Senior Technical Accountant

About Role:

This position is part of the Global Technical Accounting & Services organization, which has overall responsibility for the activities of Technical Accounting functions worldwide, including the Business Solution Centers. This position will report to the Manager Operations Southeast Asia & India.

This team is expected to regularly meet the KPI, Quality targets pertaining to Technical Accounting Team & perform extensive data validations/analysis based on Reinsurance Contract wording for the respective Clients. One of the key activities is to ensure that payments received from clients (for example premiums) and payments made to clients (for example claims) reconcile against those payments expected. The client management expectation of this role would require you to correspond with internal and external stakeholders/clients to resolve issues related to Data quality aspect. Improvising while working within a set framework of policies and processes is key to the role.

Principal Responsibilities towards:

Operations:

• Consistently deliver on operational commitments.

• Develop & create data analysis summaries that aid decision making within and outside the Technical Accounting boundaries & can be consumed by multiple cross functional teams.
• Monitor the financial number's accounted into Technical Accounting Swiss Re system on regular basis & identify adverse Premium/Claim trends from the Client data.

• Deliver on the TA mandate including KPI'S to effectively manage/accelerate Cash in the books while demonstrating Swiss Re Values.
• Premium and Claims validation to be performed on the Client Seriatim data, make sure client reported data is complying with Contract wordings/agreement.
• Taking initiative at functional level to enhance the technical/Process knowledge of people across Technical Accounting team & act as Subject Matter Expert.

People:

• Collaborate with team members and take ownership for team activities in specific markets

• Deliver results in consultation and as part of multiple-matrixed teams besides directly assigned work

• Build a network with both cross-functional and cross-geographical Swiss Re teams to discuss & Implement best Business Practices.

Stakeholders (Cross Functional Team Coordination):

• Build and manage strong relationships with stakeholders and contribute to strengthening client relationship.
• Managing efficient and effective relevant business processes, portfolios in coordination with stakeholders.

About you:

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Commerce, Accounting, Insurance or equivalent field.

• 7+ years of work experience in the banking /insurance or any other financial services industry.

• Strong written & verbal communication skills.

• Strong Client management skills.

• Good Data analytical skills. Expertise in SAS & Python will be an added advantage.

• Sound Insurance Product Knowledge & understanding of Insurance/Reinsurance End to End Value Chain.