Supervisor - Accounting Support

NACBA; Dadri; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a finance professional to own month-end close, accruals for premiums and claims, and reinsurance settlements across multiple countries. You will liaise with controllers, internal stakeholders, and local finance offices to ensure data completeness and accuracy.

The role includes reporting, audit support, and opportunities for process improvements and automation, including testing new models and templates to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with month-end close processes and accruals in a global or multi-country setting.
• Familiarity with reinsurance accounting, settlements, and treaty data handling.
• Proven ability to prepare/validate financial statements and respond to audits.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly accrual bookings for premiums, commissions, and claims.
• Review month-end reports, perform trend analysis, and flag anomalies.
• Prepare and reconcile reinsurance statements and settlements across countries.
• Support reporting for internal/external stakeholders and audit requirements.
• Perform UAT for new models/systems and suggest process improvements.

Skills

Month-end close

Reinsurance accounting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

MS Access

Excel

Job description

Description and Requirements

1. Month-End Close and Accruals

• Execute monthly accrual bookings for premiums, commissions, and claims.
• Review and validate month-end reports; perform trend analysis and flag anomalies.
• Manage booking of reinsurance-related accounting entries and coordinate with the finance team for ledger closures.

2. Reinsurance Statement Preparation & Settlements

• Prepare and reconcile monthly/quarterly/annual reinsurance statements.
• Manage settlement of reinsurance balances including wire transfers, clearing entries, and follow-ups.
• Ensure accuracy of treaty data for multiple countries and formats.

3. Stakeholder & Query Management

• Resolve queries received from reinsurers, controllers, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with local finance offices to ensure completeness of input data.
• Liaise with reinsurers for data clarifications, follow-ups, and settlement confirmations.

4. Reporting & Audit Support

• Prepare quarterly and annual reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support internal and external audit requirements, including documentation and data validation.
• Ensure compliance with treaty terms and internal controls.

5. Testing & Process Improvements

• Perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for new models, systems, and reporting templates.
• Validate changes in data templates or DB models (e.g., MS Access database) used in reinsurance calculations.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and documentation updates.

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!