Fiduciary Assistant (1 year contract)

Company:Guy Carpenter

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Fiduciary team. This role will be based in Hong Kong.

Fiduciary administers cash accounting and collection services for business transactions with reinsurance clients and markets, ensuring timely receipt and settlement of payable balances, keeping internal records and reconciling transactions.  A Fiduciary Assistant plays an important role in the day-to-day administrative support.

We will count on you to:

• Facilitate interactions with the markets regularly to secure the collection of outstanding fiduciary balances.
• Help personal cash processing and fiduciary targets, including the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to facilitate reporting from the CSS Dashboard and other system tools.
• Ensure all time bound activities are addressed within defined parameters; this includes but is not limited to following up with markets for payment and properly coding outstanding balances to increase efficiency.
• Work alongside market fiduciary and/ or excess of loss client team associates (US) to assist (as required) with collection of funds.
• Meet with client teams at regular intervals to review and assign balances.
• Provide inputs for the evolution of the operational model at all levels of the organization to promote new process improvement ideas leveraging technology solutions.
• Promote relationships with brokers, clients and markets to understand issues, resolve problems and queries and review working practices.
• Facilitate team meetings and activities in order to encourage sharing of opinions, ideas, knowledge and solutions and seek opportunities to increase own understanding to improve the services provided.

What you need to have:

• Undergraduate degree or diploma ideally in accounting or financial disciplines.
• Experience within a corporate environment and a minimum of 1-year hands-on experience in cash accounting, cash settlement and/ or credit control.
• Solid interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight reporting schedules.
• Strong proficiency in MS office, especially in Word and Excel software.
• Strong communication skills – fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese/ Mandarin).

Why join our team:

• A dynamic, friendly and supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Investment in our people - Access to industry-leading training, including one on one sessions to enhance your skills and knowledge. 
• Opportunities to network and collaborate with experienced colleagues, clients, insurers, partners, and other industry peers.
• In depth exposure on global industry practices combined with multi-cultural expertise.

At Guy Carpenter, you can be your best. We work on challenges that matter with colleagues who help bring out our best. Our uniquely collaborative environment will empower you to focus on your personal and professional success, learning from top specialists in the (re)insurance industry and leading you towards a rewarding and impactful career.Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a leading global risk advisory and reinsurance specialist and broker. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit guycarp.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.