26 Insurance Specialist jobs in Saudi Arabia

Description:

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an Insurance Risk Specialist to join Insurance Management & Advisory Division (IMAD) of Financial Risk Management (FRMD) at Saudi Aramco.

IMAD is within Treasury and its function is to provide support across the Company through the identification, quantification and mitigation of casualty risks and to reduce the cost of insured and uninsured loss to the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Your role will be to analyze risk exposures, design strategies and procure insurance to protect assets and mitigate the liabilities of a growing company.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Apply working knowledge of captive insurance companies.
• Develop strategy to mitigate or transfer risk.
• Analyze, critique and draft risk allocation, indemnity, insurance and other related contract provisions.
• Negotiate, implement and administer insurance and reinsurance placement structures (including optimal use of captive or alternative finance and transfer mechanisms).
• Develop and advise on the implementation of risk and insurance policy and procedures.
• Manage and coordinate broker, insurer, consultant and other service provider activities (including risk engineering and asset appraisals); Negotiate claims and pursue recovery from third parties.
• Mentor and develop staff.
• Represent the interests of the Division at internal and external meetings and assignments.

Minimum requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold the following:

• Bachelors or Masters degree, preferably in insurance or risk management from a recognized and approved program. A professional certification such as ACII, CMIRM, SIRM, or CPCU is preferred.
• 15 years experience in the oil & gas, petrochemical industry or a major corporate organization.
• Have relevant corporate risk and insurance expertise obtained from industry, international broking, risk management or insurance company background and ideally with experience of the energy and petrochemical industry sector.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Job ID: 15561

Tagged as: Financial Risk Management Dept

Description:

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking an Insurance Risk Specialist to join Insurance Management & Advisory Division (IMAD) of Financial Risk Management (FRMD) at Saudi Aramco.

IMAD is within Treasury and its function is to provide support across the Company through the identification, quantification and mitigation of casualty risks and to reduce the cost of insured and uninsured loss to the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Your role will be to analyze risk exposures, design strategies and procure insurance to protect assets and mitigate the liabilities of a growing company.

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Apply working knowledge of captive insurance companies.
• Develop strategy to mitigate or transfer risk.
• Analyze, critique and draft risk allocation, indemnity, insurance and other related contract provisions.
• Negotiate, implement and administer insurance and reinsurance placement structures (including optimal use of captive or alternative finance and transfer mechanisms).
• Develop and advise on the implementation of risk and insurance policy and procedures.
• Manage and coordinate broker, insurer, consultant and other service provider activities (including risk engineering and asset appraisals); Negotiate claims and pursue recovery from third parties.
• Mentor and develop staff.
• Represent the interests of the Division at internal and external meetings and assignments.

As a successful candidate you will hold the following:

• Bachelors or Masters degree, preferably in insurance or risk management from a recognized and approved program. A professional certification such as ACII, CMIRM, SIRM, or CPCU is preferred.
• 15 years experience in the oil & gas, petrochemical industry or a major corporate organization.
• Have relevant corporate risk and insurance expertise obtained from industry, international broking, risk management or insurance company background and ideally with experience of the energy and petrochemical industry sector.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

Job ID: 15561

Tagged as: Financial Risk Management Dept

Job Location:

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Key Responsibilities:

The selected candidate shall be responsible for the following duties:

• Collect and analyse financial data to support accurate financial reporting.
• Perform thorough data reconciliations and validations across systems.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies or variances in financial and non-financial data.
• Populate IFRS 17 data templates using information from operational and reporting systems for upload into the IFRS 17 engine.
• Extract results from the IFRS 17 reporting engine and post corresponding entries to the General Ledger (GL) and Trial Balance (TB).
• Prepare IFRS 17-based trial balances for review by the line manager.
• Reconcile IFRS 4 results with IFRS 17 outputs to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Assist the Principal Accountant / Manager Finance in maintaining up-to-date accounting records to support timely and accurate management reporting.
• Support the preparation and finalization of quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with applicable standards.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Record financial transactions promptly and accurately.
• Prepare audit schedules and documentation, and assist with addressing audit findings and implementing recommendations.
• Collaborate with external consultants and internal stakeholders to enhance integration.

Role Requirements:

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in IFRS 17 accounting within the Takaful/Insurance sector.
• Prior hands-on experience in financial reporting and accounting operations of an Insurance or Takaful company.
• Excellent command of English (both written and spoken).
• A relevant qualification from an internationally recognized institute, such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA, or a Master’s in Finance.

Experience Requirements:

• 5 to 6 years of relevant accounting experience

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Job Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Collect and analyse financial data to support accurate financial reporting.
• Perform thorough data reconciliations and validations across systems.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies or variances in financial and non-financial data.
• Populate IFRS 17 data templates using information from operational and reporting systems for upload into the IFRS 17 engine.
• Extract results from the IFRS 17 reporting engine and post corresponding entries to the General Ledger (GL) and Trial Balance (TB).
• Prepare IFRS 17-based trial balances for review by the line manager.
• Reconcile IFRS 4 results with IFRS 17 outputs to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Assist the Principal Accountant / Manager Finance in maintaining up-to-date accounting records to support timely and accurate management reporting.
• Support the preparation and finalization of quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with applicable standards.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Record financial transactions promptly and accurately.
• Prepare audit schedules and documentation, and assist with addressing audit findings and implementing recommendations.
• Collaborate with external consultants and internal stakeholders to enhance integration.

• Demonstrated experience in IFRS 17 accounting within the Takaful/Insurance sector.
• Prior hands-on experience in financial reporting and accounting operations of an Insurance or Takaful company.
• Excellent command of English (both written and spoken).
• A relevant qualification from an internationally recognized institute, such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA, or a Master’s in Finance.

• 5 to 6 years of relevant accounting experience

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