Job Number: 10135
Job Number: 260000DT
External Description: About the Role Equitable is seeking a Reinsurance Administration Lead who is passionate about driving operational excellence and delivering accurate, effective reinsurance administration across our life and annuity business. In this key leadership role, you will oversee the end-to-end administration, financial reporting, and execution of our reinsurance arrangements, helping ensure the integrity of critical financial and operational processes that support the organization's broader business objectives.
Working closely with colleagues across Finance, Actuarial, Investments, and Technology, you will serve as a trusted partner and subject matter expert, bringing technical expertise, thoughtful problem-solving, and a continuous improvement mindset to complex reinsurance operations. You will lead the accurate and timely execution of reinsurance transactions, including settlements, reconciliations, and close activities, while helping drive efficiencies and strengthen operational controls.
As the operational owner of reinsurance administration, you will play a vital role in ensuring alignment between treaty provisions, accounting outcomes, and system-generated results. You will also champion strong governance practices by maintaining audit-ready documentation, supporting a robust control environment, and fostering confidence in the quality and reliability of reinsurance reporting. This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative leader who enjoys working across functions, influencing outcomes, and making a meaningful impact on a highly visible area of the business.
What You'll Be Doing - Lead end-to-end administration of reinsurance treaties, including setup, interpretation, and ongoing maintenance
- Own and coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities related to reinsurance
- Review and validate settlement calculations, including revenue sharing, fee components, and ownership-based allocations
- Perform and oversee reconciliations between administrative systems, investment data, and general ledger outputs
- Investigate and resolve data discrepancies, variances, and breaks across multiple data sources
- Maintain and enhance SOX/MAR controls, including documentation and evidence supporting key processes
- Partner with Actuarial, Finance, Investments, and IT to ensure accurate data flows and reporting alignment
- Serve as a key contact for internal and external audits
- Support implementation and enhancement of reinsurance administration platforms
- Drive process standardization, automation, and efficiency initiatives
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members
This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with an on-site presence of 2-3 days per week combining flexibility with team collaboration.
The base salary range for this position is $145,000 - $170,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.
For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program
What You Will Bring Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 8 years of experience in insurance and/or accounting, reinsurance administration, or financial reporting
- Established knowledge of reinsurance structures
- Experience supporting financial close and reconciliation processes
- Proven understanding of reinsurance treaty mechanics and accounting implications
- Demonstrated ownership and execution mindset
- Experience with reconciliations and control frameworks
- Familiarity with subledger systems and large data environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA
- Driven analytical and detail-oriented approach
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities
- Experience with reinsurance administration systems (e.g., TAI)
- Exposure to Bermuda statutory reporting
- Experience working with external reinsurers and asset managers
- Knowledge of SOX and audit requirements
- Demonstrated functional ownership and subject matter expertise
- Drives execution and continuous improvement
- Influences effectively in a matrixed organization
- Mentors and develops team members
Skills Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching and mentoring concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness.
Data Gathering and Reporting: Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.
Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there.
Operational Risk: Knowledge of policies and processes for operational risk management; ability to use tools, data, and best practices to identify, assess, and manage operational risk exposures.
Results Orientation: Knowledge of the importance of meeting or exceeding established targets; ability to drive critical activities to completion.
Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
Community / Marketing Title: Reinsurance Administration Lead (HYBRID)
Location_formattedLocationLong: Syracuse, New York US
