Senior Finance Analyst - Reinsurance

About the role

Global Atlantic Financial Company Bermuda Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, is looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to join its Bermuda Finance team. The role supports the Bermuda reinsurance companies and the Institutional business segment by delivering accounting and control functions, ensuring completeness and accuracy of financial information and regulatory filings. It sits within a team of financial reporting professionals and reports to an Assistant Vice President, Insurance Planning & Treasury.

Key responsibilities

• Support preparation of regulatory reporting on US GAAP, US Statutory, Bermuda Statutory and Bermuda Economic balance sheet bases for multiple reinsurers, and execute control processes
• Perform monthly and quarterly closing, track information availability, review variances, produce control and flash reports and prepare reconciliations
• Investigate unanticipated variances and give timely feedback to source areas
• Take part in analytical reviews of reinsurance and borrower entities, including flux analyses and actual-to-expected reviews
• Support quarterly and annual financial reports, footnotes and supporting documentation
• Review and analyse net investment income and net cost of insurance quarterly
• Support system enhancements and contribute to testing plans and user acceptance testing
• Explore and use AI tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity and decision-making

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; working towards CPA, CA or a comparable designation preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience; recent life insurance experience with reinsurance exposure preferred
• Demonstrated experience assessing performance against prior and expected results in an insurance business
• Experience delivering audit requests and explanations, and building and performing controls
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, complex environment

Required skills

• Knowledge of US GAAP or US Statutory accounting required; knowledge of Bermuda Statutory and the Bermuda Economic Balance Sheet a plus
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, attention to detail and deadline awareness
• High proficiency in MS Excel
• Familiarity with SAP, OneStream, W Desk, Tableau, Power Query and other reporting tools a plus