Finance Transformation and Excellence Specialist in London

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Location: London, or Leeds

Type: Permanent, full time

Happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity

QBE Europe is recruiting for a Finance Transformation and Excellence Specialist to join the FAL (Finance, Actuarial and Legal) Data and Change team. The role can be based in our London or Leeds office. This role focuses on delivering meaningful change, supporting both continuous improvement and strategic initiatives, with an opportunity to develop a broad skillset while contributing to the division’s strategic goals. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

Your new role – Responsibilities

• Discovery and analysis: conduct discovery sessions to understand current processes, challenges and opportunities; gather and document business requirements and pain points through stakeholder engagement and data analysis.
• Impact assessment and problem solving: analyse and identify root causes of business issues; assess the impact of proposed changes on processes and systems.
• Business requirements: work with stakeholders to develop clear requirements, translating between Finance and wider business functions where required.
• Project management: build and manage project plans, coordinating tasks and resources to ensure timely delivery; track progress and adjust plans as needed to meet objectives.
• Stakeholder engagement: build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business; ensure alignment and buy-in for change initiatives through clear communication and collaboration.
• Change management: implement and manage change processes to ensure smooth transitions; minimise disruption and support adoption of new ways of working.
• Reporting and documentation: maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation of process taxonomy and change activities.
• Continuous improvement: support small-scale change initiatives that drive continuous improvement; contribute to building a culture of improvement within FAL.
• Functional expertise: build a good understanding of the processes, data flows and systems that the Finance function operates in; develop the end-to-end view to effectively contribute to Finance modernisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You – Qualifications

• Insurance experience preferred.
• Finance end-to-end process knowledge preferred.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience working in a change environment leading or supporting change initiatives.
• Able to identify problems, analyse data, and measure the impact of changes on processes and systems.
• Confident working with stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships and ensuring clear communication.
• Hands-on experience with change management and continuous improvement, supporting teams through transitions and new ways of working.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – balancing work and life is important; opportunities include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, entitling you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.