Financial Accountant IFRS17 Project Team - Contract / Secondment - Dublin

(Internal Applicants Only)

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Excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to be part of IFRS17 implementation at an early stage.
The role involves working as part of the Ireland IFRS17 project team which comprises 3 core project team members and ancillary support. It is further supported by and forms part of a wider IFRS17 RSA Group project team. The candidate will report into the local Head of IFRS17.

It offers an excellent opportunity to participate in the delivery of a large finance transformation project and will involve liaising with stakeholders across the business in the development of an end-to-end solution for insurance accounting under IFRS17.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the interpretation and implementation of IFRS17 in co-operation with the local and wider RSA Group IFRS17 project teams
• Assisting in the design and testing of systems for production of new reporting requirements
• Documenting of reporting systems as well as processes and controls for IFRS17 while integrating these within our existing finance systems
• Engaging with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, IS and the wider RSA Group
• Managing internal finance and business stakeholders to ascertain and meet their requirements
• Sharing information about financial reporting developments across the RSA business, as well as supporting the finance training agenda
• Driving initiatives to raise standards and improve operational effectiveness and consistency through process, technology and/or people capability development

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) 2+years post qualified experience
• Experience in insurance sector and understanding of insurance data
• Experience of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel to an expert level
• Proven ability to adapt to change & learn new tasks & systems quickly
• Knowledge or interest in how line of business systems operate
• Ability to adhere to strict reporting deadlines
• Experience in SAP or another applicable accounting software

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