Senior Accounting Analyst

Title:

Senior 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:

Everest Reinsurance Company (Ireland), dac (the ‘Company’ or ‘ERCID’) is part of a global reinsurance group, writing predominantly Property, Casualty & Speciality lines reinsurance in the Continental European market. ERCID is a fast-growing unit of Everest International Reinsurance and is looking to grow our Continental European business while also executing our operational transformation strategy.

The company is looking to recruit a Senior Accounting Analyst to support our automation transformation and reporting requirements. This role will support the Head of Finance in the completion of day-to-day reinsurance accounting reporting activities and work with the wider International Reinsurance team to deliver special projects essential to a high-quality finance delivery in a transformation environment. This role will be ‘hands on’ where new ideas are welcomed and expected. As a team we operate with a flexible mindset to support each other and ‘get the job done’ - you will be flexible and excited to operate in and contribute to a fast paced and dynamic environment. You will bring well developed multi-tasking skills with a focus on delivering outcomes to a deadline. You will have a curious mindset, be keen to understand and explain and bring an appropriate level of challenge to the processes we operate.

The candidate will be part of a finance and actuarial team of 9 based in central Dublin and work closely with our Reinsurance Finance teams in New Jersey, London and Singapore. We are looking for someone who is ambitious and wants to work in a Company who will support them on the next phase of their career development.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Support the quarterly close timetable and production of management information and business insights.

• Support finance transformation to drive process and system improvements to enable increased efficiency and accuracy.

• Develop, implement, and maintain robust accounting and financial controls across the Company.

• Provide support on various team projects as required including ERP implementation, Regulatory reporting automation and CSRD reporting development.

Qualifications:

• Recently qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with financial services experience, preferably in the (re)insurance sector.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• A highly organised self-starter, with the ability to prioritise workload on a continual basis.

• Analytical, with attention to detail and accuracy being essential.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact constructively within the team and with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong understanding of (re)insurance accounting principles, including Solvency II highly desirable.

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: