We’re recruiting a Finance Assistant to join our Banking Team.

Reporting to the Banking Team Lead the Finance Assistant will work with the finance Department’s Banking team ensuring daily banking activities and reconciliation are completed accurately and in line with strict deadlines.

At AXA we work smarter, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work majority of your week away from home. Away from home means either attendance at one of our head office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

Deliver high quality service to external and internal parties.
Provide support to the branch network for receipting, closedown and lodgements.
Ensure cheque tracking and processing is kept up to date and appropriate adjustments posted.
Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, research discrepancies and clear down in a timely manner.
Prepare and post accurate, timely and complete journal information to the general ledger system.
Reconcile bank account to the general ledger and post adjusting entries in a timely manner.
Maintain appropriate evidence for reconciliations and controls.
Work closely with third parties to ensure all jobs processed efficiently (IT, corporate banking).
Provide support on ad hoc projects and internal/external audits as required.
Provide support to other finance teams as and when required.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.

What we’re looking for:

Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar role
Qualified in or currently pursuing a relevant business qualification e.g. Diploma/IATA.
Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
Knowledge of general accounting concepts (i.e. debits; credits)
Ability to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team.
Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills and effective organisational skills.
Working knowledge of SOLUS mainframe and/or SAP general ledger would be beneficial.
Within the Data Protection Act and AXA Global Security Guidelines, utilises IT systems and packages to generate information and enhance presentation and quality work.
In order to develop staff and their skills expertise, staff may be rotated across relevant Finance functions.

This role is an allocated Controlled Function under Fitness & Probity Regime, which means the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced level of background screening requirements. You can find more information on axa.ie/careers.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.

This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.

Junior Finance Assistant

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