Financial Analyst - Launceston, Australia - Chubb

Description

Job Description

Chubb celebrates diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. We support applications from all members of our community and equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at:

Your Role
Partnering with the Finance business, you will be responsible for product management reporting and providing financial advice and insights to the Commercial and Consumer Lines of business within A&NZ and to stakeholders in the Regional Office. This includes reviewing of profit and loss, coordinating the forecasting and annual planning process, performing month-end close and preparing the monthly reporting pack.

Your Responsibilities

• Assist with the annual planning process.
• Coordinate the forecasting process including responses used for regional reporting across all divisions, while ensuring deadlines are being achieved.
• Effectively assist Division Heads and Product Line Managers in managing P&Ls
• Prepare, review and analyse monthly operating results including variances.
• Review and provide financial commentaries including production and acquisition cost movements.
• Support the BI and Planning Manager with the annual 5-year strategic plan.
• Coordinate a month-end close with stakeholders and Operations.
• Review and allocate Treaty Reinsurance costs.
• Support the Business Intelligence & Planning Manager and Senior Financial Analyst in updating and maintaining TM1.
• Coordinate and prepare monthly and quarterly reporting requirements within deadlines.
• Production metrics monitoring and reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal colleagues at all levels.
  Qualifications
  
  Your Skills & Experience
  • Degree in Accounting, Finance and/or other related business degree
  • CPA/CA qualified or equivalent
  • 5+ years relevant practical working experience- prior experience in insurance- desirable
  • Effective communication skills and confidence in presenting to senior stakeholders
  • Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
  • Ability to communicate and influence internal colleagues
  • Strong knowledge of financial systems including MS word, PowerPoint, Excel, Qlik, TM1, PCW and PeopleSoft
    We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and agile environment where continuous development is encouraged throughout your career, both locally and globally. We also offer a flexible working approach via our "My One Thing" initiative, education assistance, dress for your day every Friday, promotion of health and wellbeing (including discounted health insurance, daily breakfast and fresh fruit), and the option to enrol into the Chubb Limited discounted stock
    purchasing scheme.