Major Natural Disaster and Quarterly Closing Deputy Manager

The Major Event & Closings Deputy Manager will support the Major Event & Closings Manager in managing the major event co-ordination process, creating analysis and reporting of exposure on major catastrophe and large risk losses, and managing the planning and execution of the quarter close process, ensuring all deadlines are respected whilst facilitating good co-ordination with all key stakeholders.           
 

Where duties and responsibilities overlap with other job descriptions, the Major Natural Disaster and Closings Deputy Manager is to assume responsibility, support, and contribution to the below areas at a level appropriate to the role and be supported by more senior team members as required. 

Under the responsibility of the Major Event & Closings Manager, the candidate will:

• Contribute to the management of the quarter close process, including: 

  • Planning & communication of an effective timetable for all aspects of the closing

  • Production of the necessary supporting exhibits & analysis 

  • Chairing and attend meetings ensuring transparency/that all the required approvals are in place

  • Support the Major Event & Closings Manager in presenting exhibits and analysis to interested parties including those at Exec Co level

  • Contribute to the timely circulation of LLN/CEM in collaboration with regional operational staff and CE’s worldwide so that bookings can be made in support of the closing process, thereby enabling a smooth and auditable landing each quarter 

  • Build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders across SCOR, especially a strong connectivity with Paris and regional finance teams, ensuring good open communication and sharing a single set of quarter end claim financials

• Support the execution of the major cat and major risk procedures, including:

  • Support the major cat event & major risk processes, assisting in the coordination with key stakeholders in SCOR’s different locations to provide senior leadership with accurate and timely updates

  • To comply with the major cat and major risk procedure documents and related ICS controls, ensuring any required updates and changes are communicated to the Major Event & Closings Senior Analyst 

   

• Support the Major Event & Closings Manager in the pursuit of best practise & automation, reviewing ways of working and making proposals for improving end to end processes, propose and create new and improved tools to help drive greater efficiency around the teams processes and areas of responsibility

• Support the production of Claims Analytics for Cat and Major Risk including:

  • Contribute to the production of analytics in conjunction with relevant areas of the business and ensure trends and conclusions communicated to management and fed into the decision-making process

  • Through knowledge of the wider (re)insurance lifecycle and the through internal relationships, seek out collaborative opportunities where claims loss analytics would add value

   

• As the team’s deputy, assume the key decision maker position in the absence of or as delegated by the Major Event & Closings Manager.

Required experience & competencies

• Strong Microsoft Office skills required and Excel  (advanced level)

   

• Expert user of reporting & database tools (Business Objects, Tableau, Qlikview, SQL etc.) gained working in an insurance or reinsurance organisation
• Advanced report writing skills and ability to assemble succinct PowerPoint presentations and word documents
• Previous experience of building dashboards/KPI’s in administration of (re)insurance claims & the systems and related control processes
• Familiar with project management approach and methodology; previous experience of working on systems projects as the representative of a function
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, ensuring high quality of delivery 
• Good communication skills required – will need to build relationships in order to coordinate and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders including underwriters, finance and actuarial functions and other support staff in all hubs/offices in different countries
• Self-motivated with good drive and enthusiasm; confident, requiring minimal direction & supervision
• Some travel to other SCOR offices will be required

Required Education 

• Educated to Degree standard in a relevant subject 
• Progress towards ACII desirable