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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.
