What we offer

We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.

Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)

Role Overview

The Finance Business Partner will act as the interface between Finance and business teams, helping to translate financial data into strategic insights. This role will focus on using data-driven insights to influence cost efficiency decisions, shape transformation initiatives, and support the development of high-quality business cases.

More specific responsibilities will include

• Support the Executive Finance Manager in partnering closely with Divisional Leaders to support transformational initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational goals
• Act as a liaison between the business and finance, using data insights to guide decisions on cost efficiency initiatives
• Engage with operational leaders to understand cost drivers and support prioritisation of transformation opportunities.
• Support business units in developing robust, data-informed business cases for change initiatives.
• Produce and present key trends and cost drivers in a commercially relevant way, ensuring buy-in and clarity across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with broader finance to ensure business feedback is considered in forecasts and planning.
• Monitor benefits realisation of approved transformation initiatives and escalate any deviations from plan.
• Contribute to scenario modelling and planning cycles, embedding expected savings and costs associated with change efficiency initiatives.
• Ensure integrity and consistency of underlying data across reporting layers.
• Liaison with Finance as necessary to ensure insightful cost reporting is provided to the business.
• Potentially line manage one of more direct reports in the future

What you will need to be successful in the role

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• An excellent academic record - university degree in a numerate and relevant discipline, additional professional accountancy qualifications.
• 5-10 years of Finance experience, ideally in Business Partnering or FP&A role.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with a track record in stakeholder engagement.
• Solid understanding of financial concepts, business cases, and ROI modelling.
• Proficiency in interpreting Power BI dashboards and EPM reports.
• Experience working with SAP, cost centre data and transformation projects.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to apply finance insights to real-world business.
• The ability to work in a fast-moving environment, and the interpersonal skills required to interact with all stakeholders.
• A motivated self-starter with significant experience in driving and managing cross-functional deliverables via collaboration.
• Excellent presentation, communication and MS Office skills.

Key Competencies

• Commercial Awareness
• Communication & Influencing
• Building and Maintaining Relationships
• Drive for Results
• Innovation and Change

About us

Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland’s leading financial services groups with over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years, we’ve been helping people to 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.

We are proud of our culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of our people. The focus has resulted in a team of top talent with high standards, positioning us at the forefront of our industry.

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.

We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

ILFS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.