Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. The Vice President, Capital Forecasting Finance Manager will lead the Capital Management Forecasting Team, responsible for producing and governing enterprise financial forecasts to support executive decision-making and capital planning.
Responsibilities
- Lead the quarterly forecasting production of all financial based metrics, including management earnings and valuation, US GAAP and other financial based capital constraints such as leverage, across a range of scenarios and sensitivities
- Serve as the technical lead within CMFT for US GAAP based projections, partnering with Finance for accounting policy interpretation, income measurement, and general ledger reconciliations to ensure consistency between forecast outputs and the enterprise financial reporting framework
- Provide critical review and attribution of forecasting model results, explaining period-over-period movements for key drivers; develop source-of-earnings and attribution analyses in collaboration with the broader Capital Management team
- Define and document finance related requirements for the enterprise forecasting model; partner with the Actuarial Modeling team to investigate issues, test new functionality, and approve model changes prior to production deployment
- Perform trend and variance analysis to validate financial forecasts to Finance’s budget and actual reported results
- Develop executive-level forecasting analytics, scenario analysis, and KPI reporting to support strategic decision-making and enterprise performance management
- Design and execute controls to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and governance of forecasting processes, models, and reporting deliverables
- Develop supplementary systems and processes to extend the enterprise forecasting model’s coverage, ensuring reporting requirements are met across entities, accounts, and business segments not directly modeled within the core architecture
- Collaborate with the broader CMFT on the development and alignment of forecast sensitivities, with specific focus on the implications for financial and management basis outputs
- Drive initiatives to operate on a unified, highly automated model architecture for downstream reporting, reducing manual processes and improving scalability across forecasting outputs
- Support senior management and board-level reporting, including the preparation and presentation of capital forecast materials for management committees
- Manage a small team of finance and forecasting professionals, fostering a culture of cross-functional collaboration
Skills
- Undergraduate degree required with finance, accounting, actuarial science and other quantitative fields preferred
- 8+ years of experience, ideally dealing with financial reporting and analysis for insurance/reinsurance and/or insurance accounting
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and financial reporting requirements; technical experience with asset accounting and liability valuations a plus
- Proficiency in financial modeling, and a strong knowledge of the financial and economic drivers of an insurance or reinsurance business
- Experience defining business requirements for financial systems and enterprise forecasting platforms; familiarity with general ledger systems and FP&A toolsets a plus
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams within structured reporting timelines
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Effective written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present financial results and analysis clearly to senior management audiences
- People management experience with commitment to team development
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to challenge assumptions and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning and adaptability in a dynamic environment
- Comfortable embracing AI-enabled tools and automation technologies to enhance forecasting scalability and efficiency
- CPA, CFA, or equivalent accounting designation preferred; ASA or FSA also valued for candidates with actuarial exposure
Benefits
- All employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance
- A generous benefits package
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