Location: Armonk,NY, USA
Are you a critical thinker who likes to analyze complex topics and provide insights on risks? Do you enjoy working in a diverse team? Join us at Internal Control Assurance & Reporting (ICAR) Team and help us to safeguard Swiss Re's resilience!
About the Role
As an Actuarial Internal Control Assurance Manager in ICAR, you will participate in various control testing activities. You will have the opportunity to learn about many areas of Swiss Re, as well as their processes and controls. This role offers you an opportunity to deal with impactful themes and exposure to Swiss Re's Management.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Perform and review design and operating effectiveness testing on internal controls
* Discuss findings with key stakeholders
* Support ICAR's central team on planning, execution and reporting of ICAR assurance cycles
* Coach and mentor ICAR junior team members
About You
You are a results-oriented individual able to work independently, plan well and deliver results in time. A good communicator, you manage to maintain trust while delivering difficult messages. You are a motivated, collaborative team player who is nimble and adaptable, able to work effectively in cross functional teams and independently at the same time.
Additional requirements include:
* 5-8+ years of work experience in the insurance and/or reinsurance industry, with exposure to assurance functions like risk management, internal or external audit.
* Nearly qualified or qualified Life & Health or Property & Casualty actuary (must).
* Experience and solid knowledge of L&H or P&C (re)insurance, and its governance, risks, and controls, particularly in L&H or P&C reserving and/or costing methodology for respective lines of business.
* Knowledge/experience of IFRS 17 and sound understanding of key business processes and controls over financial reporting value chain.
* Critical thinker that sees the big picture (e.g. overall themes, trends, goals).
* Strong analytical professional with problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
* Fluent in English, written and spoken.
About the Team
The Internal Control Assurance & Reporting (ICAR) Team is a global team of Assurance Professionals, responsible for assessing the design adequacy and operating effectiveness of Swiss Re's internal controls. We liaise closely with Operational Risk Management, Group Internal Audit, Governance Teams, External Audit and Swiss Re Senior Management. Through our controls testing and assurance activities, we identify areas of control weaknesses and contribute to an improved control framework to ensure operational rigor and effective control related behavior across the Swiss Re Group.
In our work we apply innovative techniques and use data analytics and automation within our assurance and testing processes. We are a great group of risk professionals with diverse backgrounds spanning different locations and competencies!
For Armonk, NY the estimated base salary range for this position is $113,000 to $200,000. The specific salary offered for this or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a total compensation approach when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
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