This role is based in our PartnerRe Dublin office and will report to the Local Head Payments & Collections based in Zurich. The worldwide Payments & Collections Department belongs to our Non-Life Operations Unit.
The Teams’ objectives include the processing of payments from and to our reinsurance brokers, the reconciliation and monitoring of unsettled balances, the maintenance of payment partner bank accounts and the interaction with internal and external stakeholders on payment related matters. Our mission is a timely cash flow for PartnerRe, reinsurance clients, and brokers.
As a Senior Cash Accountant, you assume ownership for an allocated payment partner portfolio, independently handle balances and cash related topics of our reinsurance business, review and sign-off work of others and participate in special tasks.
Key areas of responsibility are:
* Verify and confirm broker financial statements in close co-ordination with Reinsurance Accounting and Claims departments
* Identify and allocate incoming payments
* Establish and allocate outgoing payments
* Monitor and manage open balances
* Communicate, collaborate and independently solve issues with other functional areas or our reinsurance brokers
* Support continuous adaption of worldwide processes, systems and reporting
* Review/sign-off the work done by others and authorize outgoing payments or bank account mutations
* Comply with internal and external requirements, meet deadlines and ensure effective and efficient execution of processes and controls
* Train and support new team members
* Participate in or lead special tasks and initiatives
Qualifications
About you:
To be successful in the role, the candidate brings along the following experiences and competencies:
* 5 years’ experience in Reinsurance Cash handling, Accounts Payables/Receivables, Reinsurance Accounting or in a similar role
* Strong analytical skills, comfortable with data reconciliation
* Well-organized, with attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to prioritize tasks, resolve issues independently, or escalate them in a timely manner
* Well developed communication skills, able to build effective working relationships with various stakeholders and external partners
* Continuous improvement mindset
* Committed and reliable person with a can-do attitude
* Flexible team player with ability to work with remote supervision
* Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge, comfortable with VLOOKUP and Pivot tables
* Fluent in English (verbal and written), additional languages are a plus
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Thank you,
PartnerRe Hiring Team
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