Reporting and Tax Specialist at Swiss Re

About the role:

Imagine a role where you can utilise your strong finance and tax knowledge in a leading re/insurance company on the market, allowing you to grow further in a role with a lot of independence, and reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. You will be involved in reporting and analyses across multiple valuation bases ((IFRS, US GAAP, SAM ) and also take responsibility for tax compliance and advisory.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading and maintaining all tax calculations, submissions (Income Tax, Dividends Tax, VAT, etc) and advisory services.
• Researching tax laws, particularly those governing insurance companies.
• Completion of tax audits, if required, by relevant tax authorities.
• Preparing quarterly and annual financial and regulatory reporting.
• Preparing analyses for senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Working closely together with business and Group to ensure IFRS requirements are accurately addressed and implemented
• Support Capital management, Cost management, and Treasury activities
• Ad-hoc project involvement

About the team:

The Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Africa Finance Team is a 3-person dynamic team leading the financial responsibilities for the organisation. Working alongside global finance teams within the broader Swiss Re Group to ensure the success of the growing South African legal entity.

About you:

Bringing problem solving, interpersonal and analytical skills, this role will be a perfect fit for you. We also need:

• University degree in the field of finance or accounting
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in a tax function plus at least 3 years accounting experience (including articles)
• Solid understanding of Tax and VAT principles / legislation
• Solid understanding of IFRS and local regulatory principles (e.g. SAM)
• IFRS 17 knowledge and/or experience is preferable
• Insurance background is preferable
• CA (SA) qualification is preferable
• Willingness to travel to other Swiss Re Offices