Accounting Analyst

Title:

Accounting Analyst

Company:

Everest Reinsurance Company (Ireland), Dac

Job Category:

Finance

Job Description:

About Everest:
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the Role:

This will be part of a team based in central Dublin and supported from Zurich, London and New Jersey. We are looking for an Accounting Analyst who enjoys a varied role, capable of working to deadlines, happy to work in a small team, be professional and use their initiative.

This position will be based in our Dublin office with a hybrid schedule of working two days remote each week.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Maintain and analyse technical reinsurance accounts.

• Processing payments to clients and brokers in the technical reporting system.

• Liaise with our Underwriting and Claims teams.

• Responding to queries from clients and brokers.

• Assisting the Head of Finance with quarterly reporting requirements.

• Assisting with end-user testing requirements for new system implementation.

Qualifications:

• A Business/Finance/Accountancy Degree preferred.

• The candidate will be a qualified accountant or be sitting their final professional exams (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• Strong end user computing skills in particular MS Excel (intermediate), Word and PowerPoint.

• Good communication skills and strong attention to detail.

• Good organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

• The candidate will be a self-starter, have the ability to work on their own initiative as well as being flexible, energetic and capable of working as part of a team.

• Proven working experience in an accounting position, preferable in the Reinsurance or wider Financial Services sector considered.

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Additional Locations: