Sr. Accountant I - Technical Accounting

Job description

Chicago, Illinois
FunctionalArea

Finance
ContractType

Full Time
HierarchyLevel

Professional
Posting

55831749
JobID

C2EBDE1DCF021EE8B5DDAD89A4491C56
JOB PURPOSE/ROLE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Complete reinsurance statements, including reconciling reinsurance premium and claim accounts, settling reinsurance balances, recording reinsurance contracts (treaties), communicating with reinsurers.
Assist in the completion of audited financial statements and coordinate data requests for external audits and state examinations relating to the statutory underwriting results.
Stay abreast of IFRS and STAT accounting policy changes and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
Archive records to satisfy audit and statutory requirements.
Assist in project work as assigned.
KEY REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor Degree: Accounting, Finance or Business degree
Certification: CPA Preferred
3-5 years of P&C insurance industry experience in Reinsurance Billing, Collections and reporting.
Knowledge and experience in dealing with various Reinsurance programs (Treaty & Facultative).
Knowledge and understanding of Statutory Accounting and Technical Reinsurance Accounts . Good understanding of Operational booking processes.
Knowledge and experience in dealing with various multi currency systems and accounting for multi currencies
Knowledge and understanding of standard accounting (GAAP) and P&C (Statutory) insurance and reinsurance practice and principles.
Strong organizational, analytical and multi-tasking skills necessary to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities in a faced paced environment.
Ability to collaborate with others, adapt to change and accept challenging assignments.
Experience with SAP/BW/Cognos and proficient in Microsoft Office products.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize responsibilities and processes
Organizational, analytical, documentation and multi-tasking skills to manage multiple deadlines in fast-paced environment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REFERENCE CODE:

AGCS-5831744-2


Allianz is the home for those who dare – a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people – both its 88 million private and corporate customers and more than 140,000 employees – Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, embrace trends and challenge the industry. Our main ambition is to be our customers' trusted partner, instilling them with the confidence to grow. If you dare, join us at Allianz Group.

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer. Everybody is welcome, regardless of other characteristics such as gender, age, origin, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.


Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is the Allianz Group's dedicated carrier for corporate and specialty insurance business. AGCS provides insurance and risk consultancy across the whole spectrum of specialty, alternative risk transfer and corporate business: Marine, Aviation (incl. Space), Energy, Engineering, Entertainment, Financial Lines (incl. D&O), Liability, Mid-Corporate and Property insurance (incl. International Insurance Programs).


Worldwide, AGCS operates in 30 countries with own units and in over 210 countries and territories through the Allianz Group network and partners. In 2016, it employed around 5,000 people and provided insurance solutions to more than three quarters of the 'Fortune Global 500' companies, writing a total of €7.6 billion gross premium worldwide.

AGCS SE is rated AA by Standard & Poor's and A+ by A.M. Best.

More information about careers at Allianz Global Corporate Specialty can be found at www.agcs.allianz.com/careers