Investment Accountant

About MS Reinsurance

MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland with underwriting offices in Zurich Bermuda Miami and New York. The Company underwrites non-life treaty reinsurance solutions on a worldwide basis through its three business units: Americas International and Specialty Lines. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD MS Reinsurance combines reliability and agility to make its clients businesses stronger. With a drive to move quickly and a commitment to long term partnership MS Reinsurance supports its partners with the momentum and stability they can build on.

About the role

We are looking for a talented individual to join our finance this newly created role you will be the key player in the monthly investment closing process acting as a central person between Investment Team General Ledger accoutants Treasury Team and Investment platform IT owner.

Your responsibilities

• Support investment operational accounting activities and contribute to month-end quarter-end and year-end closing processes in accordance with IFRS and Swiss GAAP

• Ensure accurate controls and proper accounting of investment transactions within General Ledger and Financial DataLake

• Support internal and external audits and validation of reconciliations between Oracle General Ledger / DataLake and core investment platforms

• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across departments such as Investment General Ledger Accounting Treasury Data Investment platform IT owner and Tax

• Collaborate closely with external stakeholders such as Custodians Banks and Investment Accounting provider

• Review of investment accounting transactions to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Support in ensuring overall investment data quality and advancing internal control

• Support project implementation from finance perspective

• Various ad hoc clarifications

Your profile

• Completed financial or business administration education with further qualification in accounting (e.g. specialist certificate in finance and accounting Bachelor/Master in Accounting or Banking & Finance)

• Knowledge of IFRS investment accounting standards and principles is a must (Swiss GAAP knowledge will be an advantage)

• Several years of professional experience in investment accounting and attention to details is essential

• Experience with major investment applications advantageous

• Good communication skills hands-on working style team spirit proactivity and flexibility

• Very good English language skills both written and spoken

• High IT affinity (MS Office). Database knowledge is an advantage

Why work with us

Make your mark with us. At MS Reinsurance were big enough to make a difference and small enough that everyone counts.

We offer an entrepreneurial culture where theres less hierarchy and more action and room for innovation. Here youll have the power to drive real change and shape our path ahead.

Join a place where ambition can become reality with development and platforms that support where you want to go next. Together well help you discover your potential as we expand ours.

We live day-to-day by our values: collaborative progressive empowering and responsible. This means youll join a team which upholds mutual trust and treats each other with respect. While teamwork is at the heart of our approach to reinsurance we dont expect our team to think alike; at MS Re we dont just welcome your differences we believe theyre essential to our success.

Does this sound like a culture you want to be part of Find out more about what we offer on our website and apply today!

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Note that we will only consider applicants eligible to work in Switzerland.

MS Reinsurance is the market-facing brand of the risk carrying legal entity MS Amlin AG a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland and operating in Bermuda as MS Amlin AG Bermuda Branch in the United States through MS Amlin Reinsurance Managers Inc and in Labuan Malaysia as MS Amlin AG Labuan Branch.

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