Accounts Assistant

Take the next step in your career with us.

Allied World is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge.

We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs.

Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members.

Overview

Job Summary: We have an open position for an Accounts Assistant in our Dublin office. Reporting into the Vice President, you will be working in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Accurate booking of client accounts into the AW reinsurance system
• Arranging claim and broker payments requests
• Updating cash books, reconciliation and allocation of cash received/ paid
• Monitoring of reinsurance premium receivable and following up with the broker on overdue items
• Running of monthly and quarterly reinsurance reports
• Producing monthly and quarterly production reports for Underwriting
• Ensuring compliance with established internal controls and procedures
• Performance of additional ad-hoc/ analytical duties as and when required
• Liaising with various groups both within and outside of the organization, including Underwriting, Brokers, internal and external audit
• Disaster recovery and testing of reinsurance system upgrades

Qualifications

• Initiative-taking and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision
• Maintain a prominent level of professionalism, integrity and trust
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities
• Strong diligence, excellent analytical and effective communication skills
• Good collaborator with flexibility to adapt and grow as responsibilities increase
• Computer literate particularly in Excel
• Role would suit graduate, a person with some insurance/ reinsurance experience and/or someone working towards a professional accounting qualification for example ACCA - not a requirement to be considered for the position

Working at Allied World

• Instant membership in the Allied World team, a global network of colleagues who will support your career journey
• A manager who will help you build your career through a structured coaching program
• Access to a full suite of learning and development tools and resources

Global Presence

We are headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Brisbane, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Dublin, Farmington (CT), Hong Kong, Houston, Labuan, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Zug.

Our Business

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways.

Allied World is an equal opportunity employer. Subject to applicable law, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, age, disability, military service, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law or regulation in the relevant jurisdiction where we operate.

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance

Industries

• Insurance

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