Senior Accounting and Reporting Professional

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

At Swiss Re we combine experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise to build new opportunities and solutions for our clients.

We offer a flexible working environment where curious and adaptable people thrive. Are you interested in joining us?

About the Team

The Global Investment Reporting (GIR) team has the ownership of the Investments Financial Accounting sub-ledger and reporting requirements for all valuations across Swiss Re locations, including local statutory and regulatory valuations, Swiss Solvency test valuation, and Group IFRS valuation.

About the role

We are offering maternity cover contract within GIR Group IFRS Reporting team. GIR Group IFRS Reporting team contributes to the preparation of investments related parts in Group Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes, as well as to Investor report, and many other reports provided to other teams within Swiss Re. The team is responsible for accounting accuracy of Investments data following IFRS, mainly accounting treatment, classification, and measurement for broad range of financial products such as bonds, loans, equities, derivatives, alternative investments, and others. In this role you will be responsible for the topic of derivatives, hedging and financial liabilities. Among your tasks will be:

•    perform quarterly/monthly financial period closing,
•    ensure the accounting treatment and measurement for Derivatives, hedging & financial liabilities follow IFRS requirements,
•    ensure the accuracy of additional information used in Notes to Financial Statements and Asset management reporting,

•    assess, analyse and correct accounting irregularities,
•    propose areas for improvement and optimization of the system and processes,
•    cooperate with the Business analysts and Asset Management to ensure that new/changing reporting requirements mainly related to new hedging programs are translated into delivered data and configuration.  

About You

•    University degree in Accounting / Finance / Banking
•    Minimum 3 years of work experience in accounting / reporting, preferably in the area or banking/insurance/asset management industry or other financial institution
•    Profound understanding of Financial Statements and Notes to Financial statements

•    Preferably familiar with accounting of financial instruments
•    Preferably familiar with IFRS, mainly IFRS related to financial instruments
•    Can do approach, curious mind keen to learn new technologies
•    Responsible with high degree of personal accountability
•    High-quality and timely delivery focus
•    Working independently as well as part of a team and effectively manage priorities
•    Ability to deal with ambiguity and influence positive outcomes
•    Communicative with ability to interact with all levels within organization
 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity –diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities, and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when, and where to carry out your tasks.

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1900 and EUR 3300 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.

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