Business & Fund Expert Life

Axis.eu; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe benefits package

Group and hospitalization insurance

Meal vouchers

Flexible working hours

Option to work from home two days a wk

Job summary

Axis Group, a specialized life insurer, seeks a Life Business & Fund Expert to support the Director of Insurance within the Life Insurance department. You combine fund management, financial control, reporting, and process improvement to enhance operations.

You will monitor investment funds, drive automation, deliver quarterly/regulatory reports, and collaborate with asset managers and external partners while taking initiative and shaping the department's development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant economics/financial field.
• At least 5 years in life insurance or related activities.
• Knowledge of Branch 23, fund management and financial reporting.
• Excellent Excel proficiency.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Hands-on mindset and initiative in automation projects.
• Ability to advise management and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, audit, and value internal collective funds.
• Prepare, verify, and submit fund orders.
• Perform accounting audits and reconcile assets/liabilities.
• Monitor returns, risks, ESG criteria, and investment strategies.
• Draft quarterly and semi-annual reports and regulatory filings.
• Maintain contact with asset managers and custodian banks.
• Identify discrepancies and propose improvements.
• Participate in automation and optimization initiatives.
• Support colleagues with expertise and serve as a sounding board.
• Collaborate on reporting, performance, and operational efficiency projects.
• Gradually take on responsibilities within Life Insurance and work with the Director of Insurance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Process optimization

Automation mindset

Communication skills

Team-oriented

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics and Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or similar

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you familiar with life insurance, and do numbers, analyses, and process optimization energize you? Are you looking for a role where you can combine subject matter expertise with responsibility and impact?

We are seeking a Life Business & Fund Expert for a specialized life insurer. In this role, you’ll serve as the right-hand person to the Director of Insurance and hold a key position within the Life Insurance department. You’ll combine fund management, financial control, reporting, and process improvement, while having the freedom to actively contribute to the organization’s continued professional development. As a Life Insurance Business & Fund Expert, you are responsible for monitoring and overseeing the investment funds within the company’s life insurance operations. In addition, you play a key role in further optimizing processes, reporting, and operational activities within the department.

Your responsibilities include, among other things:

• Monitoring, auditing, and valuing internal collective funds.
• Preparing, verifying, and submitting fund orders.
• Performing accounting audits and reconciling assets and liabilities.
• Monitoring returns, risks, ESG criteria, and investment strategies.
• Drafting and preparing quarterly reports, semi-annual reports, and regulatory filings.
• Maintaining contact with asset managers, custodian banks, and other external partners.
• Identifying discrepancies and formulating proposals for improvement.
• Actively participating in automation and optimization initiatives.
• Supporting colleagues with your expertise and serving as a substantive sounding board.
• Collaborating on various projects related to reporting, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Gradually assuming responsibilities within the Life Insurance department and working closely with the Director of Insurance.

This position offers a unique combination of financial analysis, fund management, insurance expertise, and business optimization. You are an experienced professional in the life insurance sector who enjoys combining analytical work with a pragmatic approach. You like to contribute ideas for improvements and feel comfortable in an environment where you can take the initiative independently.

In addition, you have:

• A master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics and Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a similar economic or financial field.
• At least 5 years of experience in life insurance.
• Knowledge of Branch 23, fund management, financial reporting, or related insurance activities.
• Excellent proficiency in Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• A hands-on mindset and a natural interest in process optimization and automation.
• The maturity to take on projects independently and serve as a trusted advisor to management.
• Strong communication skills and a team-oriented attitude.

You’ll be joining a stable and specialized life insurance company where expertise, autonomy, and collaboration are key.

In exchange for your commitment, you can count on:

• An attractive compensation package tailored to your experience and expertise.
• A comprehensive package of fringe benefits.
• Group and hospitalization insurance.
• Meal vouchers.
• Flexible working hours.
• The option to work from home two days a week.
• A challenging expert role with a high degree of autonomy.
• Direct collaboration with management.
• The opportunity to have a tangible impact on processes, reporting, and the further development of the Life Insurance department.
• A warm, close-knit organization where initiative is valued and decisions are made quickly.

Why this role? Because you won’t be taking on a traditional administrative role here, but rather a broad expert role in which you’ll combine financial expertise, insurance knowledge, and business insights to actively help shape the future of the department.