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Client: Swiss Re
Location: Job Category: Manufacturing
Job Reference: 6490bbf18f4b
Job Views: 8
Posted: 21.01.2025
Expiry Date: 07.03.2025
Job Description: About the Role
As the L&H Head Cash Flow Production, you have a key role in the Accounting and Operations Team of Global Finance Operations and Transformation. Your main task is to oversee the quality and the validation of the L&H cash flows which are used as an input for the IFRS financial closing for both the Group and the Local entities, as well as for the Swiss Solvency Test (SST) and the Asset Liability Management Process. In this task, you will own and further enhance the checks that are used to assess the L&H cash flows, which are delivered by the Valuation actuaries and further enhanced by the Cash Flow Preparation Engine.
You will manage a mid-sized team of actuarial experts and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team based in Zürich, Bratislava and Bangalore to ensure high quality financial statements.
With a flawless understanding of the L&H cash flows, IFRS standard and our IFRS valuation engines, you will also be in charge of preparing the manual adjustments to cash flows. You and your team will be the main point of contact for manual cash flows adjustments for our stakeholders, including regional valuation reserving actuaries, IT business analysts and developers.
In addition, you will work as part of a team to drive the finance transformation projects within our department. This requires a good understanding of cash flow modelling, interest in learning our new Finance IT landscape and having an end-to-end view of the Group reporting process.
Key responsibilities:
You manage the L&H Cashflow Production and Controlling team.
You are in charge of the L&H Cashflow production process of IFRS and SST.
You lead the manual adjustment process for L&H cash flows, on assumed and retroceded business, and work closely with the regional valuation reserving actuaries and Finance colleagues.
You create automation solutions and suggest process improvement ideas, especially for the cash flow controlling activities.
You support the transformation projects with IT and business stakeholders to enhance our reporting landscape.
About You
Technical Skills and Knowledge:
Qualified actuary (FSA, FIA, DAV, SAV) or degree in a quantitative field such as Economics or Mathematics, with proven track record in L&H cash flow analysis.
Understanding of and experience working with IFRS in an (re)insurance setting.
Data management and good programming skills (Python, VBA, R).
Previous experience working in actuarial/finance/IT projects advantageous.
Previous experience working in reinsurance a plus.
Other Skills:
Analytical mindset – strong quantitative skills with the ability to think independently.
Teamwork – ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across locations.
Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods.
Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners.
Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
We are looking forward to your application!
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About Swiss Re
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. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace 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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