US GAAP Accounting Associate

The position holder is responsible for cost related US GAAP accounting and reporting including provision of information to other areas of the Swiss Re Group for tax and regulatory purposes. To include assistance with policy setting, process improvement, identification and implementation and to ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and audit requirements.

Your job will include :
- Account for and contribute to the production of monthly and quarterly accounts for assigned entities and branches
- Accruals and prepayment accounting and associated reconciliations
- Payroll and benefits accounting and associated balance sheet entries and reconciliations
- Account for, reconcile and report on the company’s Fixed Assets as appropriate
- Prepare VAT reporting for VAT managers (including reconciliations)
- Prepare reporting for the various jurisdictions served by Finance
- Intercompany recharge processing and related activity, i.e. accounting for intercompany recharges in and recharges out and International Assignee accounting / processes. All associated reconciliations
- Transactional level reporting to the business
- Assisting in policy setting and process improvement identification and implementation
- Act as the interface between Finance team and rest of Group, e.g. Tax and Legal teams, Group Cost
Management / Controlling, Group FP&A, wider business community
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required