Company: Irish Life Group Services Limited
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.
At Irish Life, our purpose is to help people build better futures. Our company values shape everything we do and underpin our vision of being the driving force behind Ireland’s financial, physical, and mental well-being.
We believe in doing the right thing—acting with integrity and making fair, responsible decisions. We aim high, setting ambitious goals and constantly find better ways to innovate and improve. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are dedicated to understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. We believe that as a team we work best together, in a supportive, collaborative environment where every idea and contribution is valued.
For you this is an excellent opportunity to work closely with multiple senior level stakeholders (across Finance, Actuarial, Tax and Risk teams), be challenged, and help continuously shape and evolve the direction of the financial reporting team.
We are on a journey following the implementation of IFRS 17 and you will play a key role in helping to refine and make continuous improvements along the way.
Team Background
* This role sits within our Group Finance team, and reports to our Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Executive Financial Reporting Manager.
* This team is responsible for the co-ordination, preparation and delivery of quarterly consolidated accounts for the Irish Division and annual financial statements for several entities within the Irish Life Group.
What you will help us to achieve
The successful candidate will:
* Prepare and review periodic financial and management reports for Financial & Regulatory Reporting purposes and business management within required deadlines
* Implement and monitor adherence to financial reporting and control policies in accordance with company and group requirements and standard accounting practices
* Oversee the development of new systems and procedures to meet the changing regulatory and business requirements and anticipated future needs of the business and/or clients
* Involved in the successful delivery of projects as required from time to time
* Partner with the business to provide financial operating results/management reports and help identify potential solutions to issues prior to escalation to senior management
* Operationally manage engagement with auditors and GWL controllership teams
More specific responsibilities will include
* Financial Statements: Assistance and support within the GF Financial Reporting team in preparation of Statutory (IFRS) and Regulatory (Solvency II) Financial Statements, and wider
* Group Finance team during peak periods by taking direct responsibility for the production and/or review of defined areas.
* Support with quarterly and annual regulatory returns preparation.
* Supporting ad hoc tasks within the GFC group as required
* You will ensure that there is a strong control environment within the financial reporting team and that key controls and reconciliation processes are kept up to date. You will also have oversight of the balance sheet controls across the Irish Division.
What you will need to be successful in the role
The ideal candidate will have/be:
* Strong knowledge and experience of IFRS reporting, including IFRS 17.
* Experience with consolidation of several group entities with different underlying businesses.
* Highly motivated qualified accountant with a proven history of getting things done.
* Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to break down complex themes to senior stakeholders (including non-finance stakeholders) both internal to the wider Great West Lifeco group and to external parties.
* Strong people leadership and talent development experience.
* Used to/ comfortable working in a fast-paced wide-ranging environment, working to deliver to strict deadlines and producing high quality work.
* Communication and Influencing
* Leadership
* Drive for Results
* Problem Solving and Decision Making
* Team Working and Cross Functional Collaboration
About us
Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland’s leading financial services groups with over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years, we’ve been helping people to look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance.
It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
We are proud of our culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of our people. The focus has resulted in a team of top talent with high standards, positioning us at the forefront of our industry.
Application Process
If you feel you would be a great fit for this role, please discuss your interest in the position with your line manager first.
We then welcome you to submit your application (CV and Cover Letter) via the SuccessFactors portal. Applications are to be made through this location only, we don’t accept email applications. If you are currently an External Contractor working in the Group, please contact LifeCareers@irishlife.ie for further details before submitting an application.
Please note the closing date for receipt of applications is 19/09/2025. Applications will not be accepted after this date. The post will be advertised across the Irish Life/ Canada Life Group.
If you are successful in this process, the standard terms and conditions of the new role (and if applicable new business unit) apply. The new terms and conditions may differ from your current terms and conditions. These changes may affect benefits such as Health benefit/allowance, Flexi leave/Flexi time arrangements, Pension Contributions or your Bonus range so it is very important to check and understand what changes may apply to you should you be successful in the selection process.
We reserve the right to select a shortlist from the applications received. The selection process employed will be at the discretion of the Group. We have sized this role at the job grade noted above however we reserve the right to underfill this role if required, at the grade most suited to the successful candidate in the process.
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