Job Description

About the Role

The Technical Accounting Analyst I is an entry-level role designed for colleagues who are early in their accounting career and ready to build expertise in reinsurance accounting. You will focus on mastering key accounting processes, ensuring high data quality, supporting portfolio handling, and developing independence in daily tasks as your experience grows.

Key Responsibilities

Core Technical Responsibilities:

• Perform exception-based handling of accounts with strong focus on data quality and value creation.
• Execute technical verification of accounts within the company’s validation framework and contract wording.
• Conduct account processing according to established guidelines and processes, including handling escalations as needed.
• Manage balance settlement with external clients according to reinsurance terms and agreements.
• Handle cash flow management including timely collection of Accounts Receivable and monitoring of portfolio financials.
• Ensure all financial transactions/payments adhere to processes, the quality management framework and key internal controls.
• Perform regular checks and analysis of client policy and financial files, identifying discrepancies and proactively resolving issues.
• Handle internal/external client communication for assigned accounts.
• Guide peers on reinsurance accounting matters when required.
• Support portfolio work, provide authorizations/escalations of financial transactions and payments according to authority matrix.

About You

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and comfort working with numbers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Proactive and agile team player with a willingness to learn and grow.
• Ability to manage assigned workload and deliver high-quality results on time.
• Solid MS Excel proficiency; Power BI is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Proactive, adaptable, and curious mindset with the ability to learn new tools and processes quickly.

Nice to Have

• Experience in (re)insurance, finance operations, accounting, or technical accounting.
• Understanding of treaty structures, cedent/broker workflows, and reinsurance data processes.
• Second language is an advantage to have.

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between 1 300 EUR and 2 200 EUR per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:​

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, ​
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.​

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.​

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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