Senior Financial Accountant (18 Month Contract)
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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.
A Brief Overview
The Senior Financial Accountant in the Legal Entities Financial & Regulatory Reporting team, EMEA, supports the teams responsible for the financial, regulatory, statistical and sustainability reporting of the legal (insurance & service) entities. The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for co-ordinating, preparing, contributing to, and as relevant, the completion of the required reports for several legal entities and other duties as assigned.
What You Will Do
* Support the co-ordination and completion of all reporting deliverables for the legal entities across EMEA ensuring timely and accurate reporting and respond to assigned requests on related inquiries.
* Build good working relationships across finance and with other departments as relevant to understand purpose, goals and objective of the respective legal entities to ensure effective and efficient reporting.
* Work with other areas, internal and external to the company, to achieve efficient, effective and consistent accounting and regulatory reporting practices and procedures.
* Analyze and review each trial balance (or management accounts) for the assigned entities, prepare quarterly summary of results, including explanations of variance from expectation.
* Prepare financial statements, support audits of assigned entities and prepare reports to entity management or governing bodies as/when required.
* Co-ordinate Solvency II regulatory reports as required and roll-forward, prepare and update assigned regulatory reports.
* Contribute to business plans at a legal entity level, provide appropriate analyses and insights.
* Support key accounting processes for the region such as payroll, general expenses and taxes.
* Contribute to internal control framework as relevant.
* Support strategic initiatives such as process streamlining and efficiency.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications And Experience
* Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Accounting/Finance required
* 10+ years auditing experience (or combined accounting and auditing experience), with GAAP reporting and general ledger application experience required
* PeopleSoft or other accounting software applications experience preferred
* 5+ years Insurance / reinsurance financial and regulatory reporting required
Skillset
* Intermediate Word, strong Excel, and basic SQL/Query skills required
* Advanced knowledge of accounting/finance and general ledger applications (e.g. PeopleSoft) required
* Advanced level of people management skills, demonstrating the ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates; including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility
* Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge required
* Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines required
* Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions required
* Complex investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills required
* Ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions required
* Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables required
* Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects required
* Advanced level of skills in customer relationship management and change management
* Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives required
* Ability to manage multiple projects or teams and set applicable goals required
* General business knowledge required
What you can expect from RGA
* Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
* Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
* Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Insurance
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