You will be our Senior Reinsurance Accountant responsible for providing accounting support to various SiriusPoint operating entities, reporting to our VP Reinsurance Controller. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Responsible for the accounting and reporting of all net (direct, assumed, and ceded) business for various SiriusPoint operating entities under US GAAP.
• Review of (re)insurance contracts entered into the SICS NT underwriting systems through to the output included in the financial statements.
• Assist with the preparation of accounting memos for complex reinsurance contracts, documenting accounting conclusions for specific features, including risk transfer analysis.
• Perform various reconciliation for underwriting general ledger accounts.
• Responsible for various processes and reports critical in the quarterly underwriting close.
• Key contact for implementations, improvements, upgrades, testing and documentation of (re)insurance finance systems and data warehouses.
• Quarterly analytics of underwriting activity supporting FP&A, underwriters, actuaries and group reporting.
• Develop, implement, and maintain process documentation and controls over financial reporting.
• Communicate with and assist both internal and external auditors.
• Assist with finance transformation projects, including scoping, documenting, and testing.

Your skills and abilities should include: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business, plus an Internationally recognized accounting designation (CPA, ACA, CA or equivalent). Three years post qualified.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience with an existing (re)insurance company or with a big four public accounting firm, working with reinsurance company clients.
• Detailed technical knowledge and experience with US GAAP.
• Strong knowledge of reinsurance contract terms and the different methods of premium recognition.
• The ability to evaluate a complex reinsurance contract for risk transfer.
• Operational and accounting experience with outwards reinsurance.
• Experience with change management as it pertains to systems and the ability to communicate requirements and outcomes to IT developers from a business perspective.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to navigate complex spreadsheets, and work with large data sets.
• High level of competency with Microsoft Office and the aptitude to learn various systems.
• Experience liaising with external auditors and other accounting and reinsurance professionals.
• Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills plus the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Previous experience with documenting and maintaining Sox controls.
• Strong analytical ability, problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt effectively to change and willingness to take on additional project work and responsibilities.
• Experience with Workday Financials, SIC NT, and Workiva would be an asset.
• Commitment to meeting deadlines and ability to work additional hours, weekends and public holidays, as required