Treasury Officer, Actuarial Capital Management

Are you interested in Treasury work that encompasses both the asset and liability sides of the balance sheet in an ongoing pursuit of optimizing capital, liquidity, and financial performance?  If this appeals to you read on to learn about this role!

 

Note:  This role may be filled as an Assistant Vice President or Vice President dependent upon skill sets and experience.

 

About the Role

 

You will experience exposure to a variety of business topics, ranging from Reinsurance to Primary business, from Life & Health lines to Property & Casualty lines across the US, Canada, and Latin America.

 

Main tasks and activities:

 

• Monitor the region's capital and liquidity generation, and work with the central Capital Management team and the business to improve these financial KPIs
• Support the implementation and structuring of the regional intra-group retrocession program
• Monitor the capital levels of the region's entities and branches, ensuring entities are well capitalized and dividends are repatriated in accordance with the Group's capital management policies
• Lead and/or support in strategic initiatives and projects relevant to treasury activities both in the Americas and around the globe
• Engage with Asset Management, the central Treasury team, and local Finance to assess the capital implications of investment and foreign exchange positions of local entities
• Be a key business partner with strong commercial focus, supporting the business in reviewing and structuring large transactions from a treasury perspective and as part of the broader Finance transaction review process
• Support the preparation and presentation of materials to key stakeholders

 

Note this role is not a cash management or collateral management role. 

 

 

About the Team

 

The Capital Management Americas team represents Treasury in the region, implementing the target capital structure for the business units and supporting the regional CFOs and business teams on all treasury related topics.  We are responsible for capital and liquidity management, as well as asset-liability management and the Finance transaction review process across the Swiss Re Group. We are organized into three regional capital management teams based in Zurich for EMEA, Armonk NY for the Americas, and Singapore for APAC, as well as a central asset-liability management team based in Zurich.

 

We are flexible in structuring our tasks and frequently work together on initiatives across teams. We constantly strive to improve our understanding of value creation in the context of Swiss Re and to use this knowledge to increase our effectiveness

 

 

About You

 

You have a solid track record analyzing and structuring solutions to complex problems.  An ability to deliver in both a wider team environment and by working independently enable you to meet tight deadlines and work on multiple projects at the same time with success.

 

Creative, open-minded and enthusiastic describes you!  And your strong social and communication skills help you thrive when interacting with senior management.

 

Additional requirements include:

 

• For AVP role:  3+ years of working experience in the financial service industry
• For VP role:  6+ years of working experience in the financial service industry
• Appropriate academic or professional qualification, demonstrating strong quantitative ability
• Understanding of:
  • Reinsurance, accounting principles, and US and/or Canada regulatory solvency regimes
  • Corporate finance and capital management, including strong desire to learn more
  • Structure, value drivers, and risks inherent in reinsurance products. Understanding of debt instruments, and capital market structures is a plus

 

 

The estimated base salary range for this position is $80,000 to $204,000.  The specific salary offered for this or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role within AVP or VP qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget.  At Swiss Re, we take a "t