Financial Accountant

Allianz SE Dublin Reinsurance Branch, based in Dublin, Ireland is a non-life reinsurance company that utilises in-house expertise to provide reinsurance to companies within the Allianz Group.

We use our role as an employer, insurer, investor and corporate citizen to contribute to more inclusive and stronger societies. We truly care for our employees and their individual needs and aspirations and are constantly working on creating a collaborative workplace where you can engage in meaningful work.

The Opportunity 

The Financial Accountant will be responsible for providing timely and accurate financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders, supporting the month end processes, regulatory returns, and internal Allianz Group reporting.

The Financial Accountant is pro-actively driving the aforementioned processes and provides expert input to it. The Financial Accountant is a key point of contact in the Accounting team and supports colleagues in their development. The Financial Accountant understands the underlying business processes and is able to define the required accounting/tax/reporting treatment.

The role is within a continuously growing accounting team and provides plenty of opportunity to grow and develop in the field of reinsurance.

Key Responsibilities: 

•  Working under different accounting regimes: IFRS, Solvency II / MVBS, German local GAAP
• Maintaining general ledger and sub-ledgers
• Manage work assignments independently from start to completion
• Supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
• Supporting the year-end external audit by responding to auditors’ requests for information and documentation, providing input to and reviewing the Company’s Financial Statements;
• Supporting Solvency II regulatory reporting (input, review, testing of QRTs)
• Supporting and delivering on internal audit requests
• Supporting ongoing compliance with ICOFR/IRCS to ensure integrity of Financial Statements
• Collaborating in a global team and managing relationship with different internal and external stakeholders including Allianz Group, Allianz Re SE, cedents, vendors, banks, clients, local authorities etc. as required
• Supporting management reporting for local committees and Board Meetings, as required
• Defining and solving problems independently

Key Requirements / Skills & Experience 

 Qualification

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified accountant
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

Essential: 

• Relevant working experience (2+ years post qualification) in the financial services sector – preference given to Big 4 audit firms and/or (re-)insurance
• Previous knowledge of investment accounting
• Previous knowledge of SAP favoured
• Previous knowledge of Solvency II strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills and curiosity to expand own field of expertise
• Experience of coordinating and delivering accurate output with multiple deadlines
• Highly motivated and used to working in a self-organized way
• Solid understanding of IFRS17 and its practical implementation

75390 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Reinsurance | Full-Time | Permanent

llianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under appliable local laws and regulations.

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