Accounting & Closing Specialist

Would you like to become a specialist in the specific area of accounting?

Do you want to have the financial insight into the core Swiss Re business?

If you already have some accounting experience and would like to broaden your knowledge, we have an outstanding opportunity for you. What we need is your curiosity and open mind!

We are looking for a new colleague to work with us on quarterly closing activities. This role is an opportunity to get closer to the business and to deepen your understanding of the Swiss Re's core business. You will have a possibility to develop your expertise in the various valuations, i.e. US GAAP, Swiss Statutory or IFRS. Furthermore you will interact in a broad network of the Reinsurance functions across various divisions thereby growing your visibility and exposure to the key partners.

Our main tasks are
• Review intercompany figures and ensure that our quarterly reporting is consistent and follows the accounting principles

• Perform accounting and reporting entries in the various financial systems for Life & Health Ledgers

• Support efficient and effective reconciliation process across all the valuations

• Ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of the system data

• Development and production of the regular reports and analyses

• Act as contact for any process or control related inquiries for different valuations and for different partners including internal and external audit

• Support on any other close activities and ad hoc work or project

About the team
Accounting & Closing Life & Health team is responsible for the quarterly financial closing for the reinsurance entities across the world. Core mandate is the closing of the reinsurance sub ledger for all relevant valuations. We lead and participate in various finance projects and improvement initiatives. Our team is about 10 people, mainly based in Bratislava.

This job offer is suitable for people who have been impacted by the invasion of Ukraine.

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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