Senior Finance Manager (Projects)
Dublin, IE
Canada Life Assurance Europe plc (‘CLE’), a company within the Great West Lifeco Group, is a life assurance company with a branch in Germany. CLE sells unit-linked pension and protection products to customers in Germany through independent brokers. We have offices in Dublin, Cologne and Neu-Isenburg (near Frankfurt).
Our brand values reflect the kind of company we are today and strive to continue to be in the future:
Ambitious: We consistently pursue our goals and constantly look for new opportunities and we are ready to go the extra mile for our customers.
Creative: Together with our partners we offer appropriate and flexible solutions that inspire.
Unconventional: We break new ground in order to offer our customers the best protection for a good life.
Better: We constantly work on our abilities and strive to offer our customers superior products and services.
Strong: Based on our performance and with the support of our Canadian parent company we look to provide the highest security for the future for our customers, partners and employees alike.
Collaborative: We move forward together, helping each other to become better and together we find good solutions both for the customer and for ourselves.
Responsible: We act transparently and fairly, and are forward-thinking and risk-aware for the benefit of our customers, partners and employees.
People – our customers and employees alike – are at the heart of everything we do at CLE. We share a deep commitment to our customers and to each other. If you are looking to work in an inclusive, supportive and dynamic workplace on a path of growth, we’re glad you found us! Whether you are starting your career or looking to develop your expertise as a specialist, we’ll support you every step of the way.
What we offer
Hybrid working model – excellent city centre location with attractive working from home options;
Personal Protection – Company Pension, Death in Service Benefit, Health Insurance Allowance, Income Protection Scheme, optional Specified Illness Scheme;
Health & Wellness – Top-Class Employee Assistance Programme, Bike to Work Scheme, Policies supporting Work/Life balance, Digital Doctor to name but a few.
Role Overview
Based in Dublin, reporting to the Strategy Office Programme Director, the Senior Finance Manager (Projects) will be responsible for the management, control and reporting of finances, budgets and provisions across a number of company-wide strategic programmes. Primarily, the initial focus of the role will be to financially control and report on the in-flight efficiency and growth programmes. This role requires a combination of strong financial management, multi-faceted stakeholder management up to executive level, determined resilience and the ability to collaborate with and drive financial outcomes at the most senior level.
What you will help us to achieve
• Manage and review the preparation and delivery of periodic financial and management reports for key company-wide projects and programmes
• Control, review and develop the financial management process ensuring appropriate governance is adhered to and financial ambitions are achieved
• Establish, report and deliver on financial lead and lag metrics related to programme deliverables
• Partner with the business leaders to identify and address emerging opportunities and issues in relation to delivery progress and impact on benefit realisation plans
• Extract learnings and resulting insights along with initiatives that support continuous improvement of financial management within projects and programmes
• Initiate, plan and execute finance projects on schedule and within budget while ensuring they are adequately resourced
• Identify and apply group wide and industry wide best practices that support the delivery of the company’s operational and strategic ambitions
• Create a collaborative and efficient relationship with both the wider programme office and finance teams.
Key Organisational Relationships
The key organisational relationships for the Senior Finance Manager (Projects) include the following:
• Programme / Project Manager(s)
• SEO Programme Director
• Chief Financial Officer
• CLE Executive team
• Business operational functions such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, HR and Finance
What you will need to be successful in the role
The ideal candidate would be:
• A member of a recognised accounting body
• Experienced in managing, reporting and delivering on large multi-year, cross-divisional transformational programmes
And have:
• Significant experience of managing a finance team or have held a senior finance position at an equivalent level
• Proven track record of delivering commercial value in customer focused organisations at senior level, ideally in the financial services industry
• Excellent commercial acumen, and a comprehensive understanding of organisational dynamics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven mindset that drives commercial results with pace and energy
• Risk awareness and possesses the ability to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk to match it with appetite at an organisational level
• Exceptional communication, visualisation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organisation
• Flexibility, resilience and adaptability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Political agility and the ability to successfully navigate the enterprise within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Key Competencies
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Canada Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Canada Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Canada Life Group Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported. We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please LifeCareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
CLGS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland