SVP, Finance – Ceded Reinsurance

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

SVP of Ceded Reinsurance Accounting overseeing financial operations for reinsurance strategy at Arch Insurance. Ensuring accurate settlements and reporting in a hybrid work model.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeJersey City • Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $188,900 - $255,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

FluxSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage Bordereaux and Billing for Treaty and Facultative Clients
Coordination and oversight of post placement account settlement and billing with reinsurance trading partners, ensuring accuracy and timely performance of obligations.
Reporting of all required information as agreed to under the reinsurance arrangements in an efficient and scalable process.
Management of all cash activities billing, collections, reporting and reconciliation.
Oversee collateral management to ensure adequate balances are maintained and adjusted as needed to mitigate reinsurance trading partner counterparty exposure or to satisfy regulatory requirements.
Manage Financial Reporting and Close Activities
Mange the ceded reinsurance close and reporting calendar for treaty and facultative business, ensuring recognition of premiums, ceding commissions, loss recoverable, reinstatement premiums, and other financial items to be recorded under the contractual terms.
Coordinate with corporate reporting teams to provide analytics and explanations for the effect of ceded reinsurance transactions as part of the quarter close reviews and report outs.
Provide comparisons to prior periods and plan with explanations and support.
Oversee all ledger accounts that are part of the Ceded Reinsurance Accounting controllership function. This includes but is not limited to balance sheet reconciliations, variance and flux commentary and insights connecting P&L and balance sheet results.
Other Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans - including onshore and offshore capabilities - to accomplish the objectives of the department.
Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team, including focus on training, career development, and succession planning.
Own, develop and execute tactical and operational plans that have a direct impact on the achievement of functional strategies.
Manage the periodic planning and reforecasting process for business that is the responsibility of the Ceded Reinsurance Accounting function, including analyzing the effect of changes in business subject to reinsurance and changes to the reinsurance arrangements themselves have on projected treaty and facultative financials.
Maintain a robust control environment (SOX/ICFR), and lead interactions with internal and external auditors.
Take part in continuous reevaluation and improvement of the groups’ internal control environment.
Work with the broader organization to identify process improvements, data quality, controls enhancements and a variety of other initiatives to ensure optimal outcomes for AINA overall while representing both Ceded Reinsurance Placement and Corporate Finance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven leader and collaborative team player who provides strategic guidance and vision while also maintaining a hands-on approach when required.
Ability to manage complex, detail-oriented initiatives under tight deadlines, while effectively responding to unplanned projects and emerging challenges.
Broad exposure to operational disciplines, including underwriting, claims, and IT, with the ability to ensure effective cross-functional communication and the accurate capture of information required for downstream financial reporting.
Strong ability to communicate financial analyses, insights, and conclusions clearly and effectively to a wide range of stakeholders and end-users, including executive leadership.
Advanced proficiency and experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, SQL, Power BI, Workday, and Alteryx, with a strong aptitude for leveraging technology to enhance reporting and analysis.
Experience working with both third-party and internally developed reinsurance system solutions, including hybrid operating environments that support evolving business needs.
Ability to operate effectively within a global organizational structure, including shared service models managed by corporate functions, while leading teams composed of both onshore and offshore resources.
Familiarity with a wide range of products in the commercial insurance space including but not limited to workers compensation, D&O and E&O, general liability, property and property CAT, surety and commercial auto.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Competitive 401k with generous matching
PTO beginning at 20 days per year
Up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
Backup Child and Elder Care
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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingaccount reconciliationdata analysiscash managementcollateral managementceded reinsurance accountingvariance analysisprocess improvementinternal controlsregulatory compliance

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationstrategic guidancecommunicationproblem-solvingteam buildingmentoringadaptabilitydetail-orientedtime management