General Insurance Manager with French recruitment

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Contribute to the definition and application of the Group insurance strategy for The Company, which includes the implementation of the decisions on the Board of Directors.
Manage the roll out of this strategy within the group through a tight and efficient supervision of all operational processes related to the management of The Company (e.g. underwriting process, premium allocation and policy administration, IPT compliance, claims reserving, handling and settlement).
Manage an effective professional relationship with a contracted management company who will assist the candidate with their work.
Monitor the preparation of all accounting and financial records of The Company, including those consolidated at Group level.
Ensure full and proper communication of the financial results to Group Finance department.
Liaise with the Parent Company and the Group Insurance Team, and with all third party service providers (lawyers, auditors, actuaries, loss adjusters)
Monitor the appropriate Service Level Agreements.
Liaise and develop the effective relationship with the Central Bank of Ireland in order to ensure that The Company is operating within the business plan approved by the regulator and in compliance with the regulations.
Coordinate the preparation of board meetings, including monitoring of key performance indicators defined by the Corporate Insurance Department.

Skills / Abilities:

Mandatory (“Must - have”):

Have thorough knowledge about finance and accounting in order to monitor all underwriting and claims data, necessary to produce financial statements.
Understand, create and analyse financial reports.
Have ability to define and implement operational and financial processes (including FX hedging) as determined by the Group strategy whilst complying with all local requirements.
Have knowledge of the local regulatory environment is an advantage.
Ability to communicate successfully in both written and verbal in French and English.
Be able to get along with others and be team-oriented.
Have the ability to manage transverse tasks.
Must be adept in use of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word, Internet and email.
Be dependable and professional.
Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel up to a few days a month to France.

Optional (“Nice to have”):

Professional Experience:

Mandatory (“Must - have”):

At least five years of experience and complete knowledge of the structuring, management and underwriting of international insurance programmes.
Management position within an insurance company, brokerage firm or the risk and insurance department of a multinational group.
Experience in financial controlling and reporting, and the budget and forecast processes of an insurance company.

Optional (“Nice to have”):

Background in:

Finance - with at least a Bachelor Degree (BFS - Bachelor of Financial Services) or Qualified Financial Adviser,
Or, Insurance - with an advanced diploma (such as ACII),
Or, with an MBA in Finance/Insurance.

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