ILS Middle Office Reinsurance Accountant

vor 1 Woche


Zürich, Schweiz Schroders Recruitment Vollzeit

Schroders, with headquarters in London, employs over 6100 talented people worldwide, operating in 38 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients. Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

Schroders in Switzerland is a renowned Financial Institution with around 350 employees located in Zurich and Geneva. For our private clients we provide tailor-made investment solutions and complementary financial services. We invest in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. We also specialize in providing high-quality private equity solutions to our clients.

For our Insurance Linked Middle Office within our Private Debt and Credit Alternative’s Operations team located in Zurich, we are looking for a

ILS Middle Office - Reinsurance Accountant (100% - m/f/d)

Job specification

  • Provide operational and reinsurance accounting support to the Insurance Linked Securities team
  • Manage private reinsurance transactions lifecycle activities (trade and payment execution, liaison with Schroders and external counterparts to transaction management, review of reinsurance accounting entries which includes reinsurance premium and claims accounting)
  • Ensure the monitoring, control & oversight of the operational and accounts administration of various reinsurance entities
  • Analyze, control and manage data for internal and external reporting
  • Liaise and closely cooperate with the insurance managers on reserving and trustee related tasks which includes support with collateral management (trust funding, KYC, monitoring of trustee counterparty limits and fees, trapped collateral and collateral roll-over computations)
  • Participate and support projects, implement operational changes, process developments and product onboardings
  • Ensure smooth interfacing with all relevant Schroders Group operational counterparties
  • The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your evolving role within Schroders

Required profile

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or a related area
  • Successful completion of industry professional designations preferable, such as CPCU, AIAF or ARe
  • At least 5 years reinsurance accounting experience required
  • Experience in Finance and/or Reinsurance industry or equivalent combination of training and experience
  • Knowledge of various forms of reinsurance, specifically to non-proportional and quota share contracts
  • Application and calculation of reinsurance contract terms
  • Ability to disseminate claims and loss reporting
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word), MS PowerBI is a plus
  • Deadline driven and the ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent research and analytical skills, robust financial reconciliation skills
  • Team player and having the ability to take ownership of the task at hand
  • Fluent in English, German is a plus

What we offer

We offer an appealing job, a diverse and supportive working environment as well as modern employment conditions in an international, dynamic and entrepreneurial business. The office is located only 10 minutes from Zurich main station (HB) at Talstrasse 11 in Zurich. If you like making an impact within a highly motivated team as well as flexibly working from home, then apply online with your complete application.

People & Culture / Talent Acquisition

We recognise potential, whoever you are. Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.

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