Financial Accountant, Hedging

Job Title: :

Financial Accountant - Hedging

Vacancy ID :

099190

Vacancy Type :

Permanent

Post Date :

10-Feb-2026

Close Date :

24-Feb-2026

PTSB is one of Ireland's leading retail and SME banks, with an innovative range of products and services powered through an evolving digital landscape, our focus is centred on ensuring we deliver what our customers, colleagues and communities need to be successful.

The primary responsibility for this role is to provide hedge accounting expertise to the External Reporting team. This will involve preparing hedge documentation at the initiation of a hedge relationship and ongoing monitoring and effectiveness testing of the hedge relationship including recognising hedge relationships accurately in the financial reporting results. You will also be required to prepare hedge accounting and derivative financial statements disclosures for interim and year end reporting as well as ensuring hedge accounting policy is up to date. You will also be responsible for derivative and hedging disclosures for the purposes of FinRep. The role will also involve engaging with Treasury Front Office and Asset and Liability Management teams on advising impacts of hedge accounting relationships.

Responsibilities:

Functional Strategy & Delivery

• Take a key role in preparation of monthly hedge accounting reporting for recognition in financial results
• Ensuring hedge accounting documentation and policy are up to date

Risk Management & Control

• Assist in ensuring robust accounting controls are in place. This includes ensuring documented accounting policies and procedures and robust controls in relation to journals are in place ensuring that the Group Internal Control requirements are met.
• Support and engage with all External Audit and Internal Audit queries ensuring delivery of any relevant audit actions and control improvements in a professional and timely manner.

Manage, coach and motivate a combined team capable of delivering to the highest professional standard

• Act as a key point of contact for the Technical Accounting team with colleagues in other teams, mainly Management Reporting and MI, Credit Risk, Regulatory Reporting, Tax, Financial Accounting to ensure effective collaboration, communication and issues resolution.
• Interact with internal and external auditors to ensure issues are resolved and closed out during the reporting process.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA); part qualified considered;
• Experience with hedge accounting preferred but not required;
• Solid understanding of best practice financial processes/systems and proven track record to lead the development of same;
• Self-starter, highly motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines;
• Team focused displaying ability to work with others within and outside the team and a willingness to be flexible to assist in achieving the overall goals of the team;
• Strong focus on attention to detail;

This is a Permanent role based in Dublin (Hybrid).

Is this you?

Please apply online on our website or via the apply link of this role. Your application will be sent through to our Talent Acquisition team and they will be in touch regarding your application.

We reserve the right to draw up a shortlist for interview.

The Bank understands the importance of a consistent and relentless focus on championing diversity and inclusion. We aim to attract, recruit, and retain individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, competencies and abilities to work collaboratively to enhance the service we provide to all of our customers and the communities we serve.