Senior Financial Accountant
Our client is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant for their Reinsurance Operations team reporting to their Reinsurance Operations Controller.
Duties listed as but not limited to:
- Assist in the supervision of the monthly global close of the group reinsurance accounting system
- Supervise the monthly interface to the integrated general ledger system
- Participate in the monthly financial reporting
- Assist in the monitoring of collateral requests to cedents
- Develop specifications for reporting solutions needed to monitor results and trends
- Develop specifications to enhance the reinsurance accounting software for the changing needs of the company
- Establish, implement and maintain accounting control procedures
- Supervise reporting staff and support the global finance functions in these tasks
- Collaborate with Reinsurance Operations team members focusing on transactional underwriting to facilitate an improved understanding and cross functional review of the full life cycle of reinsurance contract
- Contribute to the continuous improvement / design of operations processes, policies and guidelines
Requirements and Skills:
- An internationally recognized accounting designation, such as a CA, ACCA or CPA
- A minimum of 5 years post qualification experience gained in a reinsurance company and a public practice audit firm
- Experience with capital market derivative products is required
- Working knowledge of Great Plains Dynamics and GENIUS is required
- Must be computer savvy with extensive working knowledge of MS Office
- A full and detailed knowledge of FSRS/US GAAP accounting rules
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong work ethic, detail oriented and a strong commitment to meet deadlines
- when necessary, work on weekends and/or holidays