Senior Accountant

RenaissanceRe is a leading writer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance. For over 25 years, we have helped customers and communities recover and build resilience through our industry-leading ability to understand risk, source efficient capital and rapidly pay claims.

Our global team shares a passion for solving our customers’ biggest problems through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees and rewards creative thinking.

About the Position
Reporting directly to VP, Controller – Singapore. This role is responsible for supporting certain aspects of the financial accounting, internal controls, budgeting, and financial reporting for the company, including assuming responsibility for some areas. In this role, you will also be responsible for partnering with various functional and/or business stakeholders. The financial accountant role is based in the Singapore office.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage the quarterly closing for the branches and identify/fix issues where possible

• Lead the preparation of accurate financial reporting, both for internal and external purposes following required GAAP and regulatory standards, including providing support for more technical areas.

• Work with relevant partners to ensure accuracy of transactions.

• Develop a strong knowledge of our various processes and technical accounting system. 

• Assist with the monthly close, including financial reporting, in compliance with US, or other relevant GAAP, or other regulatory requirements.

• Assist with preparation and review of detailed analysis and monthly/quarterly reconciliations, including reconciliation to the general ledger.

• Liaise with internal and external auditors.

• Lead the preparation of accounting reviews observing US GAAP and help prepare more technically challenging accounting memos.

• Ensure appropriate SOX 404 processes are aligned with Group and are followed for preparation and submission of financial data.

• Review/Prepare the various statutory filings (MAS Returns and Financial statements) where necessary, and to ensure that these are submitted on time.

• Liaise with tax consultants to ensure that the tax filings are prepared timely and that they are accurate.

• Assist the Controller to oversee various tasks where necessary.

Our people are our most valuable resource and core to our success. This is a fast-paced business environment, demanding a strong work ethic and a results-oriented approach. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, a comprehensive talent development program, and a reward system in which employees share in the success of the company. We are an engaged member of the communities in which we live and work and have a locally-led giving philosophy with generous employee matching program, global and local community grants and employee volunteerism.

We seek diversity, create equity, and practice inclusion. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, disability, military status or other legally protected categories.