Finance Expert

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary for this job from 1500 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

About iptiQ
Become a part of a growing and dynamic entrepreneurial team within the established Swiss Re Group. iptiQ is a start-up unit, established to provide innovative protection solutions directly to consumers. Our team delivers the coordination, infrastructure and competences that are key to driving forward this new business; working closely with our partners and clients. Our mission is to reduce the protection gap by simplifying life insurance and making it more accessible to people. Our motto is "now life is easier for everyone". For us this means making life insurance easier to sell, to buy and to trust.

About the role:

Are you passionate about working for a dynamic fast growing company?

This is a rare opportunity for you to join a fast growing company in the early years of its development. We are looking for a new team member, who can bring expertise with a hardworking 'can do' attitude to our team and help us build a new, complete, Finance team in Bratislava.

iptiQ EMEA L&H was setup by Swiss Re in January 2016, and forms one of the Life Capital group of entities. Being part of a large group, iptiQ EMEA L&H has grown quickly using Finance specialists based across Europe.

Supporting the iptiQ Finance function, you will work closely with Finance management, their teams and IT. Your position ensures Finance system performance is reliable. You will act as the key finance contact point for finance systems and processes queries, you will play a key role in resolving issues from control and monitoring activity, acting as the key contact point of finance system and control issues and taking responsibility for resolving issues with IT or other business units as appropriate.

Your role is key to ensuring finance's compliance with the risk and control framework and audit requirements.

Main customers:
•iptiQ EMEA L&H CFO
•Group Finance and iptiQ Financial Reporting Luxembourg

Monitoring and documentation of controls for all source system data flow reconciliations and ensuring issues are communicated to the wider finance team and actions are in place to resolve.
Overall coordination and control of the balance sheet reconciliation process and control environment.
Responsible for ensuring that the Data required for reporting and submissions is delivered on time and to required standard
Assist in developing a reliable process for maintaining the source system mapping tables,
Creating, maintaining and promoting a professional approach to system changes, testing, sign off for Finance to adhere to
Liaise with IT and Finance and monitor the effective flow of information within company systems. Identify areas of improvement to business processes that can be achieved through system based changes
Key customer management for iptiQ EMEA entities across the relevant accounting valuations between system users and providers.
Perform quality and consistency checks on deliverables and outputs
Ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and the audit requirements
Support audit activities and prepare requested information in connection with the external audit and other external parties, like regulators or other governmental institutions
Support Finance related projects, including new deal


About the team:
The iptiQ EMEA L&H Bratislava Finance Team is responsible for the day-to-day operational finance activities as well as accounting, reporting, analytics and commentaries according to accounting policies for Group, Local Branch & Entity valuations for iptiQ Life SA and iptiQ Holdings Ltd where relevant. It will also be operating on new finance systems, with implementation taking place in the near future.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

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

Personality requirements and skills

About you:

Three or more years of work experience in a controls/audit role.
Experience of project management or business improvement.
University degree in Economics, Science, Accounting or Business Administration
Strong communication skills - ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and concise fashion
Proven PC skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Advanced English language ability

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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: 3720065  Posting date: 20.9.2019  Basic wage component (gross) and other rewards: Minimum base salary for this job from 1500 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.