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Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
04-Feb-2025
Job ID
6144

Description and Requirements

IFRS 17 Implementation Deputy Manager


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.

 

 

Benefits We Offer

Our benefits are designed to care for your holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. 

We offer private health insurance for you and your family, life insurance, employer pension plan, meal and transportation allowance, as well as a work from home allowance. We also provide a cultural Heritage Day off, and “back to school” and “school report day” leaves and much more!


About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. 
At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!