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Senior Associate - Balance Sheet Advisory & Structuring, Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 56580d03595b
Job Views: 143
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
Who are we?
Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 15,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach.
Why work at Howden?
We have always been employee-owned and driven by entrepreneurial spirit. Right from the beginning, we've focused on employing talented individuals and empowering them to make a real difference to the company, whilst building successful and fulfilling careers at the same time.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down disappointed head-hunters for years.
Howden CAP (Capital, Advisory & Placement) is an exciting new business created by the fast-growing Howden Group to meet increasing client demand for capital and insurance solutions to support growth, optimise capital and achieve strategic objectives.
The Role
The successful candidate will work within the balance sheet advisory & structuring team to help advise clients on balance sheet and capital optimisation. The role is based in Dublin with flexible working but will involve collaboration with CAP colleagues globally and clients across Europe and beyond.
The role requires deep technical accounting expertise in the financial services area, preferably with a strong understanding of bank balance sheets. This role will involve engaging with Howden colleagues, bank and financial services clients, asset managers/ hedge funds and insurance underwriters to develop new and bespoke financial and risk solutions.
1. Provide a technical accounting centre of expertise supporting colleagues across the Howden CAP business.
2. Leverage a deep understanding of technical accounting standards to structure and implement insurance and or capital markets solutions for our clients.
3. Monthly and bespoke technical updates for clients.
4. Helping to structure complex deals, together with other senior advisors.
5. Work with other strategic advisors (law firms, bankers and consultants) to help clients optimise their use of capital and insurance.
6. Work with the Howden CAP and wider teams to devise and deliver unique approaches and innovative products and solutions.
7. Support the development and structure of alternative capital vehicles.
8. Support senior members of Financial Institutions, Balance sheet advisory & structuring team.
Experience & expertise
1. Technical accounting qualification and practical expertise in an accounting advisory role.
2. Working knowledge of bank balance sheets and the regulatory environment.
3. Strong attention to detail and ability to work proactively alone or as part of a team.
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
5. Excellent MS office skills.
6. High energy and desire to create something unique in the market.
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define. Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Howden, we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect.
Our sustainability promise
We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It's a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can.
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