Investment Back Office Account Assistant

Job Summary Zurich Life Assurance Plc (ZLAP) are looking for an Accountant Assistant to work on the Self-Directed team, within the Investment Back Office area of the wider Finance Function. The Self-Directed team's primary responsibility is to process investment transactions in a timely and accurate manner. This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need. The role to which you are applying for is a "Controlled Function (CF)" within the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act, 2010. Your Role Your role will be to work as part of the Self-Directed team, helping ensure that all daily trade processing is accurately completed and that the ZLAP records are properly reconciled. You will also get exposure to the other teams within the Investment Back Office - Investment Accounts, Unit Pricing, Investment Compliance, and Self-Directed. Overall responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following: Reflect cash and trade transactions to the ZLAP investment system. Issue premiums to stockbroker partners within agreed deadlines. Reconciliations between the ZLAP investment system and Stockbroker records. Regular communication with other departments within ZLAP to facilitate encashments. Ensure all tasks and controls within Self-Directed are executed efficiently and effectively within our risk framework. Implementation of process improvements and control enhancements. Liaise with other internal teams, Settlements, Unit Pricing, Investment Accounts and Operations. Ongoing update of process and procedure documents Ad-hoc project work as required by business needs Your Skills and Experience As an Investment Back Office Accountant Assistant, the required skills and qualifications include: Recent graduate with a third level qualification in a course with a strong financial or mathematical content, such as Accountancy, Finance, Business or Mathematics. Willingness to undertake an accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA). Strong Microsoft Office skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Relevant financial services experience is an advantage Competencies and Behaviours Be well organised, self-motivated and capable of working to tight daily and monthly deadlines. Excellent attention to detail and numeracy skills. A confident communicator, a versatile team player and a strong ability to work on your own initiative. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Positive and flexible attitude to change. Customer focused approach. Additional Information Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. This is a hybrid role which will require 2-3 days in office (Blackrock) per week. If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button "Apply online". Who we are Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. Zurich is a strong brand - with our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit. At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let's Create a Brighter Future Together