Senior Reinsurance Accountant Team Leader

PartnerRE Ltd.•Toronto, ON

13d•CA$84,893 - CA$103,758•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Reinsurance Accountant – Team Leader serves as the on‑site operational manager for reinsurance accounting activities and oversees the daily operations of the Toronto Reinsurance Accounting team (currently 4 FTEs, with planned future expansion). The role ensures timely, accurate processing, strong service delivery, and effective people leadership, while also providing functional oversight and support to other Operations teams on-site.

Requirements

Senior expertise of Non‑Life reinsurance technical accounting.
Competence in processing and reviewing reinsurance accounts and related documents.
Advanced Excel; knowledge of Word/PowerPoint.
Knowledge of control framework (SOX / operational controls).
Strong leadership, coaching, and team motivation.
Excellent communication and stakeholder interaction.
Problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
Adaptability and continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
5–8+ years in reinsurance accounting (Non‑Life).
Demonstrated people management experience, ideally multinational.
Experience collaborating with Claims, Payments/Collections, Underwriting, and brokers/cedents.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience with eMessaging; SICS is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a growing team of Reinsurance Accountants in Toronto.
Oversee day‑to‑day execution and workload planning.
Provide operational supervision and coordination with other local Operations teams.
Identify employees with potential for further development. Engage them in training and skill enhancements initiatives.
Support employees with identified knowledge gaps and foster the remediation with respective actions and clear goal settings.
Process of assigned treaty broker/cedent accounts.
Ensure proper handling of technical bookings (including premium, sliding scale, reinstatement, LOCs, etc.).
Ensure accurate quarterly/monthly closing tasks.
Perform and review SOX and operational controls.
Maintain a strong internal control environment.
Communicate proactively with brokers, cedents, and internal teams.
Liaise with US and global Reinsurance Accounting leadership on planning, performance, and escalations.
Collaborate with Underwriting, Claims, Finance/Closing, and other departments on issue resolution and process alignment.
Support development of processes, controls, and KPIs; lead improvement initiatives.
Identify efficiency opportunities and lead or contribute to projects to improve service delivery.
Contribute to transition and change initiatives.