Senior Financial Analyst EMEA

We are searching for a qualified and highly motivated candidate to take on an exciting position in our Reinsurance Finance EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) department.

About the Role

You will be part of our Life & Health (L&H) team, which is involved in the preparation, monitoring and commenting on our L&H financial results, helping the business to steer its performance and execute strategic tasks, as well as supporting our internal partners on all business related matters.

Work within this team offers a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive understanding of the financial steering and reporting of a Reinsurance industry leader. You will work in a small team of specialists in a dynamic and fast paced environment and collaborate closely with experienced colleagues that will support your professional and personnel development.

Your main tasks include:

• Preparation of our quarterly reporting packages under IFRS with underlying trends / issues identified for presentation to senior management.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of L&H financial figures over the closing cycle in close collaboration within L&H Controlling & Reporting teams and other relevant partners.
• Review quarterly L&H business, actively monitor relevant events, develop know-how and become a L&H specialist.
• Perform financial analytics and substantiation for the region, provide comprehensive and important business insight to the relevant stakeholders.
• Undertake specific financial projects and ad hoc activities as required by the business.
• Find opportunities for improvements, take personal leadership to make a proposal and initiate implementation.
• Ensure accurate knowledge sharing with other team members including organizing of training process for new team members.
• Establish strong working relationship with our key business partners and become a strong team member and point of contact.

About the Team

We are the Controlling & Reporting L&H EMEA team; whose main responsibility is to monitor, substantiate and comment on financial results and to help the business. We are further developing and strengthening our capabilities to act as challengers to our decision makers. By joining our team, you will get the opportunity to master your reporting, consolidation & analytical capabilities. So, don't hesitate and join us!

About You

• University degree, preferably in finance/accounting/economics or equivalent
• Relevant job experience at least 3 years with focus on financial reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power Point
• Strong analytical thinking
• Willing to learn new concepts and grow own area of responsibility
• Strong team player with good time management skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently
• Highly motivated individual used to working in a highly performance driven, professional and international environment

The minimum gross monthly base salary for this role is 1900 EUR full time. Our final offer to you will be set up fairly, considering the skills and experience that you bring to the Swiss Re Group. You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus. 

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.

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