Financial Accountant (m/f)

Company description

Our client, an international Reinsurance solutions provider, is currently looking for a:

Financial Accountant (m/f)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Post month end routine journal entries and review

• Post bank reconciliations and performs peer reviews

• Prepare investment activity journal entries and review investment reconciliations

• Review balance sheet account reconciliations

• Assist in monthly, quarterly and yearly closing activities

• Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual  financial information including financial statements

• Maintain and analyse various general ledger accounts through general journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals and closings (monthly, quarterly and annually)

• Understand how data flows through the financial systems to the accounting function in order to identify issues and take action to address them

• Work with other team members to meet internal and external deadlines set by management and regulator

• Support Accounting team, Financial controlling team and CFO with ad-hoc projects

• Assist with audit preparation and facilitation

• Document controls and processes, identify and evaluate opportunities for process improvements to gain efficiencies

• Collaborate with other administrative disciplines to ensure successful onboarding and completion of integration processes of acquisitions

Required profile

Profile

• Degree educated in Finance or Accounting

• At least 3 years of relevant professional working experience in a similar role within a re/insurance company, or within practice auditing (re)/insurance companies

• Fluency in English – a good level in French is also expected

• Knowledge of MS Dynamics will be a clear asset

• Team-player and ability to work independently

• Ethical and sense of privacy are impeccable

• Meticulous and details-oriented

• Well organized