Zurich Insurance Group

Finance Applications Solution Architect

Zurich Insurance Group$95K — $145K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
  • 6+ years of experience in application architecture, data integration, or financial systems
  • 5+ years of experience with enterprise financial data platforms
  • Strong knowledge of financial systems including billing, booking, GL, and reporting
  • Experience in data integration and transformation.

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end architecture for financial applications, covering billing, booking, and reporting
  • Define and implement strategies for integrating data across finance systems
  • Develop frameworks for seamless data exchange between applications and financial source systems
  • Advocate for enterprise design patterns and best practices
  • Collaborate with finance and business teams to gather requirements and drive solutions
  • Identify opportunities to modernize legacy platforms with cloud-native technologies
  • Drive automation and performance optimization for financial systems.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity with compensation based on objective criteria
  • Opportunities for continuous professional development and growth
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology in financial systems architecture
  • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
  • Acting as a trusted advisor within the organization.
Full Job Description
What you will do

Architect & Design Financial Systems
• Design end-to-end architecture for financial applications covering billing, booking, financial reporting, and reconciliation systems.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and finance data models.

Financial Data Integration
• Define and implement strategies for integrating data across finance systems, upstream transaction systems, and downstream reporting platforms.
• Develop frameworks for seamless data exchange between applications and financial source systems.
• Build robust pipelines to support financial data ingestion, transformation, and reporting.

Solution Design & Best Practices
• Advocate and enforce enterprise design patterns, reusable frameworks, and architectural best practices.
• Lead solution design reviews and technology selection.

Stakeholder Collaboration
• Work closely with finance, accounting, and business teams to gather requirements and drive solution feasibility.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Identify opportunities to modernize legacy finance platforms using cloud-native and data technologies.
• Drive automation, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.

Job Qualifications - What you bring to the table

Required:
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• 6 or more years of experience in application architecture, data integration, or financial systems
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise financial data platforms
• Strong experience in:
• Financial systems (billing, booking, GL, reporting)
• Data integration and transformation

Preferred:
Strong experience with Azure ecosystem:
o Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks, ADLS, Snowflake
Expertise in:
o ETL / ELT pipelines, data warehousing, data lake and financial data integration processes
Familiarity with DevOps, CI / CD pipelines, and cloud automation
Domain Expertise (Highly Preferred):
o Financial applications: Billing, Revenue Management, Booking systems, Actuarial systems
o Regulatory and financial reporting
o Financial data reconciliation and audit processes

At Zurich Canada, we are committed to pay equity. We determine compensation based on objective criteria such as skills, experience, and internal equity. The salary range for this position is 95,000 - 145,000. This range reflects the expected pay for the role across Canada and may vary depending on factors like office location, specific responsibilities, and individual qualifications. As required by local law, Zurich provides in good faith a reasonable compensation range, but starting salaries may exceed this range based on a candidate's skills and experience.

About Zurich Insurance Group

Zurich Insurance Group is a Swiss insurance company founded in 1872. It is one of the world's largest insurance companies, operating in over 215 countries and territories. Zurich provides a wide range of insurance products and services, including property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and pensions. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its carbon footprint and promote renewable energy. Zurich is also actively involved in supporting local communities through various charitable initiatives.
Learn more about Zurich Insurance Group
Size
52,930 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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