Role type: FTC (12 months)
Location: Dublin/Hybrid
You can expect to work in a hybrid manner with time spent working in the office and at home. We believe that work/life balance offers benefits for customers as well as ensuring that you can balance a successful career with your life outside of work. We will discuss flexibility, what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
Attracting the best We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Standard Life, as a Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Financial Reporting & MI team.
Who are we? We want to be the best place that any of our 7,400 colleagues have ever worked.
We're the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life, and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We're a FTSE 100 business that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we're not done yet.
The role We are currently recruiting for a financial accountant with strong technical accounting skills to join our Financial Reporting team on a 12-month contract. The role is integral to supporting accurate financial reporting and contributing to the success of the finance strategy.
Key Responsibilities Complete a range of financial reporting tasks (including Statutory reporting for production of financial reports and providing analysis and review of financial data) as required to meet business, commercial, and regulatory requirementsProvide professional accountancy and commercial advice to multiple stakeholders in a range of business environments to inform business decision-makingDrive the ongoing delivery of robust, effective, and efficient operational finance processes and controls and identify opportunities for continuous improvementSupport external and internal audit processWork with the other teams (including cross-jurisdiction) to ensure effective teamwork, role cover, and commonality of best practice and directionSupport and active involvement in projects across the finance teamRepresent Finance on governance forums for relevant projectsEnsure business readiness criteria are agreed and delivered for key projectsEnsure adequate training and involvement of others as required to ensure the Finance teams embrace the various projects that impact the teamWhat are we looking for? Professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or local equivalent)Ideally a minimum of 2 years post-qualified experienceStrong technical accounting skillsPreferably experience working in the life insurance industryExperience working on projects within a finance team would be an advantageWe are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
Key Job competencies Stakeholder ManagementDelivering ResultsCommunications & InfluencingCommercialityAnalytical skillsWe value diversity in our workforce and welcome inquiries from everyone.
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