Accounting Associate

General Job Outline:

A member of the Finance team of SR Beijing with primary responsibility in supporting effective and efficient finance operations for  SRZ Beijing Branch, including accounting execution, cash management support, financial closing, fapiao administration, intercompany process support, documentation and control activities.

Major functions:

• Perform daily finance operations, including payment processing, cash balance monitoring, bank administration support and fund transfer preparation.

• Prepare and process accounting entries for operating expenses, direct debit transactions, tax-related bookings and other manual journals.

• Support monthly and quarterly closing, including reconciliations, data preparation, entity data separation and consolidation support to SRZ Beijing Branch.

• Maintain payment vouchers, booking support, fapiao records, bank documents and other finance documentation in line with internal control requirements.

• Support cost monitoring, monthly cost reporting, cost allocation and preparation of government refund or subsidy documentation.

• Administer VAT fapiao processes, including data preparation, T-suite upload, request reconciliation, worksheet coordination and fapiao issuance support.

• Support IGR processes, including application documentation, contract renewal support, quarterly reconciliation, invoice support, intercompany settlement preparation and attribute tracking.

• Assist related-party transaction and regulatory reporting support, including information collection, approval coordination and submission documentation.

• Coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Operations, Finance IT and business stakeholders to follow up routine finance operation issues.

Person Specification:

Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of accounting principles, finance operations and internal controls.

• Understanding of payment processing, expense accounting, reconciliations and closing support.

• Familiarity with cash management, bank processes, VAT fapiao administration and financial documentation.

• Knowledge of Excel and finance systems; SAP or T-suite exposure is preferred.

• Insurance or financial services knowledge is an advantage.

Skills:

• Preferably 2-5 years of relevant accounting or finance operations experience. Fresh graduate accepted.

• Good attention to detail, accuracy and ability to meet routine deadlines.

• Good analytical, problem-solving and follow-up skills.

• Able to work independently on assigned tasks and collaborate effectively within a team.

• Good written and oral English and Chinese communication skills. Strong AI programming skills preferred.

Major Relationships

Position accountable to: Finance Manager / Finance Director, China

Liaises with: Finance Team, Treasury, Tax, Operations, Finance IT, Group finance team, banks and external service providers

About Swiss Re

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