Financial Accountant (12 Month Contract)

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: www.chubb.com.

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.

Your Role
Reporting to the External Reporting Manager, you will provide effective and efficient support to the External Reporting Team enabling them to meet their regulatory and internal reporting commitments.

Your Responsibilities 

• Monthly and Quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliations


• Monthly, Quarterly and Annual journals entries leading to the preparation of balance sheet and profit & loss


• Assisting with Board paper preparation


• Assisting with regulatory reporting (APRA and RBNZ)


• Completing Industry Surveys, such as Australian Bureau of Statistics and Stats NZ


• US GAAP to Local Statutory reconciliations for Australia and New Zealand


• Quarterly internally reporting requirements for the Singapore Regional Office


• Supporting with the Indirect Taxes filings


• Supporting with Corporate Taxes


• Assisting in the preparation of the year end statutory accounts


• Annual external audit work; answering audit queries, investigation, assisting with sample testing


• Assisting with the annual S&P presentation 


• Using Alteryx for the preparation of regulatory reports and indirect taxes


• Assisting in the process improvement initiatives and identifying new initiatives
   

Your Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years work experience in Accounting  
• CPA/CA qualified or studying towards qualification
• Process and deadline driven
• General Insurance knowledge preferred, but not essential
• Oracle/Peoplesoft system knowledge preferred 
• Proficient in Excel 
• High level attention to detail 
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team 
• High level interpersonal skills 
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Experience with Alteryx preferred, or willingness to learn.

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.