Join RSA and make a difference every day. 

Whether you are just beginning your career or looking to take the next progressive step in your journey, RSA Insurance is an organization where you can be yourself, learn and develop and a place where your ideas and contributions matter.  

With offices in Belfast, Galway, and Dublin, we have embraced hybrid work empowering our people to work flexibly and to suit their individual needs, which enables them to deliver great service to the customers we look after every day. Our Dublin office is also home to our sister-company 123.ie.        

At RSA and 123.ie we empower our customers to make a difference in their lives. And the same goes for our employees. We are proud to have 32 different nationalities represented in our workforce. Our diverse customer base benefits from the diverse perspectives of our teams that serve them, solving complex problems with creative ideas. 

 As proud member of the Intact family, we’re part of something bigger with a presence in North America, the UK, and Europe. Our business has grown organically and through acquisitions to over $21 billion of total annual premiums. 

We want you to thrive and grow with us – and we’ll give you all the tools, flexibility and learning opportunities you need to do it.

 And, if you bring your best, then we promise to give you, our best. 

Culture and Community 

 RSA is a purpose-driven business – our purpose is to ‘help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times, and be resilient in bad times’.  

 We do that by living our values – Integrity, Respect, Customer-driven, Excellence, and Generosity – in everything that we do. 

 We provide an open and honest workplace – where everybody contributes, and every view is listened-to and respected.  

 Generosity is in our DNA and is the value that guides and enables our people to help others, protect the environment and make our communities more resilient. It drives our efforts to care for people and to give our time, financial resources and talent. We’re also committed to helping society adapt to a changing climate taking reasonable care to ensure that our business activities are conducted in an environmentally sustainable manner.  

Our stats don’t lie… in our annual engagement survey  

87% of our people celebrate the diversity in their teams and the wider company  

90% of our people feel safe to speak up and share if they’ve made a mistake  

91% of our people feel valued and respected by leadership  

89% of our people are benefiting and thriving through our hybrid working model 

 Trainee Financial Accountant

We are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Analyst to join our team and support the IT function. The candidate will be responsible for processing invoices and providing ad-hoc support to the team in financial reporting tasks delivery. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the financial integrity and efficiency of the IT department’s operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Invoice Processing.
  • Capitalisation and depreciation workings for IT spend.
  • Accruals accounting for IT services and variance analysis and spend against plan.
  • Assisting with the IT financial plan.
  • Create Purchase Orders on PO365 system for Project Managers upon request.
  • Processing handoff’s from Project managers for month end reporting.
  • Review, validate, and process IT-related invoices.
  • Ensure invoices are accurately coded and recorded in the financial system, mapping between Opex and Capex.
  • Liaise with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve any invoice discrepancies.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Work closely with IT, Finance, and Procurement teams to ensure alignment and accuracy of financial data.
  • Work closely with the IT PMO Team to support the Change Delivery function.
  • Participate in regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss financial performance, forecasts, and budgets.
  • Working as a Finance Business partner to IT.

The ideal candidate will be providing further ad-hoc support in producing financial reports for project forecasts/expenditure.

• Financial Reporting support:
  • Support the preparation and maintenance of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports related to the IT department.
  • Assist in the preparation of budget vs. actual analysis, highlighting key variances.
  • Provide data and analysis to support IT cost management and financial planning.
  • Provide support on financial data analysis and developing insights and recommendations based on financial data to support decision-making.

• Support for Project Managers:
  • Assist IT project managers with monthly finance extracts and ensure timely submission.
  • Maintain and update financial trackers for all IT projects.
  • Provide support on financial queries related to ongoing and planned IT projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or a similar role.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge in financial reporting tools (e.g., SAP).
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data processing.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work with various teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting IT functions or working in a tech environment is a plus.
• Familiarity with IT terminology and project management tools (e.g., JIRA) is a plus.

Regulatory Requirements:

• If this role is defined as a "controlled function" by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011. Any appointment will be conditional on the company being satisfied that you meet the requirements as set out in the Fitness & Probity standards issued in this Act.

RSA Insurance Ireland DAC and its affiliate companies consider applicants on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.