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Senior Accountant

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In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
The Senior Accountant will manage financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, and regulatory compliance within the Global FP&A and Regulatory Reporting team, ensuring accurate submissions and financial analysis.
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RenaissanceRe is a leading writer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance. For over 25 years, we have helped customers and communities recover and build resilience through our industry-leading ability to understand risk, source efficient capital and rapidly pay claims.Our global team shares a passion for solving our customers’ biggest problems through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees and rewards creative thinking.

About RenaissanceRe

For over three decades, RenaissanceRe has helped its clients manage the risks of operating in a volatile and uncertain world. We’re experts in Property, Casualty, Specialty, and Credit reinsurance, consistently recognized for the innovative way we combine data, experience and technology to understand and manage large and complex risks across the world. We are also a business with a real social purpose - we help protect communities around the globe and enable prosperity for all. Our purpose drives us forward every day as we seek solutions to some of the world's most complicated challenges.    To learn more, please visit us at Careers - RenaissanceRe (renre.com).

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Accountant role is within the Global FP&A and Regulatory Reporting team, with a focus primarily on Regulatory Reporting for European entities of RenaissanceRe. The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial accounting, internal controls, budgeting, and financial reporting within Regulatory Reporting. The Senior Accountant has close interaction across multiple areas of the business and works with the wider Global Finance Team to add value across relevant teams.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Regulatory Reporting

  • Preparation of accurate financial reporting, both for internal and external purposes following required GAAP and regulatory standards. Specific focus on regulatory submissions (e.g. Lloyd’s QMA, Solvency UK, US and Canadian Situs, TRIA, NAIC, CBI QRTs, etc.) and statutory financial statements.
  • Assist with completing aspects of the monthly and/or quarterly close.
  • Work with relevant partners to ensure accuracy of transactions and financial disclosure.
  • Support the continued enhancement and ongoing development of multiple financial systems ensuring that all Finance needs are met.
  • Other tasks as necessary to support day to day functioning of Accounting.
  • Liaise with internal and external auditors.

Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Analyse regional results for management and board reporting
  • Support the regional annual budgeting process
  • Support business partnering to add value across relevant teams
  • Contribute to project work and provide general assistance to the Finance Department and other teams as needed

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES:

Professional/Technical Experience:

  • Strong experience within Insurance Industry (Lloyd’s experience preferable)
  • Strong knowledge of US/UK GAAP
  • Strong working knowledge of general ledger systems and policy administration/accounting systems

Basic Competencies:

  • Proven problem solving and analytical skills
  • Proven ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work on own initiative and complete work in a methodical, thorough, and organised manner.
  • Excellent numerical skills and keen attention to detail
  • Strong Excel skills essential

Educational/Professional Requirements:

  • Professional accounting designation (ACA qualified or equivalent)

At RenaissanceRe, we believe in creating a workplace culture that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our business. We have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment and discrimination and take proactive steps to make employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our collective success. It is RenRe’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/ civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Our people are our most valuable resource and core to our success. This is a fast-paced business environment, demanding a strong work ethic and a results-oriented approach. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, a comprehensive talent development program, and a reward system in which employees share in the success of the company. We are an engaged member of the communities in which we live and work and have a locally-led giving philosophy with generous employee matching program, global and local community grants and employee volunteerism.
We seek diversity, create equity, and practice inclusion. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, disability, military status or other legally protected categories.

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