Senior Treasury Consultant 80-100%

As a Senior Treasury Consultant, you will be responsible for the Group’s return on capital framework. In this crucial and dynamic role, you will lead the evaluation of the Group’s financial performance on a risk / return basis analyzing the insurance portfolio across multiple dimensions, with the aim of providing Senior Management with insights on portfolio optimization. 

You will also interact with multiple department across the organization representing Group Treasury vis a vis  Group Risk, Group Investment Management and Underwriting.  Furthermore, you will run ad-hoc analysis on Group’s financial flexibility for M&As and group wide projects.

If you are self-starter with a curious mind and a willingness to challenge the status quo, we are looking forward to receiving your application!

What you will do

• Maintaining and further developing Group's Return on Capital (ROC) framework which aims to provide senior management with an instrument to assess the performance of business units. This includes supervising the production process, analyzing results, reporting to senior management, business partnering with local and regional finance teams. 

• Maintaining and further developing Group's non-life Risk Based Return Metrics (RBRM) which aims to provide management, underwriting and finance functions with a view on the profitability and capital intensity of new business at Business Unit, segment and line of business level. This includes supervising the production process, analysing the results, and reporting to management.

• Summarizing insights gained from risk / return metrics into clear steering measures to be presented to local and regional management teams

• Providing Group Treasury and Capital Management input to the Group Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA). Tasks include assessing the impact of different stress scenarios on the Group’s key capital and leverage KPIs, defining and assessing mitigation actions and presenting results to management.

• Maintaining Group’s risk governance framework up to date, covering all processes run by Group Treasury

• Running Ad-hoc analysis on capital, financial leverage, and liquidity implications of M&As and projects of strategic relevance

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key internal partners

What you bring

• University degree in economics, business administration or finance-related discipline, CFA, FRM or CPA would be an advantage

• Minimum 7 years of experience in finance/risk or associated role, ideally including experience in the (re-)insurance or banking industries

• Strong insurance accounting knowledge, particularly of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9, are essential

• Solid statistics and corporate finance knowledge. Previous exposure to insurance capital requirements (SST, SII) and rating models is a big plus

• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze complex financial data

• Structured personality with the ability to work on multiple tasks and to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and direct the decision making process 

• Strong IT literacy required, including ability to structure databases, extract and analyze data

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your online application.

Zurich wants to attract the best talent and we acknowledge that talents might not always be available full-time. At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of ways. Please talk to us during the interview about the flexibility you may need.

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Information for recruitment agencies

Zurich does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees. 

Why Zurich

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right? 

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great! 
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet.
 

• Location(s):  CH - Zürich 
• Remote working: Hybrid
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Mélina Carnal