Finance Manager CL Reinsurance

Full Time Permanent position
Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices

What we offer
We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few. 

Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)

Role Overview

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the role of Finance Manager will involve managing a team of accounting professionals responsible for the preparation and submission of the Irish legal entities’ statutory financial statements and regulatory returns. In addition, a key element of this role will involve the preparation of audit committee and board reporting for the CFO.

What you will help us to achieve

The key responsibilities include:

 

• Managing the preparation of the quarterly and annual regulatory returns to the Central Bank of Ireland and the Central Statistics Office, including external audit of same where relevant. 
• Managing the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements and external audit of same. 
• Managing the preparation of quarterly audit committee and board reporting for the CFO.
• Leading a team of finance professionals in the delivery of the business goals and objectives, mentoring and developing trainees to ensure they reach their potential and have a comprehensive training experience.
• Work cross functionally with the Actuarial Reporting and the Actuarial Function teams.
• Meet all statutory and regulatory reporting deadlines.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation in place on all processes and procedures associated with the role.
   

What you will need to be successful in the role

The ideal candidate will have:

 

• An accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CAI) with 4+ years’ experience in a finance related role of an insurance or reinsurance entity. 
• Experience in people management would be an advantage
• Experience in quarterly  and annual regulatory returns would be beneficial for this role
• Experience in a life insurance or life reinsurance environment would be an advantage.
• Assertive, self-motivated with the capacity to work autonomously, as part of a team and across teams.
• A flexible and enthusiastic approach to work with a strong appetite to learn and develop.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• An ability to plan work, manage time effectively and ensure timely completion of all deliverables.
• The capacity to effectively and efficiently solve problems and make decisions.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, and in particular an ability to effectively communicate complex concepts.
• Knowledge of the reporting requirements of IFRS 17 would be an advantage.
• Competent user of MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience of an operating accounting packages would be beneficial (ideally SAP).
• A commitment to working in a diverse and inclusive workplace.
   

Key Competencies

• Communication and Influencing
• Leadership
• Drive for Results
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Team Working and Cross Functional Collaboration
• Building and Maintaining Relationships

 

About us

Canada Life Reinsurance (CL Re) is a division of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco) and a leading provider of client focused reinsurance solutions in the United States, Europe and Asia. CL Re offers a range of innovative risk and capital management solutions covering mortality, longevity, health, lapse, investment, non-life and P&C risk for insurers, reinsurers, and pension funds. CL Re is continuing to expand the solutions it offers to new and existing clients in many global markets.

CL Re has offices in Dublin, Toronto, Philadelphia, Bermuda, Barbados, and Regina. The Dublin office is the base for CL Re’s European and Asian operations as well as the Irish reinsurance entity, Canada Life Re Ireland dac (CLReI). It comprises approximately 170 reinsurance professionals, including 120 actuaries and trainee actuaries. It is a proactive, inspiring, and friendly environment where talent and hard work are recognised and rewarded.

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