Insight Investment is seeking a Finance Associate to join the Dublin Finance team.

Division Description:

The Finance function is responsible for ensuring Insight's numbers are accurate and clearly communicated. It is a global team with staff in London, New York, Dublin, and Pune.

The Financial Control Team is responsible for the maintenance and control over Insight's books and records. In addition, they are responsible for key finance functions such as capital and liquidity management, regulatory reporting, management of the corporate banking relationships, month-end close processes and the preparation of the annual statutory accounts
The Financial Analysis Team is responsible for analysing Insight's financials and presenting them clearly to Insight's senior management, providing commercial insights to support informed business and strategic decisions. The team cover AUM (Assets Under Management) reporting, revenue/costs P&L, annual budget & ongoing forecasts, Management Information (MI) production, invoicing, and fee commercial control/analysis
The Finance Change Team is also responsible for driving Finance's change agenda, ensuring Finance adapts to the everchanging environment and delivers to support our corporate strategy, Executives, and other department partners' individual objectives. This includes delivery of new commercial outputs, enhancements to existing processes to drive efficiencies, reduction of finance operational risks, and supporting the development of our finance systems architecture

Role Overview:

The role will support the investment oversight and finance teams at Insight Europe, and where needed globally. The person will look to assist the growth of Insight Europe within the wider Insight group. The role benefits from having a wide remit which will allow the candidate to gain exposure to multiple areas of Finance. The role may also consist of occasional travel to London as required .

Main contacts:

Finance team & various areas including Fund Accounting, Product, Distribution, External Auditors, BNY Group Finance.

Requirements

Role Responsibilities:

Revenue reporting and analysis
Prepare monthly revenue journal
Review variance analysis and provide commentary
Liaise with UK revenue team

Cost analysis

Analyse cost expenditure and highlight trends
Key role in the oversight of costs

Fund review and profitability analysis

Participation in the monthly analysis of fund profitability
Work with all areas of the business to review cost requirements for new funds

Forecasting and planning

Initial input and eventual full preparation of quarterly planning rounds
Identifying what is driving revenue and costs with the ability to explain these drivers

Support month end P&L close

Timely and consistent reporting
Promptly investigate and resolve any data issues

Regulatory returns and year-end statutory financial accounting

Completion of full suite of Irish regulatory returns
Production of year-end financial statements
Leading the Audit process

Management information reporting and board reporting

Produce monthly management information pack
Prepare quarterly board packs including any ad hoc analysis
Over time develop new monthly management and quarterly board packs

Business Partnering

Business partnering with other global functions on items such as fund costs and profitability

Experience Required:

Essential

Strong academic background
Accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA etc)
Ideal candidate would have experience in Finance / Audit or similar function
Financial Services background
Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups etc)
Attention to detail

Preferred

UK or Irish regulatory capital calculation experience
Irish Tax and VAT experience

Personal Qualities

Looking to build a career in the Investment Management industry
Proactive, enthusiastic, and keen to learn
Motivated
Ability to work independently
Team player
Good communication skills (oral and written)
Analytical and questioning mindset
Someone comfortable working in a medium sized firm

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition@InsightInvestment.com

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