The Company  

Cover Genius is a Series E insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.

Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.

Our People are

Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired

Our People are not

Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious

About the role

As a Financial Analyst/Accountant at Cover Genius, you will be working amongst a rapidly expanding Global Financial Operations team, reporting to the Associate Director, Underwriter Finance. This role requires a knowledgeable and resourceful team player who will own the reconciliation and smooth settlement of Underwriter payables while working cross-functionally across the organisation. 

This role is responsible for managing the full-cycle of Underwriter outgoings while ensuring data integrity, fostering strong external and internal relationships, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate is a driven and reliable person with a strong background in data reconciliation and payables, exceptional communication skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and wants to be part of a global insurtech company with the vision to protect all customers of the world’s largest digital companies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Customer Service & Relationship Management: Serve as a primary point of contact for external and internal stakeholders regarding payment inquiries, discrepancies, and resolutions. Foster positive working relationships with all stakeholders. 

• Invoice Finalisation & Payments: Reconcile data with invoices received, finalise invoices and ensure timely approval processes are adhered to in accordance with company policies and payment terms. Ensure accurate and timely payments.

• Data Integrity & Compliance: Maintain accurate records, verify approvals, and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. 

• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for enhancing efficiency within the Underwriter Finance function, including automation and streamlining workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices.

• Reconciliation & Reporting: Reconcile Underwriter transactions, and resolve any discrepancies relating to Underwriter reporting. Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities as well as audit support.

• Underwriter Vendor Management: Monitor Underwriter vendor accounts, resolve outstanding balances, and maintain an up-to-date vendor database. Review onboarding new Underwriters and ensuring compliance with company policies.

To help us level up, you'll ideally have:

• A diploma in accounting or finance is highly preferred.

• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a senior or lead role.

• Experience working with NetSuite and Coupa preferred.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and/or Google sheets.

• Strong knowledge of general accounting practices, and financial controls.

• Conceptual database understanding highly preferred.

• Insurance accounting experience preferred but not required.

• Excellent customer service and communication skills with the ability to manage external and internal relationships effectively.

Why Cover Genius?  

Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?  

• Flexible Work Environment - Our teams are hybrid. We work from home on a Wednesday and Thursday and attend the office on Monday, Tuesday and Friday with flexibility around start/finish times.

• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.

• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.

• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!

Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!

* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discrimination, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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