Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the successful candidate will manage a team of professionals, responsible for providing financial services relating to a portfolio of complex reinsurance transactions. The primary purpose of the role is to preserve financial integrity and control while encouraging a culture of change and growth.What you will help us to achieve• Preparation of monthly and quarterly accounts for each transaction, meeting all local and group financial reporting requirements within required deadlines.• Responsible for all GL balances including the detailed review of balance sheet reconciliations and supporting back-up.• Support delivery of information to the Statutory & Regulatory Reporting Team for inclusion in the quarterly and annual regulatory returns to the Central Bank of Ireland and the Central Statistics Office.• Adhere to all internal financial controls, ensuring the team is well placed to meet audit requirements.• Manage relationships with auditors, providing information to internal and external audit teams to assist with appropriate audit of transactions.• Establish sound accounting processes and procedures for new transactions written through CL Re Dublin.• Ownership of complete and accurate documentation on all processes and procedures associated with the role.• Actively engage cross functionally with the Business Development and Actuarial functions.• Develop relationships with brokers and clients, ensuring transaction accounts are settled in a timely manner by liaising with the Treasury team to ensure sufficient liquidity to facilitate settlements or to advise of incoming receipts to facilitate investment.• Provide leadership and direction to trainee accountants, supporting development needs and mentoring direct reports.• Drive continuous improvement by actively challenging established processes and continually striving to achieve optimum results.• Involvement in projects suited to qualifications & experience.What you will need to be successful in the role• An accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CAI) with 4+ years post qualified experience in a finance related role of an insurance or reinsurance entity or in a financial services audit and advisory practice.• Experience in a life insurance or reinsurance environment would be an advantage.• Assertive, self-motivated with the capacity to work autonomously, as part of a team and across teams. Managerial experience would be an advantage.• 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. IFRS 17 experience 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.