Senior Accountant III

We are looking for a Senior Accountant III based in Chicago. This will be a hybrid role.

The Senior Accountant III will own, manage and oversee all treaty reinsurance accounting processes and transactions for Az Commercial external cessions. This role in a multi‑location team with global responsibilities is linked with external reinsurers and brokers, across all accounting regimes in various systems. Ensuring accurate, timely and efficient closings and reportings is key in the evolving, complex environment. Special capital management reinsurance set ups with AZ Group / Az Re are also part of the global role.

• Closing and Reporting – Plan, coordinate and manage monthly, quarterly and annual closings, related accounting tasks and reporting products (e.g., (contributions to) financial reports, regulatory reporting, group/management reporting requirements) including ad‑hoc reports/analyses across applicable accounting regimes (IFRS, GAAPs, statutory, Solvency II) in an accurate and timely manner. This also includes: complete assigned postings, journal entries and account reconciliation on a periodic basis;
  
  reconcile and resolve IC transactions with affiliates; coordinate, transfer and reconcile of data from input/frontend systems; monthly legal entity close submission activities, including accruals and manual adjustments.
• Governance and quality assurance – Own closing/reporting processes and products and contribute to processes and products. Drive new topics and towards a comprehensive simplification, standardization and harmonisation of processes, (reporting) products and tools following best practice to improve productivity and harvest efficiency gains, in line with AZ Commercial strategy and global first mindset. Ensure fulfilment of documentation and audit requirements.
• Collaboration, communication and relationship management (internal and external) – Manage relationship with ATT / Finance colleagues and other internal, group and AZ‑external stakeholders, including Group Accounting and Reporting, AZ SE / Re, 3rd‑party reinsurers and brokers, guided by high customer focus and business acumen; manage interface / relationship with external auditor and other 3rd parties (e.g., tax authorities, public authorities), where applicable.
• Ad‑hoc tasks and project work as assigned. Specifically in the immediate global long‑term Aurora reinsurance structure.

• 3‑5 years professional experience in reinsurance accounting of P&C.
• 3‑5 years experience in project and team work in an international and dynamic environment.
• 3‑5 years experience in proven ability to navigate in a complex/matrix environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS 17, local GAAP, regulatory and other relevant requirements.
• Manage closing and reporting process in line with relevant internal & external requirements, ensuring data correctness, quality and integrity.
• Big data automation capabilities (e.g., Alteryx, AI, SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Generate reports and reconciliations for internal and external requirements.
• Solid understanding of global RI processes and of underlying business transactions.
• Ability to make sense of complex issues; respond to complex/ambiguous situations by identifying and initiating appropriate remediation and follow‑up. Anticipate and resolve issues before they transpire.
• Ability to identify patterns and root causes in complex (e.g., ambiguous, from various sources) data and processes to rapidly distill key issues and provide insight in various situations.
• Experience in applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve business processes and decision‑making is preferred.
• Master’s Degree preferred, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting.
• Locally recognized professional qualification related to Accounting (e.g., CPA, ACCA, etc.), if applicable.

The annualized base pay range for this role is 115,000 USD to 135,000 USD. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate. The…