Manager, Structured Finance

RGA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse global team

Career potential

Competitive benefits

Job summary

RGA, a Fortune 200 company focused on life- and health-related reinsurance solutions, seeks a senior financial reporting professional to lead monthly/quarterly reporting, manage financing transactions, and coordinate with tax, legal, and accounting teams.

You will oversee GAAP and statutory reporting, manage relations with financing partners, and drive process improvements across a multinational finance function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Actuarial Science or equivalent work experience.
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences; CPA preferred.
• 5+ years in accounting/auditing/actuarial with GAAP reporting.
• 8+ years in related field with GAAP reporting and GL experience.
• Experience with PeopleSoft or similar accounting software.
• Insurance/reinsurance financial reporting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing transactions and relationships with financing partners to ensure ongoing viability.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams to structure and execute reinsurance and financing transactions globally.
• Analyze transactions with pricing/valuation, risk analysis, structured finance, accounting, legal and tax experts.
• Organize project meetings, document follow-ups, and ensure timely implementation.
• Perform month-end/quarterly/annual financial reporting for structured finance transactions and GL reconciliation.
• Administer internal retrocessions, variance analysis, settlements, and quarterly reviews.
• Support internal controls and audit requests; contribute to process improvements.
• Coordinate special projects and balance competing priorities.

Skills

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

SQL/Query

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Team management

Problem solving

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Actuarial Science

Master’s degree CPA preferred

Tools

PeopleSoft

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Under limited supervision, analyzes, compiles and coordinates monthly/quarterly financial and contractual reporting for assigned external and internal financing transactions; prepares quarterly unaudited and annual audited financial statements for assigned companies; takes a lead in monitoring, reporting and ensuring contractual compliance with financing agreements. Develops and/or analyzes management reports to illustrate trends in financial results for retrocession agreements administered by department. Ensures accurate, reliable and timely financial, contractual and management reporting.

Principal Duties

• Manage existing transactions, including relationships with financing partners, to ensure their continued effectiveness and viability, similar to negotiating initial transactions.
• Coordinate project team of professionals representing various functions (including business development, pricing/valuation, tax, investments, legal, consolidated accounting, local accounting, legal entity, treasury & collateral management, administration and other corporate partners as needed) to structure and execute reinsurance and financing transactions throughout the global organization. Provide organization in the development of optimal solutions to meet client and organizational objectives in an ever changing environment. Encourage project teams to openly communicate and ensure key stakeholders from relevant functions are informed and involved in decision making, including those who will be responsible for onboarding and managing a transaction once closed.
• Facilitate the processes of analyzing transactions through interaction with the various technical experts in pricing/valuation, risk analysis, structured finance, consolidated and local accounting, legal, investments, tax, etc. Document and follow up with other team members to ensure resolution of issues that arise during the RGA transaction analysis process to maximise the chance of a successful outcome. Work with the project team to track any issues related to the transaction and coordinate with the appropriate technical experts to make sure these issues get properly resolved in a timely manner to maximise the chance of success. Ensure others consider needs and considerations of the larger organization; encourage the project team to not solely focus on short-term wins. Assists with drafting documents.
• Organise project meetings and develop communications in support of the project team, identify and document follow-up items resulting from meetings, distribute meeting notes as necessary and follow up on any assignments to ensure completion. Coordinate/facilitate implementation including creation of necessary infrastructure ensuring all reporting and operational needs can be met on day one.
• Performs month-end/quarterly/annual financial reporting functions as assigned, primarily those associated with Structured Finance financing transactions, including recording financial activity, creating various financial reports, analysing data, preparing general ledger uploads and reconciling various general ledger accounts, agreements, balance sheets and income statement accounts. This includes coordination with other departments or subsidiary management personnel to obtain and compile required data, reconciling and recording financial results to general ledger, and analysis and compiling data based on a US GAAP and Statutory basis. May include preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements. Leads quarterly officer meetings for assigned subsidiaries.
• Administers assigned internal retrocessions to include preparation and review of quarterly activity, recording activity in ledger, coordination with local offices to obtain variance analysis, coordinates/initiates settlements, reconciliation of treaty activity across affiliates and presents results at quarterly review meeting
• Supports the department’s internal control and audit compliance process. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining the department’s internal control narratives and EUC and IPE/RR inventories, identifying and implementing improvements in processes and maintaining applicable sections of department procedure documentation, and leading the coordination of both internal and external audit requests.
• Coordinates and completes special projects, appropriately balancing priorities and deliverables.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Accounting, Finance, or Actuarial Science or equivalent related work experience required
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) CPA preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ years Relevant accounting, auditing or actuarial experience w/ GAAP reporting and general ledger application experiencerequired
• 8+ Years Relevant accounting, auditing or actuarial experience w/ GAAP reporting and general ledger application experiencepreferred
• PeopleSoft or other accounting software applications experience preferred
• Insurance/Reinsurance financial reporting experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Progress towards FLMI Preferred
• Progress towards CFA or SOA Preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Basic Word, intermediate Excel, Access and SQL/Query skills required
• Advanced knowledge of accounting/finance theory and application and financial reporting required
• Advanced level of people management skills, demonstrating the ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates; including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility required
• Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge. Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines required
• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions. required
• Advanced level of investigative, analytical and problem solving skills; Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions required
• Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables required
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects required
• Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives required
• Advanced level of skills in customer relationship management and change management required
• Ability to manage multiple projects or teams and set applicable goals required
• Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills required

What you can expect from RGA

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalise job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range

$89,310.00 - $121,530.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.