MetLife

The Team You Will Join 

We are a company driven by a solid set of principles and purposes such as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our working culture provides flexibility and naturally a ‘hybrid’ working model as standard. We want to benefit from the many positives that come by having a more diverse working culture throughout all levels of seniority and lines of business

If you want to progress towards your goals with passion and to enjoy success with a huge and global team, we are looking forward to have you with us in our Finance Team!

The Opportunity 

This role sits within the Controllers team responsible for a variety of reporting bases including IFRS, Solvency II and USGAAP. This role refers primarily to the Finance implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts for the in-scope country Turkey and assistance on any other EMEA countries if required. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible primarily for the Finance regulatory reporting of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts for the assigned countries as required. 
• Coordinate between the local team and central teams, EMEA PMO and the EMEA regional functional teams (Controllers, Actuarial, Investments)
• Ensure primary statements and disclosures are correctly reflected in the financial statements.
• Review journal requirements to ensure appropriate chart of accounts established and provide expense splits as required.
• Ensure required reconciliations between IFRS accounting rules system, ledger and disclosures and reconcile source input data required for modelling to the ledger.
• Test processes for any new ledgers required if applicable (foreign exchange, chart-fields, trails etc.).  
• Identify and escalate risks and document key decisions and activities (accounting policies, methodology, system architecture).

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Experienced qualified accountant at least for 5 years. Audit experience in Big 4 is a strong asset.
• IFRS accounting standards knowledge. 
• IFRS 17 implementation experience is a surplus.
• USGAAP knowledgre is a surplus.
• Experience of large-scale projects or implementations.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Confident in liaising with stakeholders from different departments and geographical locations.
• Strong regulatory reporting/ financial reporting experience.
• Strong MS Office experience including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Good team player with ability to work on own initiative as well as part of the team.
• Proficiency in English to effectively communicate with the stakeholders in the region.