Financial Accountant

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Financial Accountant

This role is responsible for supporting the design, documentation, and ongoing enhancement of a SOX-compliant control environment within an insurance organisation. The successful candidate will work closely with finance teams to ensure that financial processes are well-controlled, clearly documented, and aligned with regulatory and SOX requirements.

This is fixed term, 1 year contract.

Key Responsibilities:

SOX Controls Design & Documentation:

• Assist in the design and implementation of SOX-compliant controls across key financial processes.
• Develop and maintain process documentation including narratives, flowcharts, and risk & control matrices (RCMs).
• Identify key risks within financial processes and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
• Ensure documentation is clear, consistent, and audit-ready.

Controls Environment Support:

• Partner with process owners to embed controls into operations.
• Evaluate existing controls and recommend improvements.
• Support remediation of control deficiencies.

Testing & Audit Coordination:

• Support SOX testing activities.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Assist in addressing audit findings.

Insurance Accounting & Process Understanding:

• Apply knowledge of insurance accounting (premiums, claims, reserves, reinsurance).
• Work with underwriting, actuarial, and finance teams.

Process Improvement & Governance:

• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Contribute to strengthening the SOX framework.

 

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant, 5 years PQE.
• Insurance or Financial services experience.
• Strong SOX and internal controls knowledge.
• Role based in Dundrum
• Technical Insurance accounting experience essential.

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.

Intact 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