Trainee Accountant

at  Allianz

Trainee Accountant
Are you into big numbers and you want to learn about global finance, reinsurance, capital management, investments and risk pooling, then join us . Become a part of Allianz Reinsurance Dublin and develop into a reinsurance professional with the help of, and in close collaboration with a highly motivated team. This role is being offered on a contract basis.
Allianz Reinsurance Dublin (Allianz Re Dublin) is the reinsurance management arm of the Allianz Group, responsible for managing the capital and risks across the company.
At Allianz Re Dublin we foster a culture of diversity, fairness, professionalism, fulfilment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading Reinsurance management company? Then join us now!
Reporting to the Investment and Reporting team lead and working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, the Trainee Accountant will be strongly involved in ensuring the provision of timely and accurate financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders, supporting the quarter end processes, regulatory returns, and internal Allianz Group reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working on tasks across different areas within the Finance function
• Working under different accounting regimes: IFRS, Solvency II / MVBS
• Contributing to the monthly & quarterly closing process
• Processing bookings in our accounting systems, in particular in SAP
• Involved in treasury tasks: managing cash, banking and payment tasks
• Supporting day to day operations e.g. fixed income portfolio accounting
• Supporting the Solvency II regulatory reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland
• Contributing to and providing input for the annual external audit
• Involved in planning / forecasting

Qualification:

• 3rd level college/university degree
• Part qualified accountant progression through the ACCA/ACA
• Experience working with excel to an intermediate level including managing and mining data using excel
• Curious to expand own field of expertise

Experience & Skills:

• Financial Services experience is an advantage
• Self Starter willing to collaborate closely with colleagues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Being open to learn and to challenge existing processes

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board. Let’s care for tomorrow.
Job ID 55139

• Working on tasks across different areas within the Finance function
• Working under different accounting regimes: IFRS, Solvency II / MVBS
• Contributing to the monthly & quarterly closing process
• Processing bookings in our accounting systems, in particular in SAP
• Involved in treasury tasks: managing cash, banking and payment tasks
• Supporting day to day operations e.g. fixed income portfolio accounting
• Supporting the Solvency II regulatory reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland
• Contributing to and providing input for the annual external audit
• Involved in planning / forecastin