Financial Reporting, AVP

You! Are you a qualified accountant looking to expand your career in financial reporting, with several years’ experience managing a team in a similar environment? State Street Ireland is the place for you. State Street is the largest financial administrator in Ireland, and this position offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to manage a team in the Financial Reporting department of our leading fund with opportunities for career development across the funds industry.

As part of our expansion of operations in Dublin, we are expanding our financial reporting team. This senior leadership role involves leading financial reporting delivery across key client relationships, managing and developing a team, driving departmental strategy locally and globally, strengthening internal controls and risk management processes, and representing State Street Ireland financially at industry, regional and global levels.

Flexibility to blend working from home or office, an excellent benefits package, strong personal and career development programmes, and much more. Keep reading to find out more.

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• Lead and manage the financial reporting department, collaborating with departmental head and senior colleagues, and overseeing operations of core financial reporting teams.
  
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, counterparties and other external parties.
  
• Drive transformational change, encouraging new ways to improve efficiency through technology, automation, process review and change.
  
• Maintain and develop technical expertise, providing advice to clients and demonstrating sound technical judgment.
  
• Manage staff performance, implementing ongoing development plans for career progression.
  
• Review and update departmental operational processes to ensure effective controls and mitigate risk.
  
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, promoting a risk‑excellence culture.
  
• Represent State Street Ireland financial reporting at industry, State Street regional and global levels as appropriate.
  

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• Excellent people‑management, communication and organisational skills.
  
• Ability to multi‑task and manage difficult situations with composure.
  
• Approachability, inquisitive mind, willingness to investigate and solve problems.
  
• Delegation skills.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  
• Strong technical knowledge in financial reporting accounting and regulatory disclosure.
  
• Self‑motivation, determination, execution and work ethic.
  
• Risk‑excellence mindset and application.
  
• Advanced PC literacy, including PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
  
• Ownership of outcomes and personal accountability.
  
• Empathy and emotional intelligence.
  

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

State Street provides full support to train and qualify as a professional accountant with any of the professional bodies (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA) or other qualifications appropriate to the role.

State Street is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative‑action employer.

We consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve helped clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. We create an inclusive work environment, offer competitive benefits, flexible programs, and opportunities for professional development. xcfaprz We welcome candidates of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and identities and engage communities worldwide.