September 13, 2024

State Street

Kilkenny

FULL TIME

Financial Reporting, AVP

Summary

A senior leadership role in the financial reporting department, particular focus to lead Financial Reporting delivery across key client relationships, lead team and staff management and development, possess a strong technical expertise on financial reporting related matters, drive department strategy at a local and global level and implement necessary change, strengthen internal control and risk management processes as appropriate and general management of ad hoc tasks as required.

Principal Tasks

Lead, manage and develop relationships with your assigned clients and associated auditors.
Work closely with the department head and other senior staff within the financial reporting and across functions to manage and lead the Financial Reporting team.
Provide a technical senior manager insight and review to financial statements to ensure a financial statements represent ‘best in class’ at local and global levels.
Provide senior leadership and technical financial reporting advice to your staff, clients, audit firms and other parties as required.
Observe, inspect and evaluate performance of staff in the department. Put in place ongoing development plans to develop as part of development and career progression.
Successfully lead and implement business transformation targets and objectives as part of ongoing development and change.
Continuously challenge and steer change in the department, encourage new ways of making department more efficient and risk controlled through use of technology, automation, process review and change.
Ensure sound that procedures, policies, controls and processes are adhered to so that a best in class service is delivered. Propose and/or implement procedural changes to improve performance of the department.
Ensure all internal policies are complied with by the Financial Reporting teams in Ireland and demonstrate the ‘Risk Excellence’ culture in your behavior. Establish and nurture a culture of ‘Risk Excellence’ within the team, encourage an environment of openness that welcomes effective challenge and supports open discussion.
Represent State Street Ireland financial reporting at industry and State Street regional and global levels as appropriate.

Environment

Reporting to a Vice President, this position offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to lead a number of global client relationships across Financial Reporting and manage a team of people in the Financial Reporting department a leading fund administrator in Ireland.

THE PERSON

Qualifications

A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA) with a business or related degree and having at least 8-10 years’ experience in a similar financial reporting environment.

Core Competencies
Excellent people-management skills, demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
Ability to multi-task and be comfortable with managing difficult situations as they arise.
Have an enquiring mind and a willingness to investigate and solve problems.
Ability to delegate work to others.
Proficient in Microsoft office (eg. excel, word, power point).
Ability to multi-task and be comfortable with managing difficult situations as they arise.
Possess a strong technical knowledge in relation to financial reporting accounting and regulatory disclosure.
Have an enquiring mind and a willingness to investigate and solve problems.
Self-motivated and determined to achieve (drive, determination, execution, work ethic).
Excellent risk excellence mindset and application.
Advanced PC literacy including: Power Point, MS Office, Outlook, excel.
Take ownership of outcomes and be personally accountable for the end result.
Possess a strong empathy and emotional intelligence