You will be taken to Swiss Re’s own careers page to apply. Job ID 1435560733.
Job description
Technical Business Analyst III
Are you a seasoned Technical Business Analyst with a passion for transforming complex financial systems into streamlined, high-performing solutions? Do you thrive at the intersection of technology and finance, turning business challenges into smart, scalable IT innovations? If so, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in a globally connected, SAP-driven financial closing environment — and leave a lasting mark on how the world's (re)insurance industry reports its financials.
About the Role
As a Technical Business Analyst, you will sit at the heart of our global financial closing ecosystem, acting as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and our SAP-based platform. You will not only maintain and enhance a sophisticated financial subledger solution, but you will also champion simplicity, standardization, and innovation. From shaping new functionality to validating, it through rigorous testing and live production runs, your fingerprints will be on every improvement we make. You'll engage continuously with a global user community — educating, aligning, and supporting teams across time zones and disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with global stakeholders to capture business objectives and requirements, translating them into pragmatic, effective IT solutions
Challenge complexity — act as a champion for standard components and push back on unnecessarily complicated solutions in favor of elegant, maintainable designs
Establish yourself as a subject matter expert on SAP systems and financial closing processes, providing trusted guidance and mentorship to stakeholders and team members alike
Drive end-to-end system changes and customizations through the full lifecycle — from solutioning and implementation through to testing and go-live
Support quarterly close operations including incident handling, process documentation, and continuous improvement of E2E system workflows
Engage and educate the global user community on an ongoing basis, ensuring alignment, adoption, and confidence in the platform
Validate new and enhanced functionality during both testing phases and productive runs, ensuring quality and reliability at every step
About the Team
The FPSL Subledger Liability team is an international product team made up of experienced professionals with diverse and complementary backgrounds. We provide the platform that enables global and local financial closings under IFRS for (re)insurance contracts. At the core of this platform is a robust SAP solution, embedded within an evolving technology landscape that enriches our data and ultimately produces financial statements for the quarterly finance closing process. We are a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values expertise, curiosity, and a shared commitment to excellence.
About You
You are a strategic and creative problem solver who thrives on turning complexity into clarity. Your strong interpersonal skills allow you to build trusted relationships across diverse, global teams, and your natural curiosity keeps you constantly learning and improving. You bring an ownership mindset to everything you do — self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. You are as comfortable diving into technical detail as you are facilitating a conversation with senior business stakeholders, and you bring both rigor and enthusiasm to every challenge.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements
University degree in a technical, financial, or business discipline (or comparable qualification/experience)
8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst working with IT systems in complex, enterprise environments
3+ years of hands-on experience with FPSL systems, including solid knowledge of IFRS 17 and its application in (re)insurance financial reporting
Good working knowledge of SQL and the MS Office suite, including advanced Excel skills
Proven experience delivering product changes and operations with end-to-end ownership, including requirements analysis, testing, process standardization, optimization, and documentation
These are additional nice to haves
Basic knowledge of accounting and financial reporting principles, enabling effective communication with finance stakeholders
Willingness and ability to learn a scripting language for formulating and automating test cases
Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies, including experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for backlog management and sprint planning
Experience working in global, cross-functional teams across multiple time zones and cultures
A continuous improvement mindset with the drive to proactively identify and implement enhancements to both processes and systems
Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.
About Swiss Re
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. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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