Senior Financial Analyst - Charlotte, United States - SCOR

Description

Job Description

This position will be an integral part of a team of finance professionals whose purpose is to ensure existing financial information is understood across multiple reporting bases. Additionally, there is a mandate to have multiple scenarios available to understand performance, assess potential business decisions by SCOR, and have consensus across the finance and business organization on the values and their emergence over time. This position will require close coordination across the organization with different stakeholders and will be very visible to the executive management team who will be making business decisions based on the financial information and scenario planning shared. Strong analytical and communication skills are required to consume and challenge the financial information and to best represent a proposal or a variety of proposals to the management team.

Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

• Support the understanding and analysis of quarterly financial information relating to client specific life reinsurance business in accordance with Solvency II and IFRS17.
• Support SGLA leadership in the analysis of underlying performance and identify emerging trends.
• Provide and explain Key Performance Indicators to key stakeholders in the US and across SCOR Group.
• Develop executive level presentations that can be shared with senior management team detailing full scope of issue and provide financial information that is actionable.
• Develops, maintains and reviews analyses as needed of financial results, with a key focus to improve efficiency, business insights & auditability.
• Explaining drivers of change in sensitivity analysis by having a solid understanding of business composition.
• Partner closely with the SGLA's Inforce Optimization team to build consensus on financial results and identify key business drivers.
• Partner closely within US Corporate Actuarial team, especially the financial development and valuation teams to explain reasonableness of results & suggest modeling enhancements from insights.
• Complete special assignments and projects for the department, as necessary.
• Utilize technology to perform job functions more efficiently and to further automate the production processes. Share technology solutions with other associates.
• Complete special assignments and projects for the department as necessary.
• May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Required experience & competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Science or relevant work experience.
• 10+ years of financial analysis experience.
• Robust analytic and critical thinking skills with strong problem-solving ability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including verbal, written and relationship building.
• Experience developing, implementing & controlling financial data and procedures.
• 10+ years of experience working with and making sense of large volumes of data.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex models, processes, and data to deliver required results.

Preferred

• Data mining/Data Manipulation capabilities - Executing, modifying and creating basic queries.
• Knowledge of IFRS 17/ Solvency II.
• Experience with data analytic and visualization tools (Alteryx, Tableau, SQL)
• Insurance and/or actuarial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement departmental processes and controls and ensure appropriately documented.

About Us

SCOR, the 4th largest reinsurer in the world, provides insurance companies with a diversified and innovative range of solutions and services to control and manage risk. Leveraging experience and expertise to deliver "The Art & Science of Risk", SCOR provides cutting-edge financial solutions, analytics tools and services in all areas related to risk - from Life & Health and Property & Casualty insurance to Investments. Our specialized teams operate in over 160 countries, fostering long-term relationships with clients.

In order to provide our clients with a broad range of innovative reinsurance solutions, SCOR pursues an underwriting policy that is founded on profitability and supported by effective risk management strategy and a prudent investment policy. This approach allows us to offer clients an optimum level of security, to create value for shareholders, and to contribute to the welfare and resilience of society by helping to protect insureds against the risks they face.

At SCOR, we believe that employing people from different backgrounds and ensuring inclusivity is a major driving force for the success of the Group. We are committed to fostering a work environment in which all employees are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to SCOR's success.