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Head FP&A P&C Re Americas

Swiss Re
Armonk, NY, US, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Mar 2026
💰 $282,000/yr($176,000/yr$282,000/yr)

About the role

Join us as a strategic finance leader who will shape the financial future of our Property & Casualty Reinsurance business across the Americas region. This pivotal role offers an exceptional opportunity to drive financial excellence while partnering with senior leadership to deliver sustainable growth and profitability in one of our most dynamic regions.

 

 

About the Role:

 

As Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for P&C Re in Americas, you operate at the intersection of finance and strategy, providing critical insights that inform business decisions and drive performance across the region.

 

Leading a high-performing regional finance team, you will act as a trusted advisor to market leadership while advancing our finance transformation agenda. You will report directly to the Global CFO for P&C Re and play a key role within the P&C Re Finance Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Advisory

  • Lead the regional strategic and financial planning processes, ensuring alignment between financial targets and business ambitions
  • Provide rigorous financial analysis and reporting to support underwriting, renewal steering, and portfolio optimization
  • Advise on business initiatives, large transactions, and capital allocation decisions
  • Identify growth and continuous improvement opportunities based on data-driven insights

People Leadership

  • Lead and develop a diverse team of finance professionals across the region
  • Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and solutions-orientation
  • Attract and retain top talent while fostering succession readiness

Financial Reporting

  • Ensure clear, consistent communication of financial performance across the Americas through insightful and transparent reporting.
  • Deliver insightful variance analysis, projections, and scenario planning
  • Link business outcomes to financial results and KPIs, translating them into a clear IFRS‑aligned narrative that strengthens profitability steering through actionable insights.

Governance, Risk & Controls

  • Establish financial procedures and controls in accordance with Group guidelines
  • Partner effectively with internal and external auditors to ensure strong financial controls and transparency across your areas of responsibility
  • Uphold transparency, integrity, and financial discipline

Process & Transformation Leadership

  • Simplify and enhance financial processes to enable market teams to focus on business origination
  • Lead and contribute to strategic projects supporting Market Units in assessing and delivering on large transactions

 

About the Team:

 

P&C Re Americas is a key contributor to our global reinsurance portfolio, serving clients across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The business spans a broad range of Property & Casualty lines and operates across diverse market environments, balancing growth, profitability, and capital discipline.

 

As Head FP&A P&C Re Americas, you will act as a strategic finance partner to regional market leadership, supporting performance steering across multiple markets and product lines. You will work closely with underwriting, actuarial, and portfolio management teams to translate business performance into forward-looking financial insights.

 

Reporting to the CFO P&C Re and serving on the P&C Re Finance Leadership Team, you will collaborate with regional finance colleagues and leverage centralized support to advance transparency, profitability steering, and finance transformation across the Americas platform.

 

About You:

 

You are a commercially minded finance executive with the ability to connect financial rigor with business ambition. You bring strategic clarity, exceptional business acumen, strong leader

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