Financial Analyst

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary for this job from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

As a Financial Analyst, you will support financial analysis, reporting (Nominal, US GAAP and Economic Value Management) for the Corporate Solutions business unit. Specifically, you will manage and execute quarterly reporting processes and deliverables to support FP&A Region leads, Products leads, and Product owners. This include budgeting & projections, preparation of management reports and reconciliation tasks. This position offers a unique opportunity to get a strong overview of some of the most interesting corporate insurance products of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, coupled with very close collaboration with regional and product teams.

Key responsibilities include:
• Support quarterly closing process (Nominal, US GAAP and EVM) ensuring timely and accurate deliverables
• Support the management of CorSo Global FP&A SharePoint website
• Assist in managing Global FP&A Services quarterly closing activities, ensuring all deliverables are met timely
• Actively participate in finding ways to support CorSo Finance commitment of becoming a key trusted value added Corporate Solutions business partner
• Assist in centralisation of reporting and projection routines that will result in improved productivity
• Assist in coordinating with CorFiT to ensure FP&A reporting requirements are met
• Support the redesign of current processes and management reports; ensuring alignment with CorFiT future landscape while maintaining FP&A Services commitment to deliverables
• Develop an understanding of Economic Value Measurement for underwriting and investment activities and understand the differences compared to traditional valuation approaches
• Own the way you work and have the possibility to make a difference
• The ability to perform the above tasks with a high degree of autonomy, while leveraging on and working closely with all relevant stakeholders.
• Provide customized / ad-hoc performance and analysis

About the Team
The Corporate Solutions Global FP&A Services team supports managing and steering the financial performance of the business unit Corporate Solutions and its regional and product management teams. We are constantly developing and strengthening our capabilities to act as true business partners and providing insightful and meaningful reporting to our decision makers. Working within the Finance Corporate Solution team, you will join a highly motivated and dynamic team with an interesting and complex environment and will get the opportunity to build up and further enhance reporting, consolidation & analytical capabilities.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Other knowledge

Microsoft Excel - Advanced

The position is suitable for a fresh graduate

Yes

Personality requirements and skills

About You
Educational/Professional
• University graduate with a primary or higher degree (or equivalent), preferably in finance/accounting/economics with at least 3 years of relevant working experience in the insurance/reinsurance
• Previous experience in Finance essential
• Previous project management skills desirable. Ability to gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into report/presentations design and processes
• Strong ability to analyse and interpret financial data

Key skills and knowledge
• Excellent communication skills, ability to interact with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Flexibility to work in both a collaborative team environment and also independently
• Team player with strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Strong MS Office skills required
• Agile and flexible, ability to operate within a changing environment. Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and prioritize
• Capable of building trust with all areas of the business including Actuarial and Finance colleagues
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• Stress resilient, with the ability to work independent

*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3414360  Posting date: 6.3.2019  Basic wage component (gross) and other rewards: Minimum base salary for this job from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*