Technical Reinsurance Accountant

Job description

🧰 Who We Are

Wakam is a B2B2C digital insurer, creating white-label and embedded insurance solutions for over 80 partners across Europe. With a presence in 32 countries and over €900M in revenue (2023), we’re redefining insurance with transparency, technology, and impact.

We’re currently undergoing a major digital transformation and seeking a Senior Technical Reinsurance Accountant to join our Finance team — a key role in ensuring operational excellence and driving innovation within our accounting processes.

🚀 About the Team

The Finance team at Wakam is the strategic engine that powers our growth. We deliver accurate reporting, drive operational efficiency, and support major initiatives such as digital transformation and regulatory compliance. Within this team, the Accounting & Tax function ensures that our financial operations are robust, compliant, and future-ready.

You’ll join a collaborative environment where innovation, ownership, and impact are valued every day.

🎯 Your Mission

You will play a critical role in managing and optimizing our reinsurance accounting operations. Your responsibilities include:

• Contributing to monthly and quarterly closings through the accurate preparation of reinsurance statements

• Supporting the implementation of a new reinsurance operational tool

• Ensuring correct accounting entries in Sage, including data reconciliation and payment follow-up

• Collaborating closely with the Cash Manager, brokers, and reinsurers

• Driving continuous improvement in reporting and reconciliation processes

• Contributing to risk mitigation via internal controls and compliance checks

🧠 What You Bring

• A Master’s degree (Bac+5) in accounting, finance, or related fields

• Experience in insurance or reinsurance accounting, auditing, or consulting

• Strong knowledge of reinsurance mechanisms and accounting flows

• Proficiency with financial tools and data reconciliation

• Interest in finance transformation and digital tools

• Fluent in French; English proficiency is a strong plus

✨ Who You Are

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and results-driven

• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment

• Curious and proactive with a desire to improve processes

• A strong communicator who builds solid working relationships across teams

🌟 Why Join Wakam?

• Be part of an international, mission-driven company redefining insurance

• Contribute to strategic projects during a digital finance transformation

• Enjoy autonomy and ownership of your scope

• Collaborate with experienced professionals in a dynamic, tech-first environment

• Work flexibly — hybrid or remote options available

🏆 Hiring Process

1. Initial interview with Talent Acquisition Partner

2. Technical interview with the Reinsurance Accounting Team Lead

3. Interview with the Head of Accounting

4. Final Interview with the HR Business Partner

🙌 Welcome to Wakam

Apply now and become a key player in shaping the future of reinsurance finance.

Recruitment Agencies:

Wakam has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Wakam does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.

Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact our managers directly.

More About Us

Check out our website to learn about the 11 cultural markers that make Wakam truly special! If you’re adventurous, impact-driven, and ready to shape the future of insurance, we’d love to meet you!

💫 What Makes Us Unique:

• True remote work flexibility with our Wakam From Anywhere (WFA) program - yes, we even have a teammate working from a sailboat! ⛵

• Flat hierarchical system promoting direct impact and autonomy 🚀

• Monthly Free.day: dedicated time for personal growth and skills development 📚

• Lunch voucher with Swile card

• A meaningful company: we became a Mission-driven company in March 2021

• Work alongside passionate experts:  who will share their knowledge and help you develop and grow in your career.

At Wakam, our “Free to Impact” culture is built on four essential pillars that shape everything we do :

🗣️ Communication & Knowledge Management

• Foster transparent collaboration across our flat organizational structure

• Share knowledge freely in our highly collaborative environment

• Contribute to our collective intelligence through open dialogue

🔍 Curiosity

• Embrace our monthly Free.day for learning and skills sponsorship

• Think big and challenge conventional insurance norms

• Stay eager to learn and explore new possibilities

🔄 Continuous Improvement

• Take initiative to transform the insurance industry

• Turn challenges into opportunities for innovation

• Constantly evolve our ways of working

🎯 Outcome Oriented

• Focus on impact rather than hierarchy

• Drive results through clear objectives and autonomy

• Transform bold ideas into concrete solutions

At Wakam, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to your recruiter.