African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) is a leading African Reinsurance Company, with its Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. Africa Re has six Regional Offices which includes; Casablanca (Morocco), Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria), Cairo (Egypt) and Ebene (Mauritius). The Corporation additionally, has one (1) Local Office in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), two Underwriting Representative Offices in Kampala (Uganda) and Kinshasa (DRC) as well as three (3) Subsidiaries (Africa Re South Africa Limited in Johannesburg (South Africa), Africa Retakaful in Cairo (Egypt) and Africa Re Underwriting Agency Limited in Dubai (The United Arab Emirates).
Africa Re has a broad-based shareholding comprising 42 African member states, the African Development Bank (AFDB), 112 African insurance and reinsurance companies and three (3) non-regional shareholders including leading global Insurers and Reinsurers.
Africa-Re hereby announces the vacancy for the position of Technical Accounts Officer at the Mauritius Regional Office based in Ebene, Mauritius at the Support Staff category.
The Technical Accounts Officer will be responsible for Identifying and verifying accounts in accordance with contract conditions and the specific line of business; ensuring completeness and accuracy by following up on any missing information, actively resolving discrepancies with clients; coordinating with other units within the organization, such as Underwriting and Claims, to facilitate seamless account management.
The incumbent will carry out the following functions:
• Managing and maintaining Reinsurance Debtors balances.
• Verifying and analyzing the accuracy of account statements and bordereaux.
• Processing client statements (Cedants/brokers) with lines of business and underwriting year data.
• Efficiently following up on outstanding balances due from Cedants and Brokers for timely payment.
• Preparing relevant payment requests for the balances due to Cedants and Brokers.
• Providing support to Underwriters in managing and maintaining relationships with Cedants and Brokers.
• Posting of all receipts and payments.
• Reconciliation of retrocessionaires’ accounts
• Handling general clerical tasks related to technical transactions and operations.
• A fundamental understanding of general accounting principles;
• Comprehensive knowledge of reinsurance principles and operational procedures;
• Detailed oriented and customer service focused;
• Ability to build and nurture relationships to facilitate smooth business transactions.
• Good Presentation and reporting skills;
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage, prioritize and effectively meet deadlines;
• Problem solving skills with capacity for taking initiatives;
• Reliable, Flexible, creative, with good reasoning and ability to multitask;
• Proficiency in MS Office with strong Excel skills is required;
• A strong sense of integrity and responsibility.
Candidates for this position should meet the following qualifications and requirements:
• Possess a First University Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Insurance
• Professional certification will be an added advantage
• Have a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in accounting or a similar role within the reinsurance or insurance industry.
The successful candidate shall have the following benefits:
a) Competitive Basic Salary on the Corporation’s Grade Level.
b) Variable Pay (Annual Performance Bonus).
c) Joint contribution to the Provident Fund (7% of the basic salary paid by staff and 14% by the Employer).
d) Children Education Subsidy for each child up to 26 years (maximum 4 children).
e) Medical cover for staff and recognized dependents;
f) Housing Allowance.
g) Transport Allowance
h) Inflation Adjustment allowance that may increase or decrease depending on the economic situation and inflation.
Applicants must also be:
a) Nationals of one of the 42 member States of Africa Re.
b) A good working knowledge of the second language (English or French) shall be an added advantage
Interested candidates are requested to visit the Africa-Re website at https://www.africa- re.com/career to complete the online employment form.
Africa-Re is an equal-opportunity employer and offers a good working environment commensurate with international organizations.
The Corporation reserves the right to appoint at the advertised grade level or at any other level that may suit the profile, qualifications and experience of the successful candida
The deadline for submission of interested candidates’ applications shall be 04 April 2026.
