GL Accountant

About the Role
The position holder is accountable for cost related accounting and reporting relating to assigned entities 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.

Your job will include:
- Account for and contribute to the production of monthly/quarterly/annual accounts for assigned entities and branches
- Payroll, compensation and related benefits accounting and associated balance sheet entries and reconciliations where appropriate
- Handle, or control, balance sheet reconciliation processes where not controlled by other Finance team
- Prepare VAT / equivalent reporting for VAT / equivalent managers (including reconciliations)
- Prepare reporting for the various jurisdictions served by Finance
- Processing and overview of end to end intercompany recharge processing and related activity, i.e. accounting for intercompany recharges in and recharges out and International Assignee accounting / processes in conjunction with the Intragroup Service Model team. All associated reconciliations
- Transactional level reporting to the business as required from time to time
- 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 for the respective branches / entities
- Perform other position related tasks as instructed by Supervisor

Other
- Provide cover for roles in other teams
- Any other ad hoc tasks as the need arises
- Some travel to Swiss Re location may be required

*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.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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