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About the role

  • Director coordinating structured finance, accounting, and reinsurance solutions for RGA, a global life and health reinsurer. Leading transactions, reporting, negotiations, and regulatory financing strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate cross-functional project teams to develop financing solutions for RGA’s regulatory entities
  • Lead and manage accounting and reporting functions for assigned structured finance transactions
  • Review and analyze structured finance transaction information for data and design accuracy
  • Evaluate and recommend improvements to internal financing processes
  • Manage project teams across investments, legal, and corporate functions to structure and complete complex reinsurance transactions globally
  • Provide leadership and coordinate collaborative efforts to meet legal entity and consolidated objectives
  • Coordinate transaction analysis with structured finance, accounting, legal, investments, tax, and other technical experts
  • Anticipate, identify, and resolve transaction issues and coordinate timely responses
  • Lead negotiations with external parties to efficiently meet RGA’s financing needs
  • Lead implementation of legal entity optimization strategies, including restacking efforts
  • Establish processes for proper implementation and administration of financing transactions and support processes
  • Identify financing needs involving cash, collateral, and regulatory requirements by currency
  • Design and propose solutions including reinsurance structures, securities lending, structured asset designs, and other capital-market strategies
  • Oversee and manage team members and direct reports, where applicable, to improve processes and responsiveness
  • Perform month-end, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for structured finance transactions
  • Record financial activity, create financial reports, analyze data, prepare general ledger uploads, and reconcile general ledger accounts
  • Administer assigned internal retrocession agreements and balance sheet and income statement accounts
  • Compile and analyze financial data under US GAAP and Statutory bases
  • Coordinate data collection and financial results with departments and subsidiary management
  • Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements as applicable
  • Lead quarterly officer meetings for assigned subsidiaries
  • Support internal control and audit compliance processes
  • Maintain internal control narratives and EUC and IPE/RR inventories
  • Improve processes and maintain department procedure documentation
  • Coordinate internal and external audit requests
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in business, with emphasis in accounting, finance or actuarial science or equivalent related work experience required
  • 8+ Years of experience in accounting, auditing, or structured finance required
  • Intermediate understanding of the US Life insurance and reinsurance markets required
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new methods and work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions required
  • Advanced listening, investigative, analytical, innovation and critical thinking skills
  • Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions
  • Advanced ability to design and structure financing solutions, including reinsurance provisions, meeting risk/return, financing partner, and regulatory requirements
  • Actuarial and accounting skills to address risk issues associated with proposed financing transactions
  • Highly advanced oral and written communication skills
  • Expert ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives
  • Highly advanced customer relationship management and change management skills
  • Expert ability to manage multiple projects and/or teams simultaneously
  • Expert ability to consult across operational, functional, and technical disciplines
  • Highly advanced persuasion and negotiation skills
  • Highly advanced ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results
  • Ability to work flexible hours for international projects across multiple time zones
  • Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) preferred
  • Financial modeling experience related to structured finance preferred
  • Actuarial experience preferred
  • 3+ years insurance/reinsurance accounting experience preferred

Benefits

  • Annual bonus plan
  • Long-term equity incentive plan eligibility for some positions
  • Health benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Other employee benefits
  • Diverse, caring colleagues around the world
  • Respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought
  • Vast, endless career potential
  • AI-supported personalized job recommendations, automated interview scheduling, and real-time chatbot answers during preliminary screening

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$107,060 - $144,820 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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