Financial Accountant

We are Unio, an established Wealth Management and Employee Benefits business backed by Great-West Lifeco, via its Irish subsidiary Irish Life Group.

Unio specialises in private wealth management and employee benefit consultancy and has over 30 years’ experience advising companies and personal investors.

With offices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick, Unio has €14 billion in assets under administration and advice. We advise more than 10,000 private clients in relation to wealth management. The Group also manages occupational pension schemes on behalf of over 300 large corporates and 600 SMEs. In total, the firm has over 70,000 members in corporate pension schemes.

Role:

We are looking to recruit a Financial Accountant for our dynamic Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager and based in Dublin, this is a dynamic and exciting role, which requires strong commercial acumen and a proven track record in working in a fast-paced Finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management Reporting – assist in the preparation and consolidation of monthly and quarterly management and KPI reporting.

• Financial Reporting – responsible for elements of annual report production and filings, preparation of financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and cash-flow statements.

• To ensure the finance team maintains robust internal controls and contributes to the continuous improvement of controls.

• To ensure compliance with tax and corporate responsibilities.

• Assist in strategic analysis and feasibility studies of business opportunities as they arise.

Key Skills:

• ACA or ACCA qualified with 2/3 years PQE industry experience is essential.

• Ambitious and energetic, with strong commercial acumen and the highest degree of integrity.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, and an ability to consistently perform to a very high standard. 

• A strong work ethic with solid analytical, planning and problem-solving skills.

• Commercially aware with the ability to think logically and make reasoned decisions to aid the delivery of overall Group strategy.

• A broad knowledge of accounting operations to include all aspects of a finance function is required.

• Advanced Excel skills are essential.

• Experience with SAP is desirable.

Application Process:

If you think you are a good fit for this role, then we invite you to apply

The Company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. This role will be advertised across the Irish Life/Canada Life Group and to the external market. The selection process employed will be at the discretion of the Company.