Head of Reinsurance Accounting (Pretoria)

Job Description

The Head of Reinsurance Accounting is responsible for the full end-to-end Reinsurance Accounting and Analytics process. This includes designing the Reinsurance strategy, implementation, and data and systems requirements. The successful candidate will also participate in optimisation work to derive a recommended Reinsurance structure.

Key Performance Areas

The key responsibilities include:

• Functional Management: Full responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual Reinsurance reporting and analysis.
• Sourcing, reconciling, and providing Reinsurance data modelling requirements.
• Designing and implementing system and process solutions for all Reinsurance agreements.
• Active participation at Reinsurance forum meetings and managing Internal and External Audit engagement issues.
• Ensuring Reinsurance Claims are fully recovered and accounted for across all treaties.
• Responsible for setting and obtaining financial Reinsurance targets of up to R1 billion.

Qualifications & Requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

• Matric qualification
• CA (SA) highly preferred
• 10 years’ experience in Insurance, with5 years in Reinsurance
• Leadership and team management skills
• Effective Communication, Negotiation, and Problem-Solving skills