Financial Controls & Insurance Lead

Aer Lingus Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aer Lingus Group is seeking a Financial Controls & Insurance Lead to oversee the airline's financial controls and insurance programmes, ensuring governance, compliance, and risk management. You will liaise with insurers, brokers and claims partners across the business.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting & Control, you will drive control improvements, manage remediation activities, and support statutory financial reporting with a focus on balance sheet integrity and control

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or similarly qualified accountant.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in financial controls, audit, governance, risk management or financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks and experience assessing control design and effectiveness.
• Experience leading control improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of financial systems and data management.
• Ability to prioritise workload and to work under pressure.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Eligible to live and work in the EU.
• Holder of a current unrestricted worldwide passport.
• Able to pass a strict airport security vetting procedure and/or hold an airport access pass.

Responsibilities

• Lead enhancement and monitor effectiveness of the financial control environment across all end-to-end processes in finance.
• Embed a strong financial control culture across the Finance function.
• Maintain process and control documentation including SOPs and control matrices.
• Strengthen governance across PtP, RtR, OtC, assets and core finance cycles.
• Own balance sheet integrity and reconciliation standards.
• Drive and monitor internal audit actions and address risks.
• Coordinate external audit activities related to financial controls.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Financial systems knowledge

Prioritisation

Education

ACA, ACCA or similar qualification

Job description

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At Aer Lingus, we believe in going above and beyond to connect people, places and possibilities. Whether working at the airport, in our offices or at home - every employee has a role to play in making Aer Lingus the heart of travel to, through and beyond Ireland for generations to come.

How do we do this? We Put Safety First. There's nothing more important. We Are Customer Focused. We champion the customer and go above and beyond to get things just right for them. We're Stronger Together. With a ‘how can I help?' attitude, we communicate and collaborate to achieve shared success. We Own It. We do what we say we’re going to do and always follow through. We Look Forward. We build the future by embracing change today.

What we offer

As well as offering you a competitive salary, career advancement opportunities and staff travel benefits (with Aer Lingus and many other international airlines), you will also have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and to join a team of amazing professionals who are passionate about the aviation industry. To learn more about the exciting benefits and opportunities that await you at Aer Lingus please visit our website.

At Aer Lingus, we embrace diversity and believe in providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values employees' unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all candidates who share our passion for aviation. If you have any questions or require any accommodations to support you in your application, please contact us at [e-mail].

Role title

Financial Controls & Insurance Lead

Your role

Reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting & Control, this role leads Aer Lingus' financial controls and insurance programmes, ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance and effective risk management. Working across the business, the role drives control improvements, oversees remediation activities, influences key stakeholders and serves as the primary liaison with insurers, brokers and claims partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enhancement and monitor effectiveness of the financial control environment across all end-to-end processes in finance
• Lead the embedding of a strong financial control culture across the Finance function
• Lead the management and maintenance of effective process and control documentation including process flowcharts, control matrices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and approval frameworks
• Strengthen governance across PtP, RtR, OtC, fixed assets including capitalisation, treasury, payroll and other core finance cycles
• Own balance sheet integrity, including reconciliation standards, ageing disciplines, provisioning policies, providing regular visibility to the Head of Financial Reporting & Control
• Drive and monitor completion of internal audit actions and proactively address emerging risks
• Lead the external audit process related to financial controls, ensuring good communication with the audit team and coordinating across Aer Lingus stakeholders involved in the audit

Insurance:

• Act as key insurance contact at Aer Lingus, managing all insurance related matters
• Manage the insurance renewal process in respect of aviation and general insurances and ad hoc insurances where required
• Assess potential insurable risks and manage accordingly
• Educate all areas of the business on the importance, necessity for and understanding of insurance requirements
• Ensure compliance with Regulatory and Legal insurance requirements
• Review insurance and indemnities contained within commercial agreements and recommend changes, if appropriate, in conjunction with legal
• Build and develop broker and market relationships
• Oversee the claims management process for Insurance programmes, ensuring all claims are correctly recorded and notified to insurers as promptly and accurately as possible as they arise
• Oversee Third Party claims paid by Aer Lingus and the reimbursement of funds from the insurers where applicable
• Actively manage current lines of business written by the group’s captive insurer
• Ensure all financial aspects related to insurance are considered
• Monitor and manage annual insurance budget and forecasts with respect to insurance costs
• Support Finance team in collating insurance data for the purpose of statutory financial reporting
• Perform the role of Insurance Coordinator within the Finance Emergency Response team, with responsibility for keeping the Finance Emergency Plan up to date, and for acting as the key point of contact with insurers in the event of a major incident

Your qualifications and key criteria

Essential Qualifications or Experience

• ACA, ACCA or similarly qualified accountant
• Minimum of 3 years experience in financial controls, audit, governance, risk management or financial reporting
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks and experience assessing control design and effectiveness
• Experience leading control improvement initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of financial systems and data management
• Ability to prioritise workload and to work under pressure
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Eligible to live and work in the EU.
• Holder of a current unrestricted worldwide passport.
• Able to pass a strict airport security vetting procedure which includes a 5-year background check* or be in possession of a current airside pass for the airport this position is based in Dublin.

Closing Date: 24th November 2026

At Aer Lingus, we embrace diversity and believe in providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values employees' unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any questions or require any accommodations to support you in your application, please contact us at [e-mail].

Big four internal / external audit

Experience in aviation and / or other regulated industries

ACII or CIP or progress towards same

Understanding of insurance matters and experience in dealing with insurance brokers and insurance contract wordings

Knowledge of claims handling and reserving