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Dans le cadre d'un poste à pourvoir chez l'un de nos clients, compagnie internationale de réassurance nous recherchons un Senior IFRS et reporting manager H/F

The department is responsible for:

• managing and reviewing several annual and interim reports (URD, Half-Year Report, Climate Report);
• preparing Group Executive Committeee (COMEX) and Group Audit Committee presentations on large complex accounting transactions and reporting
• reviewing complex transactions, in line with IFRS, and reviewing/drafting the corresponding accounting memos, in collaboration with business units, local teams, etc.;
• monitoring accounting standards and coordinating IFRS lobbying activities;
• preparing and conducting IFRS trainings for the finance community
• conducting quarterly financial closing processes (audit fees, internal management representation letters, communication with auditors, etc.)

The CoE is also regularly involved in projects impacting financial reporting.

The senior IFRS and Reporting manager will support the CoE team in all these responsibilities.

 

- Key duties and responsibilities

• Assist the Head of the department with the drafting of COMEX and Audit Committee presentations (ad hoc and quarterly close presentations);
• Support in solving IFRS/S2 accounting questions and issues through thorough facts finding, research on technical aspects and applying existing group accounting guidance;
• Pro-actively work with all HUB offices, legal entities and Business Units on accounting issues, either raised by Group entities or by the Group Finance Team;
• Document accounting issues treated and be responsible for subsequent updates if required;
• Ensure appropriate documentation procedures and accounting policies exist and processes are in place to keep up to date;
• Draft and implement appropriate finance policies and procedures for the production of externally reported information;
• Support in preparation of and participate in conducting IFRS trainings to ensure that the entire finance team globally are adequately trained and maintain core IFRS knowledge;
• Support in management of quarterly closing processes under CoE responsibility
• Manage URD and HYR process (from planning to execution). Coordinate contributors, external reviews and service providers ;
• Contribute to projects, from a coordination and content perspective.

Profil:

University degree, business school or other “Bac+5” equivalent

Experience:

• Industry knowledge of (re)insurance business
• Experience in auditing and analyzing consolidated financial statements
• Five to eight years of working in a Big 4 and/or similar experience in industry

Personal competencies:

• Well organized, efficient and autonomous
• Flexible, proactive and responsive in order to thrive in a constantly evolving environment
• Excellent analytical skills
• Team player, collaborative
• Issue resolution skills / solution oriented
• Excellent English and French required (reports / discussions in both languages)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills – able to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing to senior management
• Leadership and project management skills, stakeholders management

Digital competencies:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products and workplace tools