Senior Financial Accountant FTC

Location: London or Leeds

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Fixed Term 15 Months (Hybrid)

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch. We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries - which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

The Opportunity

We're excited to be hiring a Senior Financial Accountant on a full time, fixed term basis. This role supports financial planning, analysis, and reporting across multiple entities.

Your new role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager (Corporate Reporting), you'll lead core accounting tasks, oversee billing and collections, and ensure compliance with IFRS. You'll also provide guidance and oversight to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment across financial operations, driving efficient processes and strong reporting standards.

Main responsibilities

• Responsible for the review and preparation of financial, statutory or regulatory reports.
• Perform budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Perform financial analysis of management and statutory reports.
• Collaborate with Business Unit Senior Leaders in the forecasting and annual budget process.
• Ensure consistency and effective suite of reports provided to business enabling management to monitor business profitability.
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met.
• Manage the preparation and maintenance of accurate accounting records following internal procedures and statutory requirements to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, codes of conduct and best practice guidelines.
• Provide high-level advice, guidance and information on financial matters to support decision-making and improve understanding of financial management.
• Manage the production of accurate financial returns required by internal and external bodies and regulators to meet reporting deadlines.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including internal and external auditors, to ensure service delivery meets customer expectations.

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll need tertiary qualifications or a strong mix of education and work experience, along with certifications as an accountant. An experience in financial analysis, budget management, and offering valuable insights to guide expenditure decisions is essential.

Other skills you'll need

• Call centre experience in insurance, banking, and/or financial services industry including audit with billing responsibilities.
• Managing relationships with internal and external business stakeholders at a senior level.
• Increasing level of responsibility in call centre environment.
• Experience in BPO industry with shifting schedules.
• Understanding of project lifecycle and process methodologies.
• Identifying opportunities for systems changes and innovation.
• Policy administration experience.
• Project and change management experience.
• People management capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Working with 3rd party strategic partners.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad – you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing – we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net‑zero goal to achieve year‑on‑year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market.
• Cycle‑to‑Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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