's on Offer

• A permanent position within an innovative, internationally focused insurance group.
• The opportunity to work across financial accounting, regulatory reporting, tax, audit and continuous improvement projects.
• A collaborative and multicultural working environment with exposure to experienced professionals across the insurance and financial services sectors.