Location: Dublin

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Company Overview

FNZ EU DAC is a member company of the FNZ Group. Since its formation in 1998, FNZ EU DAC has become one of Europe's leading providers of third-party services to the life assurance industry. Our ambition is to continue our growth by continuing to offer excellent service to our existing clients, by acquiring new clients and by extending the range of services on offer.

FNZ is the global platform provider in the wealth management sector, partnering with over 650 of the world’s leading financial institutions and over 8,000 wealth management firms. With over 5,000 employees in 24 countries, FNZ’s mission is to open-up wealth, empowering all people to create wealth through personal investment, aligned with things they care about the most, on their own terms.

FNZ combines technology, infrastructure and investment operations in a single state-of-the-art platform that frees its institutional customers to create hyper-personalized and innovative products and services, that are seamlessly aligned with the needs of their clients. To date, FNZ has enabled over 20 million people, from all wealth segments, to invest in an effective, simple and transparent way, making wealth management accessible to everyone.

Role Overview

The provision of policy accounting and financial reporting services is a key component of FNZ EU DAC’s offering to its clients. We are currently recruiting a detail-oriented and highly organized Accounting Technician to join our team.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of part and fully qualified accountants that fully services the Policy Accounting and Financial Reporting requirements of our client companies; and will have consolidated accounting skills and be responsible for maintaining client financial records.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

Daily operation of the financial processes of client’s Life Offices Administration systems.

Liaise with business contacts, both internal and external, to facilitate completion of the department’s responsibilities

Control and management of cashflows between the European distributions and the client companies

Assist in the preparation of daily accounting tasks and bank reconciliations

Assist on finance operations projects

Development and continuous enhancement of policies & procedures

Assist with audits by preparing relevant documentation and reports

Assist in the preparation of client company management information requirements

Contribute to continuous improvement in the department and role

The Person:

The ideal candidate will have an excellent academic record, the ability to work in a fast-moving environment and the interpersonal skills required to interact with colleagues, clients and international financial institutions.

They should also have:

Honor’s 3rd Level qualification, preferably in finance

Obtained or in the process of obtaining an accounting technician qualification (AAT, ATI, etc.)

Excellent communication and influencing skills

A strong customer service focus

An ability to work effectively in a team environment

Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise workload and to meet deadlines on time

Computer literacy with knowledge of Microsoft products, with particular focus on Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

The Competencies

Teamwork and Cross Functional Collaboration

Planning and Organising

Drive For Results

Communicating and Influencing

Drive for Improved Customer Satisfaction

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.