Junior Client Accountant

Faraday; Torrejón de Ardoz; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a Client Accountant to enhance their Life Health Division in Madrid. This role involves managing client administration and accounting, ensuring accuracy in reinsurance statements, and improving automation processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and experience in insurance accounting, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and ideally SQL. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact client relationships and operational efficiency. This opportunity offers a chance to thrive in a collaborative environment while taking on diverse responsibilities.

Formación

• Experience in insurance/reinsurance accounting is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen are essential.

Responsabilidades

• Review and reconcile reinsurance statements for accuracy.
• Book premiums and claims into accounting systems.
• Manage client inquiries and account settlements.

Conocimientos

Insurance / reinsurance accounting

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Customer service / client relations

SQL programming

Herramientas

SAP applications

Descripción del empleo

General Re Corporation, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations, with more than 2,000 employees worldwide. It owns General Reinsurance Corporation and General Reinsurance AG, which conducts business as Gen Re.

Gen Re delivers reinsurance solutions to the Life / Health and Property / Casualty insurance industries. Represented in all major reinsurance markets through a network of 37 offices, we have earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.

General Reinsurance, Madrid Branch (a subsidiary of General Reinsurance AG) is offering an opportunity for Client Accountant in our Life Health Division.

Main Purpose of the Role

The Client Accountant is responsible for the smooth and efficient running of client administration and accounting, serves as the primary accounting contact for the client and supports our internal teams / business segments.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, analyze and reconcile reinsurance statements of accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Book premiums, commissions, claims and any other relevant accounting position received within the statements of account into reinsurance accounting systems for Life & Health incoming business in the Latin-American, Spanish and Portuguese market.
• Perform year-end analysis of each treaty balance sheets, as part of the Financial Statements Closing Process.
• Credit control and account settlement.
• Respond to inquiries and requests from internal and external clients on all accounting issues.
• Manage receivables for clients to prevent overdue balances.
• Improve automation of processes like checking of accounts with MS Excel or programming where applicable.
• Perform analysis and create reports to specific markets, clients or treaties.
• Interact with multiple Business Units.
• Participate in initiatives and projects.
• Ad hoc functions pertaining to account maintenance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Insurance / reinsurance accounting experience preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of the insurance / reinsurance industries preferred.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) and ideally experience with SAP applications.
• Ideally knowledge in SQL programming.
• Good customer service / client relations skills.
• Solid organizational and self-management skills, ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks to completion.
• Works effectively in a team-based environment.
• Willingness to take on additional responsibilities.

Closing Date : 5 March 2025

Our Address : 28020 Madrid

It is the continuing policy of the Gen Re Group to afford Equal Opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, sex (including childbirth or related medical conditions), religion, national origin or citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Gen Re provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.