Financial Accounting Intra Group Retrocessions Intern (m/f/x/d, 80-100%)

Key facts

What you bring

• Currently enrolled in, or recently completed, a bachelor's or master's degree in data analysis, economics, finance or a related quantitative field.
• Strong data-analytics knowledge, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and derive actionable insights.
• Interest in quarterly closing processes and financial reporting.
• Willingness to acquire necessary system knowledge (SAP, FPSL, LFD) and technical knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Fluent in English, both written and oral.

Your tasks

• Apply advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence techniques to support IGR processes and manage external retrocession activities.
• Maintain and evolve code scripts (e.g., Python) to meet department targets, ensuring robustness, scalability, and alignment with evolving analytical and operational requirements.
• Validate and analyze produced figures and serve as main point of contact for inquiries on the financial results of internal and external retrocession.
• Contribute to the seamless quarterly production of financial statements for IGR and external retrocession.
• Support various initiatives and projects related to the financial reporting landscape.
• Collaborate with professionals across Finance, IT, and Risk Management departments.

What they offer

• Hands-on experience in financial accounting and reporting within a leading global reinsurance company.
• Opportunity to work in an international, interdisciplinary and fast-paced environment.
• Collaboration with professionals across Finance, IT, and Risk Management.
• Professional growth and meaningful impact in a friendly, collaborative team.
• Exposure to cutting-edge financial reporting processes including IFRS 17, Group IFRS reporting, and statutory financial statements.
• Inclusive and flexible work environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

About the role

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. With more than 14,000–15,000 employees worldwide, Swiss Re anticipates and manages a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. The internship is based within Global Finance Operations and Transformation (GFO&T), specifically in the Intra-Group Retrocession (IGR) and External Retrocession team in Zurich. GFO&T is responsible for delivering accurate, consistent and high-quality financial information for Swiss Re's external reporting and internal decision-making, including Group IFRS reporting, statutory financial statements, SST and Solvency II.

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