As the adage goes, the early bird catches the worm.
Getting ahead of the pack and being first in line when a job listing goes live or before a job listing even exists could be key to you securing your dream role.
When you factor in that the amount of time it takes to get a new job, start to finish, is around five months, it makes sense to start your search sooner rather than later if you want to make a career change in 2023.
Leftover budget
While January and February are traditionally seen as the best months of the year to apply for jobs—as most companies start their fiscal year in January, and hiring budgets for the year have yet to be spent—December can prove lucrative too. That’s because if a company hasn’t spent all of its hiring budget and can’t carry it into the following year, they won’t want it to go to waste. This is also likely to result in a speedy interview process so you might be able to side-step arduous rounds of screening calls, interviews and presentations. Win-win!
Forecasting for future growth
As year end approaches, most companies have a good grasp on how they’ve performed in the preceding 12 months, and know what they have to do to achieve growth targets for the year ahead. This often equates to hiring new staff members to facilitate this, so by throwing your hat into the ring early, hiring managers might share your enthusiasm for getting ahead and contact you about how you could add to their team and help them with their objectives. And don’t be disheartened if all you receive is out of office automated responses or nothing at all––most people still check their emails during annual leave.
Tap into your network
Even if the company you’d like to work for isn’t currently hiring, tapping into your professional network and reaching out for a Christmas coffee or cocktail in December might work to your advantage in the months to come. Networking isn’t a quick fix and it doesn’t guarantee an interview or job offer, but even if the people you reach out to don’t pursue you when a role becomes available, they might recommend you to another colleague or business contact in the future, which could bear fruit. College alumni groups are another great way to access professional networks and connect with people you can potentially professionally benefit from in the future.
So if you’re ready to round out 2022 with a slew of job applications or potential opportunities under your belt, the IFSC Job Board has dozens of roles in finance that you can apply for right now. In the meantime, we’ve selected the three jobs below that are actively hiring to get you started.
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Internal Audit - Senior, Deloitte, Dublin
Deloitte has an exciting Internal Audit - Senior opportunity for an ambitious and motivated person. Deloitte is the leading provider of risk advisory services and offers the opportunity to be involved with a wide array of high profile projects across all sectors including financial services, insurance, banking and funds, consumer and technology business, and government, public and non-state organisations. For this role you’ll need an ACA, ACCA, CIIA or other relevant qualification, experience of internal audit services to the financial services industry and knowledge of MIfid II, IFD, Solvency II and other relevant regulatory requirements. Find out more here.
Operations Accountant (Hybrid), GOAL, Dublin
Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency operating in 14 of the world’s most vulnerable countries. With a team of 3,300 personnel, it is dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. It is currently hiring an Operations Accountant to support GOAL’s overseas field offices on all financial matters and control the quality of field financial submissions, in relation to month end, internal reporting, external reporting, budgeting and other items. You will also be a key player in ensuring compliance with donor regulation. See the full job description.
Specialist, Financial Reporting & Accounting, AXA, Dublin
Reporting to the finance team, the Specialist, Financial Reporting & Accounting will deliver timely, accurate and reliable reporting to various regulators, namely the Central Bank of Ireland, the PRA and the DFSA. The successful candidate will also support regulatory reporting for the XL Europe entity and the UK and Dubai branches, which includes production of quarterly and annual QRTs, SFCR and RSR. You’ll also be tasked with preparing files to support the Irish Statutory Accounts and support for the external audit process. Apply now.
