Senior Financial Controls & Insurance Lead

Aer Lingus; 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

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