Financial Operations Professional

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
Minimum salary 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 Swiss Re

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions provides risk transfer solutions to large and mid-sized corporations around the world. Its innovative, highly customised products and standard insurance covers help to make businesses more resilient, while its industry-leading claims service provides additional peace of mind. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions serves clients from over 50 offices worldwide and is backed by the financial strength of the Swiss Re Group.



About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for preparing and posting journals, performing reconciliations and supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of the two Life Capital holdings companies

The reporting process is undergoing continued development and the role is actively involved in the integration of new systems and processes and improvements to existing practice.



Main tasks:



Ledger/Journal
•You will prepare and post all manual journals for income statement and balance sheet including but not limited to bank, payroll, intercompany, accruals and expenses
•You will prepare the manual payments for review and approval by the appropriate signatories
•It will be your responsibility to prepare reconciliations and investigate any queries that emerge as a result
•Support the monthly cost filing process and submissions and ensure reconciled and interact with business partner on accruals and expense adjustments required
•Support and respond to queries from various counterparts in the Group enabling the fulfilment of reporting requirements of other team's eg Payroll analysis, intercompany confirmation, bonus accruals
•Complete intercompany confirmations and reconciliations


Tax returns and reporting requirements

Support the supervisor in the quarterly Value Added Tax and annual tax return submission process by preparing accounting information and supplying the required information, including detailed granular data for submission of respective returns

Financial statements & reporting
•You will support in the preparation of the statutory annual report and completion of audit with external auditors, which requires close communication and interaction with the external auditors and providing the necessary supporting documents and underlying accounting schedules
•Prepare the quarterly reporting submissions for Swiss Re Group reporting
•You will support in preparing of the monthly management information and analytical reviews with Life Capital finance



Processes and systems
•You will need to make sure that the ledger is appropriately maintained to fully satisfy the business needs
•To follow controls and raise issues and risks that are identified through approved routes and support the resolution of these
•Maintain and develop meaningful relationships within Life Capital and Swiss Re

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

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

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1)

Personality requirements and skills

About you



Knowledge
•Accounting and Reporting systems including data entry, journal preparation, monthly reconciliations and the extraction of reports.
•Understanding and production of Income statement and Balance sheets
•Ability to work within an appropriate control environment

Skills
•Do you communicate effectively at all levels, including written and oral presentation, engaging partners as appropriate to role?
•Can you demonstrate good organisational skills, with an analytical and structured approach to work?
•Can you work well in a team or independently and involving others appropriately in the business?
•Are you computer-literate with excel and operating systems knowledge?



Experience
•Accounting knowledge through a relevant qualification.
•Experience in a finance department.
•Experience in producing management reports



We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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. 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: 3549490  Megjelentetés dátuma: 2.1.2019  A (bruttó) bér alapösszetevője és egyéb juttatások: Minimum salary 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.*