Regional Head of Payments & Collections

PartnerRe Ltd.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PartnerRe Ltd. in Ireland is seeking a senior leader for the Payments & Collections team. Based in Dublin with regional duties in Zürich, you will oversee global operations and mentor professionals across two locations to ensure timely cash flow and strong internal controls.

You will drive process improvements, manage relationships with brokers and clients, and contribute to staffing, budgeting and strategic development of the department.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Payments & Collections or reinsurance accounting.
• Experience managing teams, including remote staff.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Advanced Excel skills and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and optimize global Payments & Collections operations.
• Ensure timely and secure payments with brokers and clients.
• Oversee reconciliation of unsettled balances and accounts.
• Lead staff planning, budgeting and professional development.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders on payment matters.

Skills

Team leadership

Remote management

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Excel proficiency

Process controls

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management/Finance

Tools

SICS

eMessaging

Job description

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PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:

We are always looking for bright, proactive individuals to join our team!

PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Summary:

This position is embedded in our worldwide Payments & Collections department, belonging to our Non-Life Operations Unit within Finance. Our mission is to provide timely cash flow for PartnerRe, clients, and brokers. In this role you will be responsible for executing the global Payments & Collections strategy aligned with PartnerRe's overall business goals. In addition, you will be leading and mentoring a team of professionals across two locations (Dublin and Zürich); supporting staff planning, budgeting, and professional development within the department.

About the role:

Furthermore, your duties will be as follows:

• Supervising and enhancing effective and efficient Payments & Collections operations:
  
  
  • Ensuring timely and secure payments to and from reinsurance brokers.
  
  
  • Overseeing reconciliation and monitoring of unsettled balances.
  
  
  • Maintaining and managing payment partner bank accounts.
  
  


• Ensuring adherence to global regulations and maintaining a well-controlled environment and internal control framework to mitigate risks.


• Identifying and implementing new technologies to improve payment operations; including the implementation of eMessaging and ongoing maintenance and development of the Technical Accounting workflow tool.


• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders on all payment-related matters to streamline processes.


• Establishing performance metrics and preparing regular management reporting.


• Participating in or leading special tasks or projects.

Qualifications:

You bring minimum of 5 years of experience in Payments & Collections, in Reinsurance Accounting or in a similar role, including a minimum of 5 years people management experience. Ideally, you hold a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance or a related field is considered an asset, but an equivalent professional experience will also be taken into account. In addition, your profile is surrounded by the following skills and knowledge:

• Experience in managing teams remotely


• Well developed communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships with internal and/or external parties


• Strong analytical and organizational skills


• SICS and eMessaging experience would be an asset


• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge


• Advanced understanding of processes, guidelines and controls and capability to determine and enforce them


• Good training skills
  
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills

Additional Information

PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you tolearn more about D&I at PartnerRe.