Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies.
Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.
Global Corporate & Commercial is the Generali Group unit developing P&C; business and insurance services for medium and large companies. The unit acts on a global scale and deploys an integrated approach at Group level with a central management team and specialized teams active in individual countries. Through GC&C;, Generali aims to become a key world player in the corporate-commercial segment.
We are looking for an Investment Controller to join the Central Unit of Planning & Control Global Corporate & Commercial in Milan. This is a great opportunity to work in a worldwide unit and to build up strong controlling competencies within the Insurance sector, in an international context.
Main missions:
- Cash Flows Management in alignment with Local Treasury Departments and Investment function
- Coordinating cash flow preparation of the Countries during Plan process, with support of local departments (P&C;, Treasury and Reinsurance)
- Quarterly preparation of forecast aggregated cash flows to be uploaded into Group system
- Monitoring cash flows actual vs Plan, liaising with local Treasury Departments/local P&C; to align on potential deviation of actual vs expected
Investments monitoring and control
- Liaising with Investment Function AG during Plan process, sharing cash flows to be invested to define the Investment result for the Plan
- Monitoring quarterly Investment result by
- Analyzing investment yield, assets mix, realized gains (losses)
- Identify potential gaps vs Plan and to identify corrective actions with Investment Function
- Preparing Forecast (2 per year) of Investment result
- Preparing Investment reporting for Clearence meeting
Investment Committee
- Support the implementation of Investment Committee, designing the process, governance and annual calendar
- Organizing periodic Investment Committee, building agenda in coordination with all the participants, proposing topics and formalizing outcome
Quality and consistency of all cash flows
- Supervising local Treasury and Planning and Control activities of preparation of cash flows (data quality, timing)
- Ensuring alignment and reconciliation with Group tools
- At least 5 years of experience, in Planning & Control, Treasury or Investment department of insurance institutions or in audit/consultancy firm following projects in insurance sector
- Knowledge of Accounting standards, with experience on adoption of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 metrics
- Knowledge of Actuarial Reserving is a plus
- Quantitative and analytical approach
- Knowledge of the business processes
- IT/reporting tools knowledge
- Ability to build relationships at both central and local level