Accountant - Financial Reporting

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About Everest
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the role

As an Accountant – Financial Reporting, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of all regulatory and statutory financial reporting requirements for our Singapore operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and regional colleagues to drive efficiency, process improvements, and transformation initiatives.

Purpose and Accountabilities of the role

•  Manage the monthly financial close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to internal controls and compliance measures.
• Prepare and submit regulatory and statutory reports, including MAS returns, IRAS GST filings, and annual financial statements, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Generate weekly and monthly management reports to support business decision-making.
• Prepare reinsurance statements of accounts and coordinate with the ceded reinsurance accounting team on quarterly statements, XOL allocated costs, premium adjustments, and reinsurance payments.
• Assist with the implementation of IFRS 17 and other financial reporting transformations.
• Support regional finance projects and initiatives aimed at streamlining processes and enhancing operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate reporting processes for greater accuracy and efficiency.
• Undertake other finance-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Progress toward or completion of professional accounting qualifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

•  2–3 years of relevant experience in financial reporting within an insurance or reinsurance company.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, regulatory reporting, and financial controls.
• Experience with MAS reporting is highly desirable.
• Proactive, analytical, and problem-solving mindset with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Adaptability to a start-up or high-growth environment.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.  

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