Credit & Surety Technical Accounting Oversight Expert (Hybrid)

Swiss Re; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based annual bonus

Job summary

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in Madrid seeks a Credit and Surety Outsourcing Expert to lead the outsourced Technical Accounting team, overseeing cash management, reconciliations, and debt collection, while ensuring SLAs and governance are met.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and serve as the main contact for credit control topics, driving continuous improvements in processes, performance, and service delivery in a global, multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in corporate insurance/financial services operations with credit control/technical accounting focus.
• Experience with third party management in a corporate insurance or technical accounting context is preferred.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including negotiation abilities.
• Fluent English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the outsourced Technical Accounting team, ensuring delivery against targets, SLAs, and quality standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and act as central point of contact for credit control topics.
• Drive process improvements and efficiencies across credit control with global teams and Operational Excellence.
• Ensure appropriate team structure, resource allocation, and performance monitoring via KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure data quality standards are met.

Skills

Credit control

Technical accounting

Stakeholder management

English language

Analytical skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Credit and Surety (C&S) Outsourcing Expert to join our C&S Operations team in Madrid, reporting to the Global Head of C&S Operations.

The role requires strong Technical Accounting and Credit Control expertise, including cash management, reconciliations, and debt collection activities, and basic knowledge in taxation aspects to ensure effective oversight, governance, and risk management. The successful candidate acts as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to stakeholders and translating business and accounting requirements into clear operational instructions.

You will ensure that our external service provider delivers high-quality services in line with agreed SLAs, controls, and business expectations.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders, act as a key point of contact for all credit control related matters, and play an important role in strengthening processes, enhancing service delivery, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within a globally connected organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the outsourced Technical Accounting team, ensuring delivery against agreed targets, service levels, and quality standards
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key internal stakeholders and act as a central point of contact for credit control topics
• Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies across credit control activities, in collaboration with global teams and Operational Excellence
• Ensure appropriate team structure, resource allocation, and performance monitoring through relevant KPIs, dashboards, and reporting
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure data quality standards are consistently met

About You

You are a results-oriented professional with experience in operational environments, ideally within insurance or financial services. You bring a structured and analytical approach, combined with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. You are comfortable working with external partners and stakeholders and are motivated to drive improvements in processes, performance, and service delivery.

You demonstrate a collaborative mindset, and an interest in working in a global and multicultural environment, while maintaining a strong focus on quality, risk awareness, and client service.

Your profile

• 5+ years of relevant experience gained within a corporate insurance environment at insurers or within bank or broker organisation, working in an operational capacity, with proven experience in credit control / technical accounting
• Ideally experience in third party management, ideally in a corporate insurance or technical accounting context
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiency
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate
• Fluent English; additional European languages are an advantage
• Solid technical skills, particularly in MS Office (Excel)
• High level of integrity, adaptability, and a structured, detail-oriented working style

Salary and benefits

For Spain, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 38,000 and EUR 64,000 (for a full-time role).

The Specific Salary Offered Considers

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In situations where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range.

• In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based annual bonus.

As this role requires regular communication in English, please make sure to submit your application and CV in English language.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.

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