Trainee Accountant Programme 2027

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for multiple Trainee Accountants to join the Irish Life Finance Team and take part in the three-year Trainee Accountant Programme. If you are a bright and ambitious graduate thinking about your future in accounting, Irish Life can help you on the road to success.

Over three years, the programme provides wide-ranging experience through at least two rotations across Irish Life’s diverse finance teams. You will build strong management, interpersonal and technical skills and gain exposure to business-critical processes in a fast-paced, multinational financial services environment, learning on the job with an experienced team in an open and friendly working environment. You will have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge from your studies to practical situations and vice versa.

Programme Details

• Location: Dublin City Centre
• Start date: September 2027
• Contract: fixed term contract of 3 years

Benefits of the Trainee Programme

• ACCA Platinum Approved Employer
• Study support towards the ACCA qualification, including tutorial and exam fees paid
• Paid study and exam leave
• Mentoring by finance leaders with an active interest in your growth
• Competitive salary that increases in line with exam progression
• Exposure to multiple finance streams, building skills and knowledge for now and the future
• Access to Irish Life professional development forums and online learning modules
• An assigned buddy to assist with onboarding
• 22 days annual leave per year (excluding bank holidays) along with a quarter-end day

What You Will Learn on the Programme

• Preparing and maintaining general ledger accounts
• Planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Management reporting for decision making
• Statutory reporting
• Regulatory reporting
• ‘Finance of the Future’ technologies and process transformation

Benefits of Working at Irish Life

• Workplace convenience: an excellent city centre location and a flexible work-from-home policy
• Personal protection: company pension, death in service benefit, medical aid, income protection scheme, and a maternity and parental leave package
• Recreation: regular social and sporting events and a very active staff charity
• Health and wellness: company-wide and local team events, a CSR programme, Bike to Work Scheme, employee assistance programme, eye testing and an annual flu vaccine

What We Are Looking For

• A high level of self-motivation with the ambition to grow into a future finance leader
• A relevant third-level degree (Accountancy or business-related a bonus) with 2.1 Honours preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Good experience and understanding of Microsoft Office applications and data analytics

Our Purpose and Values

At Irish Life, our purpose is to help people build better futures. Our company values shape everything we do and underpin our vision of being the driving force behind Ireland’s financial, physical, and mental well-being. We believe in doing the right thing, aim high, find better ways to innovate and improve, and put customers at the heart of everything we do. We work best together, in a supportive, collaborative environment where every idea and contribution is valued.

About Irish Life

Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions, with a presence across a range of financial services markets and over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years it has helped people look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance. It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies. Irish Life is proud of its culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of its people.

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Unsolicited CVs or profiles supplied by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. It has created an environment of inclusion and growth that helps people achieve their potential, bring their whole selves to work and feel valued, and it celebrates diversity of thought and perspective. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, let the Irish Life recruitment team know and they will make sure you are fully supported to be your best.