Senior Accounting & Reporting Professional (Hybrid)

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

At Swiss Re we combine experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise to build new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of our 15,000 employees across the world.

We offer a flexible working environment where curious and adaptable people thrive. Are you interested in joining us?


About the role

The role is within GIR Group IFRS Reporting team. GIR Group IFRS Reporting team contributes to the preparation of investments related parts in Group Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes, as well as to Investor report, and many other reports provided to other teams within Swiss Re. The team is responsible for accounting accuracy of Investments data following IFRS, mainly accounting treatment, classification, and measurement for broad range of financial products such as bonds, loans, equities, derivatives, alternative investments, and others. In this role you will be responsible for the topic of Fixed income investments, which are mainly bonds and loans. Among your tasks will be:

• perform quarterly/monthly financial period closing,
• ensure the accounting treatment and measurement for Fixed income investments follow IFRS requirements,
• ensure the accuracy of additional information used in Notes to Financial Statements and Asset management reporting,
• assess, analyse and correct accounting irregularities,
• propose areas for improvement and optimization of the system and processes,
• cooperate with the Business analysts to ensure new/changing reporting requirements, IFRS and internal, are translated into delivered data and configuration.

About the team

The Global Investment Reporting (GIR) team has the ownership of the Investments Financial Accounting sub-ledger and reporting requirements for all valuations across Swiss Re locations, including local statutory and regulatory valuations, Swiss Solvency test valuation, and Group IFRS valuation.

You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including:

- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card

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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