Lead Reinsurance Financial Analyst

Voya is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to join Voya's Reinsurance team. The position is responsible for administering reinsurance treaties and reinsurance reporting. We are looking for an individual with a passion for process improvements and automation.

Responsibilities

Administer reinsurance agreements including preparing and compiling reinsurance settlements and reports; Identify and lead the implementation of improvements within workstream processes; Analyze and create automation opportunities within the existing reinsurance processes; Maintaining integrity of reinsurance admin system and data; Review and validate reinsurance settlements reports received from reinsurers for completeness and accuracy per agreements; Contribute to financial close cycles, including recording journal entries, issuing wires, reviewing, and analyzing operating statements, and providing flux analysis; Undertake ad-hoc tasks, projects and analysis upon request under limited supervision; Work on various responsibilities associated with reinsurance and reporting and interact with various business partners; Interact, communicate, and maintain liaison with reinsurers and third-party administrators to ensure the quality, accuracy and completeness of reports received; Deliver succinct and clear summarizations of analysis tailored to the needs of different customers; Participate in internal and external audit testing; Ensure reinsurance processes and reporting activities are in compliance with audit standards, including sufficient controls and efficient reinsurance processes established/maintained; Share technical expertise and guide junior team members; Support other team members, including reviewing offshore work; Able to manage multiple, often competing priorities under tight deadlines; Able to work with large and complex excel files and scale the data into meaningful analysis; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

BA degree in Finance/Accounting; Minimum 5 years of reinsurance finance experience with a life insurance focus; Experience working with admin systems, ledger data and familiar with operating statements; Good understanding of accounting principles, reinsurance operations and financial reporting; Working knowledge of AI tools used to support financial analysis, reporting, and productivity; Work with various organizational teams and leadership; Able to manage multiple, often competing priorities under tight deadlines; Able to work with large and complex excel files and scale the data into meaningful analysis

Nice to have

CPA preferred; Strong analytical, attention to detail, self-motivated, self-starter; able to work independently with minimal supervision; Able to balance quantitative and qualitative analysis; Excellent oral and written communications; GAAP and Statutory reporting knowledge; Familiarity with Oracle financial systems; Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

Benefits

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans; 401(k) Savings plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%); Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%); Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year; Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day; Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year