Finance Operations Analyst Job in Shannon, Clare Ireland

This role reports to the Finance Operations Leader

• Execute daily accurate reconciliations of collections and cash management
• Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end processing.
• Provide complete and accurate support to month end reconciliations for both cash and receivables.
• To prepare and maintain full audit trails of collections
• Proactive identification and resolution of issues
• Communication of unpaid premiums to operations in a timely fashion
• Review Operating System outputs and interface files to fully complete the end to end reconciliation process
• Liaise with Premium Control/Finance/Account Mgmt/IT when required, to build relationships and respond to requests for reconciliation analysis
• Support other areas of the business when required

Essential:
Creative Thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Analytical thinker
• Attention to detail.
• Committed, responsible and works well under pressure.
• Achievement driven.
• Good time management skills

Desirable:
• University Degree with Finance modules
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills
• Experience of methodology and processes.
• Proven experience and aptitude in working to tight deadlines
• Concern for client satisfaction and an appreciation of excellence in customer service
• Ability to work independently and take responsibility for delivery of data processing activities
• Microsoft Office proficiency – especially Excel
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and completely in a consistent timely manner
• Numerical background is essential
• Ability to work accurately with figures and time constraints
• Accounting knowledge is preferable
• Strong controls knowledge
About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW) is a leading Fortune 500 global financial security company. Genworth has more than $100 billion in assets and employs approximately 6,000 people with a presence in more than 25 countries. Its products and services help meet the investment, protection, retirement and lifestyle needs of more than 15 million customers. Genworth operates through three segments: Retirement and Protection, U.S. Mortgage Insurance and International. Its products and services are offered through financial intermediaries, advisors, independent distributors and sales specialists. Genworth Financial, which traces its roots back to 1871, became a public company in 2004 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Outside the US, Genworth focuses on Lifestyle Protection and Mortgage Insurance, working with banks, brokers, advisers and other financial institutions. By combining our International experience with local knowledge and service, Genworth Financial offers clients a unique partnership approach.

We opened our first European office in the United Kingdom in 1972. Today we have more than 700 employees in Europe with operations or business in excess of 20 countries.

Mortgage Insurance
Mortgage Insurance (MI) protects lenders and investors in the event that a mortgage borrower defaults on a loan and the proceeds of the sale of the property are insufficient to pay the outstanding debt. Our MI products enable lenders to provide the end borrower with earlier and potentially more affordable access to home ownership by allowing them to put down a lower deposit.

Lifestyle Protection Insurance
Lifestyle Protection Insurance helps consumers meet their payment obligations on outstanding financial commitments such as mortgages, personal loans or credit cards in the event of involuntary unemployment, illness, permanent disability or death. Our products provide lenders an additional source of revenue while our significant market diversification can help to reduce the risk of their loan portfolios.