Global Practice Lead Technical Accounting
Company: Swiss Re
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
To drive our growth agenda the global Operational Excellence
team is looking for a Global Practice Lead Technical Accounting
Transformation, reporting into Global Head Operational
Excellence.If you bring (1) a firm understanding of Technical
Accounting (TA) in either direct commercial insurance or the
Financial industry, have (2) experience of TA system and process
landscape and are a (3) welcoming, convincing and including leader,
then this role is tailored to you.You will be leading one of the
global practices at Operational Excellence. The direction for this
role is to establish and further develop the Technical Accounting
function and its capabilities as a direct commercial insurer - on
processes, systems and people/culture. The role as Global Practice
Lead is to shape this operating model and to streamline processes
and systems globally - including fundamentally advancing the
existing setup.About the role & team setupYou own, that Corporate
Solution's Technical Accounting practices are optimal at global
scale. In essence, it is your responsibility that a) technical
cashflow, payment processing and premium collection capabilities
are effectively setup, managed and adhered to. And b) that
technical accounting as a capability will be further advanced and
developed.You are accountable forcreating and aligning the global
Technical Accounting strategy,ensuring the operational model is
designed and delivers most efficient and effective technical
accounting operations,targets for the technical accounting metrics
and scorecards are being met, andensuring our technical accounting
processes and operations are compliantTogether with a global team,
which sits partially in Operational Excellence centrally (for
"build" and governance topics), partially in so called Regional
Service Operations centres (for "run" topics), and partially in
Digital & Emerging Technology or Finance, you will work across
Corporate Solutions, to ensure there are robust policies and
processes in place to serve the business to ensure growth
expectations can be achieved and drive the necessary ongoing
transformational change.You will work across organizational
boundaries and dealing with further optimization of our technical
accounting processes, transactional outsourcing and further aspects
that impact our operational model.Main responsibilities and
ownershipsMain cornerstones of the roleLeading the Technical
Accounting practice for CorSo globally together with the Regional
Service Operations centres, which manage Technical Accounting
regionallyDefining and shaping the Technical Accounting strategy
and further development, be an integral part of the Process
Excellence community and work with the regions to ensure a
supporting target operational model, structure, metrics and process
& system landscape.Product Owner of Technical Accounting specific
systems or system elementsEnsure a robust control environment and
work with Operational Risk and Compliance and the COOs in the
Regions to ensure the key operational risks are covered and we have
an effective control environment.Be a leader and partner to
Operations and Finance in the regions in supporting them in
managing Technical Accounting in an effective, efficient and
compliant manner taking into account Group standards and regulatory
requirements.Establish an operational excellence framework to drive
continuous improvement and the standardization of our operational
risk management and compliance approach for our comprehensive,
standard and international businessManage, maintain and engage a
network of regional Practice LeadsSelected action areas of the
roleWork with Regions to ensure Technical Accounting operations are
optimal to collect our outstanding balances in time of the agreed
KPIShaping, defining and further evolving the Technical Accounting
operational model and working with the regions, to drive global
process harmonization at an operator level and improvement
opportunities.Regularly reviews and where possible aligns and
documents global improvement opportunities and ensures these are
reflected in SOPs and control frameworkEnsure global/local SOPs
(through regional practice leads) are aligned with functional
guidelinesSet global KPI and MBO that ensure delivery of robust,
efficient and effective premium collectionAs a functional owner and
domain expert, work with OpEx Digital & Emerging Technology, Chief
Innovation & Transformation Office and Information Technology to
bring innovative digital solutions into our Technical Accounting
processes and further evolve our technical capabilities/system
landscape for Technical AccountingBe a digital champion, collect
ideas to further digitalize and innovate our Technical Accounting
processes, define business cases and champion the implementation of
new digital solutionsDefining and monitoring of Technical
Accounting metrics, ensuring targets are being met and agree
corrective actions with the Regions when targets are not being
metEnsure RCSA controls cover key risks and are being monitored
regularly and work with Operations Risk and Compliance in quarterly
RSCA sign-off and solving issuesDesign and work with regions to
ensure there are business continuity plans in place and tested
regularly.Work with the regions to ensure adequate staffing levels
is in place to deliver the expected targets and KPIs for Technical
AccountingBe a mentor, coach, expert and trusted partner for the
Technical Accounting teams in the regions.Position requirementsYou
have a high tolerance for ambiguity and a track record in Process
Excellence/Process Improvement and/or other relevant enterprise
transformational roles. Developing a topic from a vague starting
point to a structured problem statement, building consensus,
identifying and triggering decision paths and driving the topic to
completion independently comes natural to you. Experience in
facilitating different levels of conversations as a strong
communicator will help you in initiating and orchestrating
improvement work. You distil and present topics appropriate for all
levels of stakeholders and collaborate across all associated
functions, regions and hierarchies.You enjoy problem solving, are
very structured, detail oriented, build up your own knowledge and
expertise in a topic systematically, gather facts and build
consensus. You are proficient in engaging at senior management
level and in creating high-profile executive management
presentations, are a highly self-motivated, dedicated individual
that is comfortable in dealing globally with different counterparts
and cultures. In this global role 'own the way you work' is
critical.Since stakeholder engagement and long-term process
adherence as well as connecting dots across multiple communities
and stakeholders is a vital part of your role, a welcoming and
convincing personality is almost crucial to fulfilling this role.
You have a proven track record of stakeholder engagement at
multiple levels, are a strong listener, you are able to synthesize
what's behind being told and you enjoy encouraging others to move
along a common goal.Must haveTechnical Accounting background in
either Corporate Commercial Insurance or in Financial Industry
(with the ability to translate experience to Corporate Commercial
Insurance)At least 5+ years of experience in Process
Excellence/Process Improvement/Continuous
Improvement/TransformationDeep knowledge of Technical Accounting
and Cash Management practices, regulatory environment, business
know-how and relevant experience in operations or business function
supporting cash collectionPlease note, relevant commercial
insurance/financial industry background as well as significant
process reengineering/transformation experience is a must.
Candidates without this background will be declined immediately -
thank you for your understanding.Should havePassionate to explore
new ways and challenge the status quo by continually seeking
improvement opportunitiesHands-on leader and driver of
implementation efforts globallyStrong customer focus with developed
conflict management skillsComfortable working across different
regions, cultures and time zonesStrong communication and
presentation skills and proficient in PowerPointStrong analytical
skills and advanced with ExcelExperience with enterprise-wide
and/or cross-functional change initiatives with a high degree of
complexityAbility to quickly assimilate to new knowledge and
continuous improvement mindset, strong organizing and structuring
skills with attention to detailA project management and change
management leader in planning, structuring, leading and completing
cross-functional, global projectsAn excellent manager of
partnerships and able to overcome resistance, drive initiative
teams and ensure timely deliveryCould haveExperience in an
Operational Risk Management or governanceAgile, Lean or Six Sigma
certificationProject & Change Management certificationsWe are an
equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We
do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status,
veteran status, or disability status.About Swiss Re Corporate
Solutions Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of
reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk
transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes
and climate change to cybercrime.Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is
the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer
innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational
corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help
clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading
claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.Our
success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture
encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re
Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal
opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of
their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or
expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability,
skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and
flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to
work. #LI-HybridKeywords: Reference Code: 123042
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