Reinsurance Accountant

We have a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our Finance team supporting External Reinsurance clients and brokers

About the Role

Our team reviews inwards transactions and identifies, calculates, books, reports and collects the reinsurance asset. This accountant position will be responsible to review and track detailed reinsurance/retrocession contracts and perform all related financial, regulatory and management tasks related to the contracts.

Key responsibilities include:

Calculate, account, bill and drive collections for significant payables and receivables under detailed reinsurance contracts. Work with external clients and SR claims dept to substantiate and collect on balances due. Create required financial, regulatory and management reports. Participate in process development and improvement projects.

About the Team

Our External Reinsurance Team is a dynamic team that owns and manages the External Reinsurance portfolio globally for Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions. We are part of the Global Controlling Finance Corporate Solutions team under International Financial Management (IFM) and Reinsurance. We work extensively with Swiss Re clients and brokers to substantiate our claims and to create productive relationships. We are involved in setting up new contracts as well as working on international transactions and are heavily involved in the financial reporting for the US retro asset. Beyond retro, External Reinsurance is involved in Federal Excise Tax reporting and collateral acquisition.

About You

Your ability to work independently with energy, initiative and strong attention to detail enable you to stay focused and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, ensuring quality of work and timely completion. You thrive multi-tasking in a fast past global team environment

Additional requirements include:

2-5 years' experience in a detailed finance or accounting role Reinsurance/insurance accounting experience strongly preferred. Strong working experience Microsoft Office products, especially Excel, is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills College degree strongly preferred.

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

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