Senior Financial Analyst II
Swiss Re
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
The core activities of the analyst will include : Ownership of tasks related to the design/refinement, testing and implementation of various workstreams related to IFRS based Financial Plan Operation of various financial modelling tools used for the construction of IFRS based Financial Plan for the various Business Units, leading to the construction of balance sheet / income statement / cash flow statements etc. Ownership of various planning related tasks including ad-hoc financial assessment and analysis on the business cases for plan, execution of various controls etc., ensuring issues are raised appropriately Collaborating with the Market Units, Underwriting, Reserving, Investment, Funding, Treasury, and other functions to have complete IFRS based Financial Plan Support and optimize our operational and governance framework to ensure tasks are conducted optimally Support the creation of management meeting material and documentation related to plan About the Team (Description of the team and context into which the role sits in) We are the Financial Modelling Team. We are an integral part of the FP&A Infrastructure, Automation & Costs (FIAC) team and sit within the Treasury Department. We work in close collaboration with the Group functions and BU RE FP&A teams on significant topics related to IFRS based Financial Plan. We are jointly responsible for the IFRS based Financial Plan submission as well as spearheading significant refinements/updates to the Planning tools with the aim of making the FP&A systems and processes up to date. This includes both, the operation and the continued improvement of the modelling tools used for IFRS based Financial Planning. In this regard, we are exposed to significant opportunities to shape the associated processes, systems, and metrics About you: (education, linguistic ability, professional experience, leadership qualities, and soft skil ls) General: Overall, 8 - 12 years of working experience in quantitative sciences such as actuarial or finance functions within (re)insurance CFA/CA/Actuarial professionals from acknowledged society / alternatively significant experience in annual financial planning and analysis Intellectual curiosity with eagerness to improve financial modelling Excellent command of spoken and written English Specific technical skills In-depth understanding of IFRS 17 (or similar economic framework) P&C or L&H (re)insurance domain expertise Excellent understanding of financial statements and hands-on experience of financial modelling Exceptional command of MS office tools including advanced skills in Excel and good PowerPoint skills Specific soft skills Exceptional stakeholder management skills Collaborative and balanced personality that can handle ambiguity Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to simplify sophisticated technical concepts into business value-focused language. A key requirement is to communicate clearly and consistently keeping partners well-informed of progress and challenges. Highly motivated individual who can think analytically Ability to work in a highly collaborative, multicultural, team environment, under pressure and on multiple and conflicting priorities
